CVE-2023-2114Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level SQL injection via unescaped table parameter

Published May 8, 2023 · Updated Feb 4, 2025

SQL injection in Basix NEX-Forms before 8.4 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute database queries. The nf_update_record AJAX action concatenates the user-controlled table parameter into an SQL query without escaping, filtering, or parameterization. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and successful injection permits attacker-controlled SQL execution against the site's database.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability44.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Basix NEX-Forms before 8.4 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute database queries. The nf_update_record AJAX action concatenates the user-controlled table parameter into an SQL query without escaping, filtering, or parameterization. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and successful injection permits attacker-controlled SQL execution against the site's database.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2114
Published
May 8, 2023
Updated
Feb 4, 2025
Vendor
Basix
Product
NEX-Forms
Classifications
CWE-89
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Basix · NEX-Formsversion=0 <8.4

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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