PT-2017-6612 · Dnn · Dotnetnuke

Marios Nicolaides · Published 2017-02-06 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2015-2794

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DotNetNuke (DNN) versions prior to 7.4.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access. This is achieved via a direct request to "Install/InstallWizard.aspx", which is an API endpoint. The estimated number of potentially affected devices and details about real-world incidents are not provided.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.4.1, update to version 7.4.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "Install/InstallWizard.aspx" endpoint until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-2794

GHSA-X8F7-H444-97W4

Affected Products

Dotnetnuke

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39777 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317 · Vendor Advisory
• http://dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue · Vendor Advisory
• http://dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2794 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2794 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96373 · Note