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.

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)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Wordplus Better_messages
Wordplus Better Messages (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 1.9.10.57

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.