Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2023 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-49168WordPress BP Better Messages Plugin <= 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss from WordPlus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
WordPlus	Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss	n/a – through 2.4.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-bp-better-messages-plugin-2-3-12-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry