BP Better Messages <= 1.9.9.37 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

8.8
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2021-24809
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published October 4, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew)

Description

The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 does not check for CSRF in multiple of its AJAX actions: bp_better_messages_leave_chat, bp_better_messages_join_chat, bp_messages_leave_thread, bp_messages_mute_thread, bp_messages_unmute_thread, bp_better_messages_add_user_to_thread, bp_better_messages_exclude_user_from_thread. This could allow attackers to make logged in users do unwanted actions

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Vulnerability Details for Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bp-better-messages (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.9.9.41, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.9.9.41
Patched Version
  • 1.9.9.41

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