CVE-2018-15811

DotNetNuke (DNN): Inadequate Encryption Strength

As of , CVE-2018-15811 in DotNetNuke (DNN) is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.76Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry (1 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

DotNetNuke (DNN) contains an inadequate encryption strength vulnerability resulting from the use of a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters.

CISA's description

DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
3 July 2019
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
7.5 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-326
Inadequate Encryption Strength
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 48336).
  3. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  4. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

DotNetNuke (DNN): other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2017-9822Remote Code ExecutionDotNetNuke (DNN) DotNetNuke (DNN)Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.95; verified Exploit-DB entry0.95
CVE-2018-18325Inadequate Encryption StrengthDotNetNuke (DNN) DotNetNuke (DNN)Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.74; verified Exploit-DB entry0.74

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