CVE-2022-33142 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.

Published: 2022-08-23

Score: 7.7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WordPlus

Better Messages (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 1.9.10.57`	affected	≤ 1.9.10.57

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.9.10.58 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-36192	Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00656.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-10-57-denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers

History

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-400

Subscriptions

Wordplus Better Messages

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-08-23T15:46:18.683Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:43.901Z

Reserved: 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-33142

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T08:01:20.103Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-23T16:15:10.463

Modified: 2025-02-20T21:15:21.377

Link: CVE-2022-33142

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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