CVE-2017-20252

HIGH EPSS 24.1%
Published Jun 19, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 22, 20266d ago
8.8 CVSS 4.0
High
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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 Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
24.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

References 3

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.