CVE-2008-6540 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-6540

DotNetNuke before 4.8.2, during installation or upgrade, does not warn...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

dnnsoftware

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Affected Software

dotnetnuke
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10d, 1.0.10e, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.11, 3.1.0, 3.3.5, 4.0, 4.3.5, 4.5.2

Timeline

Official Publish: March 30th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.