# CVE-2022-29442: Private Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via private messages, potentially hijacking user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j9wf-5v5m-g6r9

## What is CVE-2022-29442?

CVE-2022-29442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin), published on 15 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Authenticated (subscriber or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 at WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29442?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Private Messages Project Private Messages.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2022-29441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29441/): Cross-site request forgery in Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29442 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin), published on 15 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29442/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29442/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29442
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29442
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29442

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29442/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.