CVE-2017-20252

8.8 highEPSS 0.5%

Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the plname parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_nge&view=config and inject malicious SQL code in the plname parameter to extract sensitive database information.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.8 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 41% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2026-06-19
Modified: 2026-08-19
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nextgeneditor:nextgen_editor

References

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/nextgen-editor/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43365
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-nextgen-editor-sql-injection-via-plname-parameter

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