CVE-2022-3142

high

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.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8acc0fc6-efe6-4662-b9ac-6342a7823328

https://medium.com/%40elias.hohl/authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nex-forms-wordpress-plugin-35b8558dd0f5

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171477/WordPress-NEX-Forms-SQL-Injection.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-19

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.10415