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. The…

PriorityP264high8.8CVSS 3.1

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EXPLOIT

EPSS

10.38%

95.2th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
basixonline	nex-forms	< 7.9.7	7.9.7

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlpage=nex-forms-dashboard&form_id=1 AND (SELECT 4715 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))nPUi)↗

commandAND (SELECT 4715 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(5)))nPUi)↗

·The attack surface may extend beyond administrators if the plugin is configured to allow lower-privileged users to view forms statistics charts. ↗
·The vulnerability affects NEX-Forms plugin versions before 7.9.7; the exploit PoC was demonstrated on version 5.0.12. ↗

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