CVE-2022-33142

Better Messages <= 1.9.10.57 - Resource Exhaustion

highUncontrolled Resource Consumption
7.7
CVSS Score
7.7
CVSS Score
high
Severity
1.9.10.58
Patched in
519d
Time to patch

Description

The Better Messages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Resource Exhaustion in versions up to, and including, 1.9.10.57 due to not limiting the size of individual messages. This allows attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to exhaust resources on the target server potentially resulting in Denial of Service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.9.10.57
PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginbp-better-messages

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