CVE-2024-13697 Server-side request forgery in Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages

Medium 4.8 Published 1 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Better Messages WordPress plugin to access internal services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-13697?

CVE-2024-13697 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in wordplus Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages, published on 1 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4 via the 'nice_links'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. Successful exploitation requires the "Enable link previews" to be enabled (default).

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordplus Better Messages.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13697 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-2024-13697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9pph-j6v9-q8xv.