CVE-2008-6540

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Apr 2026, 17:34

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Dnnsoftware dotnetnuke
Dnnsoftware
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.10e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.10d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.10d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:1.0.10e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 00:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://osvdb.org/43720 - () http://osvdb.org/43720 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx - Vendor Advisory () http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 - Exploit () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 - Exploit
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399 -

Information

Published : 2009-03-30 01:30

Updated : 2026-04-24 17:34


NVD link : CVE-2008-6540

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6540


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Products Affected

dnnsoftware

  • dotnetnuke
CWE
CWE-264

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