CVE-2022-41609 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.68 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Authenticated subscribers can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Better Messages plugin to access internal resources.
- 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-2022-41609?
CVE-2022-41609 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41609?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordplus Better Messages.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2022-41609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41609 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-2022-33142 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 - Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77m6-v5mw-jgf7.