CVE-2024-13612
Description
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.
Affected WordPress components
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Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots Plugin · bp-better-messagesUp to and including 2.6.9View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- wordplus Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages — Up to and including 2.6.9
- wordplus better_messages — Before 2.7.0
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L125 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L127 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L84 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3228965/ Patch
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/169a857f-1ae0-40f6-8a34-10c573af59c5?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record