Medium severity · published Aug 23, 2022
CVE-2022-33142
Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress
6.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BM
Better Messages · Wordplus
before 1.9.10.58 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33142
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33142
Patch
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-57-denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers
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