CVE-2024-13612

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.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L125	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L127	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L84	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3228965/	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/169a857f-1ae0-40f6-8a34-10c573af59c5?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-01 13:15

Updated : 2025-02-20 16:51

NVD link : CVE-2024-13612

Mitre link : CVE-2024-13612

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-13612

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wordplus

better_messages

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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