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Dotnetnuke < 10.3.3 GroupEdit postback tampering lets one group owner update another group (GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w)

🗓️ 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Authorization bypass in Dotnetnuke Social Groups below 10.3.3 lets one group owner edit another.

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nessuswww.nessus.org/u
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(339488);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/25");

  script_name(english:"Dotnetnuke < 10.3.3 GroupEdit postback tampering lets one group owner update another group (GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An ASP.NET application running on the remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, the instance of Dotnetnuke running on the remote web server is prior to 10.3.3.
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

  - An authorization vulnerability in the Social Groups module could allow a group owner to modify another
    group's information. Sites using Social Groups should upgrade to a patched release to ensure ownership
    validation is consistently enforced during group management operations. A vulnerability was identified in
    the Social Groups module where ownership validation was not consistently enforced during group management
    operations. Under certain conditions, a user with permission to manage one social group could perform
    modifications to another group they do not own. Successful exploitation could allow unauthorized changes
    to editable group information, compromising the integrity of affected social groups. In addition, an
    attacker could use these unauthorized modifications for social engineering by publishing misleading or
    fraudulent content that appears to originate from the legitimate group owners or administrators.
    (GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?effc6b26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Dotnetnuke version 10.3.3 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(639);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/08/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"enable_cgi_scanning", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("dotnetnuke_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/DNN");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('http.inc');

var app = 'DNN';

get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

var port = get_http_port(default:80, asp:TRUE);

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app, port:port, webapp:TRUE);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);

var constraints = [
  { 'fixed_version' : '10.3.3' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

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25 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
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