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TI-2022-19080 Aliases CVE-2022-40216GHSA-j267-253q-mfm4

WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.69 - Auth. Messaging Block Bypass vulnerability

Priority LOW 29CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Auth. (subscriber+) Messaging Block Bypass vulnerability in Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.69 on WordPress.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00504 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wordplusBetter Messages (WordPress plugin)<= 1.9.10.69 – 1.9.10.69—No fix listedCNA
  • Better Messages (WordPress plugin) Vendorwordplus Affected <= 1.9.10.69 – 1.9.10.69 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.9.10.71Vulnerablewordplus
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.10.71 Vulnerable ·wordplus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40216
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j267-253q-mfm4

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-12652 Information disclosure in wordplus Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-20012 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.68 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-07091 BP Better Messages < 1.9.9.41 - Multiple CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-16728 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-14581 WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 - Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2024-12736 Server-side request forgery in wordplus Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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