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CVE-2008-6540 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/43720 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399 CVE
http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dnnsoftware dotnetnuke
<= 4.8.1
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.0.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.10d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.10e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

24 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-6540
NVD Published Date:
Mar 30, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-6540 Details - Not Deferred