CVE-2022-40216 json
WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.69 - Auth. Messaging Block Bypass vulnerability
published 2022-11-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43514
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Auth. (subscriber+) Messaging Block Bypass vulnerability in Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.69 on WordPress.
Patch / fix
- wordplus better_messages 1.9.10.71
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- WordPlus Better Messages (WordPress plugin)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers
release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
patchstack.com
/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-69-messaging-block-bypass-v
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-40216
- NVD CVE-2022-40216
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