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CVE-2023-0272

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 27, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.3.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected WordPress components

  • NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress Plugin · nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 8.3.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown NEX-Forms — Before 8.3.3
  • basixonline nex-forms — Before 8.3.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/047b50c0-0eb3-4371-9e5d-3778fdafc66b Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record