# CVE-2022-29454: WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit CSRF to upload files if message attachments are enabled, requiring site owners to update the Better Messages plugin.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-77x9-gpjp-4v62

## What is CVE-2022-29454?

CVE-2022-29454 is a low-severity vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin), published on 20 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress allows attackers to upload files. File attachment to messages must be activated.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29454?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordplus Better Messages.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2021-24809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24809/): BP Better Messages < 1.9.9.41 - Multiple CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-33142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33142/): WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 - Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2024-13611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13611/): Information disclosure in Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-49168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49168/): WordPress BP Better Messages Plugin <= 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-13612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13612/): Cross-site scripting in Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29454 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29454 is a low-severity vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin), published on 20 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WordPlus Better Messages (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-2022-29454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29454/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29454
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29454
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29454

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29454/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.