Better Messages · Security record
Is Better Messages safe?
No known vulnerability affects the current version (3.2.2). 28 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Oct 24, 2026.
Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 3.2.2.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Nov 6, 2026 (2 days ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 26
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.2
- Support resolved
- 11 of 11 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 10K+
28 known vulnerabilities
- 9 high
- 16 medium
- 1 low
- 2 not rated
None affects the current version.
Disclosed each year
- 20212
- 20228
- 20232
- 20241
- 20254
- 202611
Every known vulnerability in Better Messages
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Fixed in 3.1.4 · CVE-2026-114179 · Oct 24, 2026 · CVE
Fixed in 3.0.5 · CVE-2026-94376 · Sep 24, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.0.5 · CVE-2026-93899 · Sep 24, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.0.0 · CVE-2026-89093 · Sep 18, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 3.0.0 · CVE-2026-89334 · Sep 18, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.15.23 · CVE-2026-18555 · Sep 2, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.15.28 · CVE-2026-84812 · Aug 18, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.15.23 · CVE-2026-32547 · Jul 27, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.15.20 · CVE-2026-16585 · Jul 27, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.15.0 · CVE-2026-42736 · May 27, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.7.0 · CVE-2024-13362 · Apr 30, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.10.3 · CVE-2025-14154 · Dec 16, 2025 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.7.5 · CVE-2024-13697 · Feb 28, 2025 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.7.0 · CVE-2024-13611 · Feb 28, 2025 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.7.0 · CVE-2024-13612 · Jan 31, 2025 · Wordfence
- medium
Missing Authorization
Fixed in 2.4.33 · CVE-2024-32802 · Apr 22, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.4.1 · CVE-2023-49168 · Nov 29, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.1.21 · CVE-2023-33999 · Jul 18, 2023 · WPScan
Fixed in 1.9.10.71 · CVE-2022-40216 · Nov 9, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.10.69 · CVE-2022-41609 · Oct 21, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.10.58 · CVE-2022-33142 · Aug 22, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.9.170 · CVE-2022-4974 · Mar 4, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.9.170 · Feb 28, 2022 · Patchstack
Fixed in 1.9.9.170 · Feb 28, 2022 · Patchstack
Fixed in 1.9.9.149 · CVE-2022-36389 · Jan 18, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.9.149 · CVE-2022-29454 · Jan 18, 2022 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.9.170 · CVE-2021-24809 · Oct 4, 2021 · Wordfence
Fixed in 1.9.9.170 · CVE-2021-24808 · Oct 4, 2021 · Wordfence
Questions about Better Messages’s security
Is Better Messages safe to use?
No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Better Messages updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.
Does Better Messages have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 28 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Better Messages up to date.
Is Better Messages still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 days ago. Its authors resolved 11 of the 11 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is Better Messages compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2, ahead of the current 7.1.
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