CVE-2017-9822

HIGH8.8

CISA KEV

Published 2017-07-20 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security-alert@hpe.com

Summary

CVE-2017-9822 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in DotNetNuke (DNN) DotNetNuke (DNN). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. DotNetNuke (DNN) has 3 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.

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Description

DNN (aka DotNetNuke) before 9.1.1 has Remote Code Execution via a cookie, aka "2017-08 (Critical) Possible remote code execution on DNN sites."

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-94CWE-94

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: DotNetNuke (DNN) — DotNetNuke (DNN)

Name: DotNetNuke (DNN) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

References

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