High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2026· Updated May 27, 2026

CVE-2026-42736

Description

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.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

WordPress/Bp Better Messagesinferred2 versions
<= 2.14.16+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 2.14.16
- (no CPE)range: <=2.14.16
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bp-better-messages/vulnerability/wordpress-bp-better-messages-plugin-2-14-16-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerabilitynvd

News mentions

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)
Wordfence Blog · Jun 4, 2026

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