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CVE-2022-3142 — The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 7

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

CVSS
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EPSS
10.42% (top 6.90%)
CWE
CWE-89
Published
2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-03T01:00:10.258Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
UnknownNEXForms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more — 7.9.7

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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