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CVE-2022-3142
NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi
High8.8EPSS 14.6%
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- Updated
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- WPScan
Description
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 7.9.7 does not properly sanitise and escape user input before using it in SQL statements, leading to SQL injections. The attack can be executed by anyone who is permitted to view the forms statistics chart, by default administrators, however can be configured otherwise via the plugin settings.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Unknown · NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more
- affected 7.9.7 – < 7.9.7
References (3)
- https://medium.com/%40elias.hohl/authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nex-forms-wordpress-plugin-35b8558dd0f5 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8acc0fc6-efe6-4662-b9ac-6342a7823328 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171477/WordPress-NEX-Forms-SQL-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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