CVE-2015-2794 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.92349.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dotnetnuke	Dotnetnuke

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4	The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) allows privilege escalation

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue
http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96373
https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-06T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:38.946Z

Reserved: 2015-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-2794

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-06T15:59:00.137

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-2794

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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