CVE-2008-6540 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.48% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dnnsoftware | dotnetnuke |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DotNetNuke 4.8.1 - Default 'ValidationKey' and 'DecriptionKey' Weak Encryption | 2008-03-21 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/43720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29488
- http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
- http://osvdb.org/43720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29488
- http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
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