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Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots security & vulnerabilities

bp-better-messages— active installsLast vulnerability Nov 9, 2026

Unpatched vulnerability in the latest version

At least one vulnerability affects the latest version and no fix has been released. Deactivate the plugin or restrict access to the affected feature until the vendor ships a patch.

27Known vulnerabilities
  • Critical0
  • High10
  • Medium17
  • Low0
Vulnerabilities per year
2021: 2 vulnerabilities2212022: 6 vulnerabilities6222023: 2 vulnerabilities2232024: 1 vulnerability1242025: 4 vulnerabilities4252026: 12 vulnerabilities1226

All Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vulnerabilities

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vulnerabilities
SeverityVulnerabilityCVEPublished
Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.2.1Update to 3.2.2
CVE-2026-124257
High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.1.3Update to 3.1.4
CVE-2026-114179
Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via User Display Name
≤3.0.4Update to 3.0.5
CVE-2026-94376
Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'group_id' Message Meta Parameter
≤3.0.4Update to 3.0.5
CVE-2026-93899
Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure Spoofing via 'X-Real-IP' Header via /guests/register
≤2.15.33Update to 3.0.0
CVE-2026-89093
Medium6.5Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Custom+) Chat-Room Transcript Disclosure via '/thread/<id>' REST Endpoint
≤2.15.33Update to 3.0.0
CVE-2026-89334
Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'icn' Parameter
≤2.15.22Update to 2.15.23
CVE-2026-18555
High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.15.27Update to 2.15.28
CVE-2026-84812
High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.15.22Update to 2.15.23
CVE-2026-32547
High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal via 'file' Parameter
≤2.15.19Update to 2.15.20
CVE-2026-16585
Medium5.3Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤2.14.16Update to 2.15.0
CVE-2026-42736
Medium6.1Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
≤5.5.8Update to 5.5.9
CVE-2024-13362
Medium6.1Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.10.2Update to 2.10.3
CVE-2025-14154
High7.5Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory
≤2.6.9Update to 2.7.0
CVE-2024-13611
Medium4.8Unauthenticated Limited Server-Side Request Forgery in nice_links
≤2.7.4Update to 2.7.5
CVE-2024-13697
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
≤2.6.9Update to 2.7.0
CVE-2024-13612
Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤2.4.32Update to 2.4.33
CVE-2024-32802
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
≤2.4.0Update to 2.4.1
CVE-2023-49168
Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get
≤1.9.2No patch available
CVE-2023-33999
Medium5.4Authorization Bypass to Blocking Control Bypass
≤1.9.10.68Update to 1.9.10.69
CVE-2022-40216
High7.4Server-Side Request Forgery
≤1.9.10.68Update to 1.9.10.69
CVE-2022-41609
High7.7Resource Exhaustion
≤1.9.10.57Update to 1.9.10.58
CVE-2022-33142
Medium6.3Missing Authorization Checks
all versionsNo patch available
CVE-2022-4974
High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤1.9.9.148Update to 1.9.9.149
CVE-2022-29454
High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤1.9.9.148Update to 1.9.9.149
CVE-2022-36389
High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
<1.9.9.41Update to 1.9.9.41
CVE-2021-24809
Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<1.9.9.41Update to 1.9.9.41
CVE-2021-24808

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: common questions

Does Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. VulnCrest Radar lists 27 known vulnerabilities in Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: 10 high, 17 medium. At least one is not fixed in the latest version.

How do I check which version of Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots I run?

In wp-admin open Plugins → Installed Plugins; the version is shown under the name. Without admin access, our passive Check my site tool can often read it from public files.

What is the most recent Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vulnerability?

CVE-2026-124257, published Nov 9, 2026: Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting. Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.4).

Is any Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vulnerability listed in CISA KEV?

No. None of the known Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots vulnerabilities is currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

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