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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4007 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:46.939Z

Reserved: 2009-03-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6540

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-30T01:30:00.327

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6540

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