CVE-2018-15811
Published 2019-07-03 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2018-15811 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) 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 does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. DotNetNuke (DNN) has 3 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.
All 3 known-exploited DotNetNuke (DNN) vulnerabilities →Description
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: DotNetNuke (DNN) — DotNetNuke (DNN)
Name: DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157080/DotNetNuke-Cookie-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases
- https://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157080/DotNetNuke-Cookie-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases
- https://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15811

