What is CVE-2017-20252?

CVE-2017-20252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nextgeneditor Nextgen Editor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-20252?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Nextgeneditor Nextgen Editor

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. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_nge&view…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nextgeneditor Nextgen Editor — versions 2.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20252?: CVE-2017-20252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nextgeneditor Nextgen Editor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-20252?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.