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.
osvdb.org/43720
secunia.com/advisories/29488
www.dotnetnuke.com/News/SecurityBulletins/SecurityBulletinno12/tabid/1148/Default.aspx
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489957/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28391
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41399
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6540