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CVE-2017-20252

Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the plname parameter.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 4.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.48% probability · 41th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
nextgeneditor/nextgen editor
Source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.48%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.