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DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 22, 2023

Package

nuget DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet)

Affected versions

< 4.8.2

Patched versions

4.8.2

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 30, 2009
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Sep 22, 2023
Reviewed Sep 22, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(92nd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2008-6540

GHSA ID

GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm

Source code

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