VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-3142

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.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 8.8EPSS 14.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 14.65% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 March 2023
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-89
Affected: basixonline/nex-forms
Source: contact@wpscan.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-51042 source ↗	NEX-Forms WordPress plugin < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLiphp · Elias Hohl	webapps	25 March 2023	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.