CVE-2026-42736 PUBLISHED

WordPress BP Better Messages plugin <= 2.14.16 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 29.04.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in wordplus BP Better Messages bp-better-messages allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BP Better Messages: from n/a through <= 2.14.16.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	wordplus
Product	BP Better Messages
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2.14.16 (incl.)

Credits

dodoh4t | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bp-better-messages/vulnerability/wordpress-bp-better-messages-plugin-2-14-16-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE

Impacts

Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels