PT-2018-18872 · Dnn · Dnnarticle

Esmaeil Rahimian · Published 2018-04-04 · Updated 2018-05-22 · CVE-2018-9126

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 DNNArticle module 11 for DNN

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read the web.config file, which can lead to the discovery of database credentials. This is achieved via the "/GetCSS.ashx/?CP=%2fweb.config" API endpoint.

Recommendations For DNNArticle module 11, consider restricting access to the /GetCSS.ashx API endpoint until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the information disclosed in the web.config file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9126

Affected Products

Dnnarticle

References · 4

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146999/DotNetNuke-DNNarticle-Directory-Traversal.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44414 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9126 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9126 · Security Note