Resource exhaustion in Wordplus Better Messages
CVE-2022-33142
Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wordplus Better Messages
- Wordplus Better Messages (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 1.9.10.57
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messa… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-33142?
- CVE-2022-33142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordplus Better Messages, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-33142?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-33142 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.