TI-2024-12736 Aliases CVE-2024-13697 GHSA-9pph-j6v9-q8xv

Server-side request forgery in wordplus Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms…

LOW 29CWE-918Published 2025-03-01 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4 via the 'nice_links'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. Successful exploitation requires the "Enable link previews" to be enabled (default).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00284 20th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
wordplus	Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages	up to 2.7.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages Vendorwordplus Affected up to 2.7.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages::::::wordpress::*	before 2.7.5	Vulnerable	wordplus

cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·wordplus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13697
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pph-j6v9-q8xv

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b67710d7-976b-4a65-bad3-091a97aceb00?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3243180/bp-better-messages

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-2023-26827 WordPress BP Better Messages Plugin <= 2.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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