CVE-2008-6540 | BDVDB-2026-35789 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
- http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29488
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/43720
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.