CVE-2022-3142 | NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi

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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.

Published: 2022-09-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-3142 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.27%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-3142

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51042 exploit_db edb 2023-03-25 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3142

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.04% 10.27% +2.23%
2 2026-04-05 9.12% 8.04% -1.07%
3 2026-03-28 — 9.12% —

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-3142

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-3142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-3142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
basixonline nex-forms < 7.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:basixonline:nex-forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-3142

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