WordPress BP Better Messages Plugin <= 1.9.10.57 is vulnerable to Denial of Service Attack
Low priority Mitigation unnecessary
<= 1.9.10.57Vulnerable version(s)
1.9.10.58Fixed version
22 Aug, 2022
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CVSS 7.77.7
Denial of Service Attack
A denial of service attack occurs when a malicious actor can cause the endpoint, or website, to crash or refuse to serve requests to one or more users by causing it to hang, crash or make unusable.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
Solutions
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.
Update to version 1.9.10.58 or later.
Update to version 1.9.10.58 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.
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Timeline
28 Nov, 2022