CVE-2022-33142 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 - Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability
Authenticated subscribers can cause a denial of service in the Better Messages WordPress plugin, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-33142?
CVE-2022-33142 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin), published on 23 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordplus Better Messages.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-33142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin)
- CVE-2021-24809 BP Better Messages < 1.9.9.41 - Multiple CSRF
- CVE-2024-13611 Information disclosure in Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages
- CVE-2023-49168 WordPress BP Better Messages Plugin <= 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-13612 Cross-site scripting in Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages
- CVE-2022-41609 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.68 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2p3-46wx-wg6q.