CVE-2024-13697

MEDIUM

Better Messages < 2.7.4 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Nice Links

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 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).

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (2)
wordplus/Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages < 2.7.4
wordplus/better_messages < 2.7.5
Published Mar 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026