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CVE-2008-6540

DotNetNuke before 4.8.2, during installation or upgrade, does not warn the administrator when the default (1) Validation

DotNetNuke before 4.8.2, during installation or upgrade, does not warn the administrator when the default (1) ValidationKey and (2) DecryptionKey values cannot be modified in the web.config file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the default keys.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.0762
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
dnnsoftware dotnetnuke<= 4.8.1
dnnsoftware dotnetnukeall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
NuGet DotNetNuke.Core MODERATE fixed in 4.8.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteDotNetNuke 4.8.1 - Default 'ValidationKey' and 'DecriptionKey' Weak Encryptionverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 28391www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD30 Mar 2009 · 01:30 AM
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/43720
http://secunia.com/advisories/29488Vendor Advisory
http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspxVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
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