# CVE-2023-2114: NEX-Forms < 8.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection

> An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the NEX-Forms plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8grp-3h33-9g72

## What is CVE-2023-2114?

CVE-2023-2114 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown NEX-Forms, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Basixonline Nex-Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2114 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2114 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Quick Review about the SQL-Injection in the NEX-Forms Plugin for WordPress (github_poc): https://github.com/SchmidAlex/nex-forms_SQL-Injection-CVE-2023-2114

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown NEX-Forms

- [CVE-2015-9452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9452/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3142/): NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-53808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53808/): WordPress NEX-Forms plugin <= 8.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-50838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50838/): WordPress NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder Plugin <= 8.5.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-34675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34675/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2114 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown NEX-Forms, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2114 exists.

Affected product: Unknown NEX-Forms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2114

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2114/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.