8.2high
CVE-2017-20252
Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 SQL Injection via plname Parameter
Published 4 mo ago · modified 12 d ago · JSON
CVSS
8.2
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- nextgeneditor NextGen Editor
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43365 · exploit
- extensions.joomla.org /extension/nextgen-editor/ · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/joomla-nextgen-editor-sql-injection-via-plname-parameter · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-20252
- NVD: CVE-2017-20252
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