PT-2022-21707 · WordPress · Wordplus Better Messages

Ananda Dhakal + 1 · Published 2022-08-23 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2022-33142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin versions <= 1.9.10.57

Description The issue is an authenticated Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker who has subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin versions <= 1.9.10.57, update to a version higher than 1.9.10.57 to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-33142

Affected Products

Wordplus Better Messages

References · 4

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-57-denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33142 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers · Note