CVE-2024-13612
Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Severity Score
6.4
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'better_messages_live_chat_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
*Credits:
Bassem Essam
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-01-22 CVE Reserved
- 2025-01-31 CVE Published
- 2025-02-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-01 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Wordplus Search vendor "Wordplus" | Better Messages – Live Chat For WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss Search vendor "Wordplus" for product "Better Messages – Live Chat For WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss" | <= 2.6.9 Search vendor "Wordplus" for product "Better Messages – Live Chat For WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss" and version " <= 2.6.9" | en |
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