CVE-2008-6540

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.

CVSS v2.0

5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile

Published

2009-03-30

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31465

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-6539
• CVE-2008-6543
• CVE-2008-6538
• CVE-2008-6544
• CVE-2008-6537
• CVE-2008-6545