CVE-2022-40216 is an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the Better Messages plugin up to version 1.9.10.69 on WordPress, allowing authenticated subscribers to bypass messaging blocks. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability are not affected. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.10.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.