CVE-2024-32802 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-32802: WordPress Better Messages plugin <= 2.4.32 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Vendor Wordplus

Product BP Better Messages

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WordPlus BP Better Messages allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects BP Better Messages: from n/a through 2.4.32.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

BP Better Messages versions up to 2.4.32 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify message data via network requests. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive information or disrupt service availability, but permits unauthorized changes to message integrity. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.4.32.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify message data without authentication or user interaction.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter messages on your site without logging in, compromising message integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user action required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32802 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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