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CVE-2022-3142

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-19
  • Fixed in7.9.7
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-03-25Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-3142?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-3142?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Basixonline nex-forms
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.9< 7.9.77.9.7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Basixonline nex-forms to 7.9.7

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51042
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 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.

Is CVE-2022-3142 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-3142 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 14.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3142?

CVE-2022-3142 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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