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CVE-2017-20252

HIGH
8.2
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2017-20252
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-19 14:34 UTC
Published
2026-06-19 15:17 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-19 15:17 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL C…
Vendor / Product
nextgeneditor / NextGen Editor
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.2 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
nextgeneditor NextGen Editor — 2.1.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-89 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.8 HIGH 4.0 cna 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
8.2 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References (3)
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