Improper access control in DotNetNuke - CVE-2015-2794
Published: August 20, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU336
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2794
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable web application.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control to DotnetNuke installation script /Install/InstallWizard.aspx. A remote unauthenticated attacker can guess SQL Server instance name and reinstall DotnetNuke application.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow an attacker to gain complete access to the web application.
Affected software
DotNetNuke
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2794
Update to version 07.04.01.