High severity · published Mar 1, 2025
CVE-2024-13611
Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.6.9 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9 via the 'bp-better-messages' directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data stored insecurely in the /wp-content/uploads/bp-better-messages directory which can contain file attachments included in chat messages.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BM
Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages · wordplus
through 2.6.9 · source: vendor
BM
Better Messages · Wordplus
before 2.7.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
BM
Better Messages – Live Chat, Chat Rooms, Real-Time Messaging & Private Messages
wordplus
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13611
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13611
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-better-messages/trunk/addons/files.php
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3228957/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/997918b9-2ccd-413e-9df2-d24bc3820ba1?source=cve
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