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
Published Mar 30, 2009
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.8.1
- 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
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 83.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 82.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 7.62% (0.07620) | 91.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.20% (0.05198) | 88.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.68% (0.06678) | 85.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.20% (0.05198) | 88.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.36% (0.03361) | 86.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.86% (0.04862) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 4.86% (0.04862) | 92.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 6.38% (0.06383) | 92.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 5.61% (0.05607) | 92.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5.00% (0.04997) | 91.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.16% (0.05164) | 91.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/43720 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6540
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/43720 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6540 |
Change history (0)
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