CVE-2017-20252

HIGH 8.2

Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 SQL Injection via plname Parameter

CVSS Score

8.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-89
Vendor	nextgeneditor
Product	nextgen editor
Published	Jun 19, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

nextgeneditor / NextGen Editor

2.1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Ihsan Sencan