CVE-2008-6540 describes a vulnerability in DotNetNuke versions prior to 4.8.2. During installation or upgrade, the system fails to alert administrators when the default ValidationKey and DecryptionKey values in the web.config file remain unchanged. This oversight allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by leveraging these known default keys. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with high attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-31465) exists, detailing the weak encryption. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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