Actively exploited · Published Jul 3, 2019 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2018-15811
High 7.5 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in DotNetNuke (DNN) from DotNetNuke (DNN). Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 76.3% (higher than 99.5% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)76.3%top 0.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Nuclei
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.
Official description
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | dotnetnuke.core | 9.2.2 | GHSA-h595-8pw6-5q6v |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-326 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157080/DotNetNuke-Cookie-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15811 government-resource