CVE - CVE-2008-6540

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-6540	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:28391 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391 BUGTRAQ:20080321 DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx OSVDB:43720 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/43720~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:29488 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29488 XF:dotnetnuke-webconfig-weak-security(41399) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090329	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090329)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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