Better Messages WordPress Plugin Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss plugin, affecting all versions through 2.7.4. The vulnerability arises in the 'nice_links' feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to send web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application. This could be exploited to query and modify information from internal services. Successful exploitation requires the 'Enable link previews' option to be activated, which is the default setting.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to perform SSRF attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access or modification of information from internal services.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Better Messages WordPress plugin to version 2.7.5 or a newer patched version.