CVE-2024-13697Network attack vector

Unauthenticated SSRF via link-preview URL fetching

Published Mar 1, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Server-side request forgery in WordPlus Better Messages 2.7.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to query internal services through link previews. The nice_links handler retrieves attacker-supplied URLs from the WordPress server without restricting requests to intended destinations. Exploitation requires the default-enabled link-preview setting and allows the site server to read or modify data exposed by reachable internal services.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in WordPlus Better Messages 2.7.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to query internal services through link previews. The nice_links handler retrieves attacker-supplied URLs from the WordPress server without restricting requests to intended destinations. Exploitation requires the default-enabled link-preview setting and allows the site server to read or modify data exposed by reachable internal services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-13697
Published
Mar 1, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
WordPlus
Product
Better Messages
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.7.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WordPlus · Better Messagesversion=0 <=2.7.4

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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