CVE-2008-6540

DotNetNuke prior to 4.8.2 stores default ValidationKey and DecryptionKey in web.config during installation or upgrade. This weak configuration allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by using the default keys. Impact: potential authentication/authorization bypass. Mitigation: upgrad...

DNN (DotNetNuke) Upgrade Process ValidationKey Generation Weakness Privilege Escalation

The version of DNN installed on the remote host appears to be using a default machine key, both 'ValidationKey' and 'DecryptionKey', for authentication token encryption and validation. A remote attacker can leverage this issue to bypass authentication and gain administrative access to the affecte...