CVE-2008-6540
N/A
Published: March 30, 2009 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDotnetnuke
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29488x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspxMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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