CVE-2018-18325
DotNetNuke (DNN): Inadequate Encryption Strength
As of , CVE-2018-18325 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
- 0.74Higher 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. This CVE ID resolves an incomplete patch for CVE-2018-15811.
CISA's description
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.2 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15811.
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
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 48336).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- 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.
- Metasploit: DotNetNuke Cookie Deserialization Remote Code Excecutionexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: DotNetNuke - Cookie Deserialization Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)EDB-ID 48336, verified by Exploit-DB, 16 April 2020
DotNetNuke (DNN): other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-9822Remote Code Execution | DotNetNuke (DNN) DotNetNuke (DNN) | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.95; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.95 | ||
| CVE-2018-15811Inadequate Encryption Strength | DotNetNuke (DNN) DotNetNuke (DNN) | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.76; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.76 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org