CVE-2008-6540

Published: Mar 30, 2009Modified: Apr 24, 2026

5.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (17)

Products: Dnnsoftware: Dotnetnuke

Dnnsoftware

1 product

Dotnetnuke

Configuration A

17 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Up to 4.8.1
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.10d
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.10e
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.6
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.7
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.8
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 1.0.9
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 2.1.1
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 2.1.2
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 3.0.11
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 3.0.7
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 3.0.8
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 3.1.0
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 3.3.5
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 4.0
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 4.3.5
Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke	Version 4.5.2