XSS in Wordplus Better Messages
CVE-2024-13612
The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'better_messages_live_chat_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13612?
- CVE-2024-13612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordplus Better Messages, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13612?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13612 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.