What is CVE-2022-3142?

CVE-2022-3142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Basixonline Nex-Forms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-3142?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3142 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Basixonline Nex-Forms

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.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2022-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.146 (96.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.114 · newest: 0.146 · change: +0.032

Affected products

Basixonline Nex-Forms
Nex-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder Contact Forms And Much More — versions 7.9.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3142?: CVE-2022-3142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Basixonline Nex-Forms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-3142?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3142 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.