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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1ncnczLWhqam0tNWNqbc4AAVyR

DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

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.

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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 8 months ago

Identifiers: GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm, CVE-2008-6540
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6540
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
• http://osvdb.org/43720
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29488
• http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm

Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages