CVE-2017-20252 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-20252

Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 SQL Injection via plname Parameter

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ihsan Sencan

Affected Vendor

nextgeneditor

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Affected Software

NextGen Editor
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2026
Last Modified: June 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)