Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2022 · Assigned by AppCheck
CVE-2021-40186DNN CMS Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery in DNN Platform from DNNSoftware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The AppCheck research team identified a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability within the DNN CMS platform, formerly known as DotNetNuke. SSRF vulnerabilities allow the attacker to exploit the target system to make network requests on their behalf, allowing a range of possible attacks. In the most common scenario, the attacker exploits SSRF vulnerabilities to attack systems behind the firewall and access sensitive information from Cloud Provider metadata services.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| DNNSoftware | DNN Platform | 9.0 – before 9.11.0 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N