What is CVE-2022-41609?

CVE-2022-41609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordplus Better Messages, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-41609?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-41609 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Wordplus Better Messages

CVE-2022-41609

Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wordplus Better_messages
Wordplus Better Messages (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 1.9.10.68

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41609?: CVE-2022-41609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordplus Better Messages, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-41609?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41609 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.