# CVE-2024-47389: WordPress NEX-Forms plugin <= 8.7.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the NEX-Forms WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pq37-gqvx-wm9r

## What is CVE-2024-47389?

CVE-2024-47389 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects NEX-Forms: from n/a through <= 8.7.3.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Basixonline Nex-Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Basix 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-2024-47389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47389 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Basix 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-2024-47389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47389/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.