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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
24 Apr 2026, 17:34
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Dnnsoftware dotnetnuke
Dnnsoftware |
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| CPE | 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 |
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| References | () http://osvdb.org/43720 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 - Exploit | |
| References | () 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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
dnnsoftware
- dotnetnuke
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
