WordPress plugin · bp-better-messages
Is Better Messages safe?
Safe on 3.1.6 or newer.
The current version, 3.1.6, is past every affected range on record (23 of 23 records list one). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 23
- High or critical
- 8
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 3.1.6
- Last updated
- Oct 25, 2026
- Active installs
- 10,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Oct 24, 2026BP Better Messages: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-114179 · affects up to 3.1.3 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Sep 25, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-94376 · affects up to 3.0.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Sep 25, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Generic SQL InjectionCVE-2026-93899 · affects up to 3.0.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5
- Sep 18, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Authorization bypassCVE-2026-89334 · affects up to 2.15.33 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5
- Sep 18, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Information Exposure by SpoofingCVE-2026-89093 · affects up to 2.15.33 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
- Sep 16, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-18555 · affects up to 2.15.22 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
- Sep 3, 2026Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in BP Better Messages <= 2.15.27 versions.CVE-2026-84812 · affects up to 2.15.27 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Aug 18, 2026Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in BP Better Messages <= 2.15.22 versions.CVE-2026-32547 · affects up to 2.15.22 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
- Jul 28, 2026Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: Arbitrary file deletionCVE-2026-16585 · affects up to 2.15.19 · reported by Wordfence1.2% oddsHigh 7.2
- May 27, 2026BP Better Messages: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyCVE-2026-42736 · affects up to 2.14.16 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.5
- Dec 17, 2025Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-14154 · affects up to 2.10.2 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.1
- Mar 1, 2025Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2024-13697 · affects up to 2.7.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.8
- Mar 1, 2025Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: Sensitive Information ExposureCVE-2024-13611 · affects up to 2.6.9 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.5
- Feb 1, 2025Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-13612 · affects up to 2.6.9 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- May 17, 2024BP Better Messages: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-32802 · affects up to 2.4.32 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Dec 14, 2023Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2023-49168 · affects up to 2.4.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Nov 18, 2022Auth.CVE-2022-41609 · fixed in 1.9.10.69 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.4
- Nov 18, 2022Auth.CVE-2022-40216 · affects up to 1.9.10.69 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
- Aug 23, 2022Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress.CVE-2022-36389 · affects up to 1.9.9.148 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
- Aug 23, 2022Authenticated (subscriber+) Denial Of Service (DoS) vulnerability in WordPlus WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.10.57 at WordPress.CVE-2022-33142 · affects up to 1.9.10.57 · reported by Patchstack1.1% oddsHigh 7.7
- Jul 20, 2022WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2022-29454 · affects up to 1.9.9.148 · reported by PatchstackLow 3.1
- Nov 1, 2021BP Better Messages: Does not check for CSRF in multiple of its AJAX actions: bp_better_messages_leave_chatCVE-2021-24809 · fixed in 1.9.9.41 · reported by WPScanHigh 8.8
- Nov 1, 2021BP Better Messages: Sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attributeCVE-2021-24808 · fixed in 1.9.9.41 · reported by WPScanMedium 6.1
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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