CVE-2024-13612

MEDIUM

Better Messages < 2.6.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Live Chat Button Shortcode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 21.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
wordplus/Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages < 2.6.9
wordplus/better_messages < 2.7.0
Published Feb 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026