CVE-2023-2114

NEX-Forms < 8.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection

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Published May 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 44.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.4 does not properly escape the `table` parameter, which is populated with user input, before concatenating it to an SQL query.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

NEX-Forms

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 8.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:basixonline:nex-forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 44.9% (44.904% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/SchmidAlex/nex-forms_SQL-Injection
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d8ab3a5-1bf8-4216-91fa-e89541e5c43d

History

Feb 4, 2025 8:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-89
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Basixonline Nex-forms

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 8:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 8, 2023, 1:58 PM
Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 8:02 PM
Reserved: Apr 17, 2023, 9:57 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:12 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:12 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 8, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:51 AM

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