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CVE-2024-13697

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 1, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-918
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4 via the 'nice_links'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. Successful exploitation requires the "Enable link previews" to be enabled (default).

Affected WordPress components

  • Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots Plugin · bp-better-messages
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.7.4
    View 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 2.7.4
  • wordplus better_messages — Before 2.7.5

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3243180/bp-better-messages Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b67710d7-976b-4a65-bad3-091a97aceb00?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record