Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots: known security problems
26 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 26 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 3.1.4 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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This week
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.1.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.1.3
- Fixed in
- 3.1.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 3.1.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-114179
- Report title
- Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.4
- Fixed in
- 3.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 3.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-94376
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via User Display Name
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.0.4
- Fixed in
- 3.0.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 3.0.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-93899
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'group_id' Message Meta Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.15.33)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.33
- Fixed in
- 3.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 3.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-89093
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 2.15.33 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure Spoofing via 'X-Real-IP' Header via /guests/register
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.15.33)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.33
- Fixed in
- 3.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 3.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-89334
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 2.15.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Custom+) Chat-Room Transcript Disclosure via '/thread/<id>' REST Endpoint
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.15.22)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.22
- Fixed in
- 2.15.23
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.15.23 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-18555
- Report title
- Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots plugin for WordPress <= 2.15.22 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'icn' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.15.27)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.27
- Fixed in
- 2.15.28
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.15.28 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-84812
- Report title
- Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots <= 2.15.27 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.15.22)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.22
- Fixed in
- 2.15.23
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.15.23 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-32547
- Report title
- Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots <= 2.15.22 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone who already has an admin account could read or delete private files on your server
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.15.19
- Fixed in
- 2.15.20
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.15.20 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-16585
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 2.15.19 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal via 'file' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.14.16)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.14.16
- Fixed in
- 2.15.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.15.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-42736
- Report title
- Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots <= 2.14.16 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.6.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.6.7
- Fixed in
- 2.7.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.7.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13362
- Report title
- Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.10.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.10.2
- Fixed in
- 2.10.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.10.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-14154
- Report title
- Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.10.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.6.9
- Fixed in
- 2.7.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.7.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13611
- Report title
- Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.6.9 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
A stranger could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.4
- Fixed in
- 2.7.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.7.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13697
- Report title
- Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.7.4 - Unauthenticated Limited Server-Side Request Forgery in nice_links
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.6.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.6.9
- Fixed in
- 2.7.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.7.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13612
- Report title
- Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss <= 2.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.4.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.32
- Fixed in
- 2.4.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.4.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-32802
- Report title
- BP Better Messages <= 2.4.32 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.0
- Fixed in
- 2.4.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.4.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-49168
- Report title
- BP Better Messages <= 2.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (from 1.9.10.72 up to and including 2.1.17)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 1.9.10.72 up to and including 2.1.17
- Fixed in
- 2.1.18
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 2.1.18 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-33999
- Report title
- Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.9.10.68)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.9.10.68
- Fixed in
- 1.9.10.69
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.10.69 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-40216
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 1.9.10.68 - Authorization Bypass to Blocking Control Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.9.10.68
- Fixed in
- 1.9.10.69
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.10.69 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-41609
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 1.9.10.68 - Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.9.10.57)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.9.10.57
- Fixed in
- 1.9.10.58
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.10.58 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-33142
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 1.9.10.57 - Resource Exhaustion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.9.9.170)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.9.9.170
- Fixed in
- 1.9.9.170
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.9.170 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-4974
- Report title
- Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 1.9.9.148)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.9.9.148
- Fixed in
- 1.9.9.149
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.9.149 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-36389
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 1.9.9.148 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 1.9.9.148) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.9.9.148
- Fixed in
- 1.9.9.149
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.9.149 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-29454
- Report title
- Better Messages <= 1.9.9.148 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.9.9.41)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.9.9.41
- Fixed in
- 1.9.9.41
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.9.41 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24808
- Report title
- BP Better Messages <= 1.9.9.37 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
This week
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (before 1.9.9.41)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.9.9.41
- Fixed in
- 1.9.9.41
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots to version 1.9.9.41 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24809
- Report title
- BP Better Messages <= 1.9.9.37 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
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