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Auth. (subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Better Messages plugin 1.9.10.68 on WordPress.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-41609
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-41609 is rated Moderate Risk (48/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41609
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-05-14
0.43%
0.45%
+0.02%
2
2025-11-18
0.27%
0.43%
+0.16%
3
2025-08-13
—
0.27%
—
Full EPSS history
(10 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-41609
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
6.4
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1
2.7
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8.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8
5.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-41609
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-41609
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
wordplus
better_messages
< 1.9.10.69
cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
References for CVE-2022-41609
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