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CVE-2022-3142· NVD / CVE Program· CNA WPScan

NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Sep 19, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
14.7% · 97th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 14.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
basixonlinenex-forms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • basixonline nex-formsbefore 7.9.7

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Unknown NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more

    • 7.9.7 and later · before 7.9.7affected

Same product

basixonline: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-2114NEX-Forms < 8.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection
    41Plan
  • CVE-2015-9452The nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder plugin before 4.6.1 for WordPress has SQL injection via the wp-admin/admin.php?page=nex-forms-main nex
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-52120WordPress NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder Plugin <= 8.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2021-34676Basix NEX-Forms through 7.8.7 allows authentication bypass for Excel report generation.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-34675Basix NEX-Forms through 7.8.7 allows authentication bypass for stored PDF reports.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-53808WordPress NEX-Forms plugin <= 8.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2023-03-25
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2022-3142 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+187 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+1472 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

Fixed

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",  [owner]);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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