CVE-2022-41609 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.

Published: 2022-11-18

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WordPlus

Better Messages (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 1.9.10.68`	affected	≤ 1.9.10.68

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.9.10.69 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44800	Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00535.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-68-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers

History

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wordplus Better Messages

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-11-18T23:18:50.883Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.188Z

Reserved: 2022-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41609

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:49:43.313Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-19T00:15:30.610

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:03:29.950

Link: CVE-2022-41609

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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