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Jun 06, 2024

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2021-24809

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2021-24809

Date
Nov 01, 2021
Research Description
The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 does not check for CSRF in multiple of its AJAX actions: bp_better_messages_leave_chat, bp_better_messages_join_chat, bp_messages_leave_thread, bp_messages_mute_thread, bp_messages_unmute_thread, bp_better_messages_add_user_to_thread, bp_better_messages_exclude_user_from_thread. This could allow attackers to make logged in users do unwanted actions
Affected versions
max 1.9.9.170.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2021-24808

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2021-24808

Date
Nov 01, 2021
Research Description
The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Affected versions
max 1.9.9.170.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2024-32802

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-32802

Date
May 17, 2024
Research Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WordPlus BP Better Messages allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects BP Better Messages: from n/a through 2.4.32.
Affected versions
max 2.4.33.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-29454

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-29454

Date
Jul 21, 2022
Research Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress allows attackers to upload files. File attachment to messages must be activated.
Affected versions
max 1.9.9.149.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-33142

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-33142

Date
Aug 23, 2022
Research Description
Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.
Affected versions
max 1.9.10.58.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2023-49168

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2023-49168

Date
Dec 14, 2023
Research Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: from n/a through 2.4.0.
Affected versions
max 2.4.1.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-36389

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-36389

Date
Aug 23, 2022
Research Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress.
Affected versions
max 1.9.9.149.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-40216

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-40216

Date
Nov 19, 2022
Research Description
Auth. (subscriber+) Messaging Block Bypass vulnerability in Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.69 on WordPress.
Affected versions
max 2.1.21.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-41609

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-41609

Date
Nov 19, 2022
Research Description
Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.
Affected versions
max 1.9.10.69.
Status
vulnerable
Nov 15, 2024

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2022-4974

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-4974

Date
Oct 16, 2024
Research Description
The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.
Affected versions
max 1.9.9.170.
Status
vulnerable
Feb 03, 2025

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2024-13612

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-13612

Date
Feb 01, 2025
Research Description
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.
Affected versions
max 2.7.0.
Status
vulnerable
Mar 03, 2025

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2024-13697

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-13697

Date
Mar 01, 2025
Research 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).
Affected versions
max 2.7.5.
Status
vulnerable

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2024-13611

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-13611

Date
Mar 01, 2025
Research Description
The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9 via the 'bp-better-messages' directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data stored insecurely in the /wp-content/uploads/bp-better-messages directory which can contain file attachments included in chat messages.
Affected versions
max 2.7.0.
Status
vulnerable
Jan 10, 2026

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2025-14154

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2025-14154

Date
Dec 17, 2025
Research Description
The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via guest display name in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected versions
max 2.10.3.
Status
vulnerable
May 02, 2026

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2024-13362

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2024-13362

Date
May 01, 2026
Research Description
Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the url parameter in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected versions
max 1.0.
Status
vulnerable
May 30, 2026

Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss # CVE-2026-42736

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2026-42736

Date
May 27, 2026
Research Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in wordplus BP Better Messages bp-better-messages allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BP Better Messages: from n/a through <= 2.14.16.
Affected versions
max 2.15.0.
Status
vulnerable