CVE-2022-41609

WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.68 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.

Vulnerabilidad de Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) autenticada (con privilegios de suscriptor o superior) en el complemento Better Messages 1.9.10.68 en WordPress.

The Better Messages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to 1.9.10.68. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges or higher, to interact with internal network hosts via specially crafted requests and can lead to sensitive information disclosure..

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Dhakal Ananda (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-27 CVE Reserved
2022-10-21 CVE Published
2024-05-13 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-68-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordplus Search vendor "Wordplus"		Better Messages Search vendor "Wordplus" for product "Better Messages"				< 1.9.10.69 Search vendor "Wordplus" for product "Better Messages" and version " < 1.9.10.69"		wordpress		Affected