dnnsoftware Dnn.Platform up to 10.0.0 SkinObjects cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in dnnsoftware Dnn.Platform up to 10.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SkinObjects Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-52486. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in dnnsoftware Dnn.Platform up to 10.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component SkinObjects Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. In versions 6.0.0 to before 10.0.1, DNN.PLATFORM allows specially crafted content in URLs to be used with TokenReplace and not be properly sanitized by some SkinObjects. This issue has been patched in version 10.0.1.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-52486 since 06/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240217 (Dotnetnuke < 10.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in some TokenReplace situations with SkinObjects (CVE-2025-52486)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 74f6de68da1572c1d7e9c6e30e9f77f7c5596b1b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240217) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18802). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 240217
Nessus Name: Dotnetnuke < 10.0.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in some TokenReplace situations with SkinObjects (CVE-2025-52486)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dnn.Platform 10.0.1
Patch: 74f6de68da1572c1d7e9c6e30e9f77f7c5596b1b

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06/17/2025 🔍
06/21/2025 +4 days 🔍
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09/15/2025 +86 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-pf4h-vrv6-cmvr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313567
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2025 07:02
Updated: 09/15/2025 18:37
Changes: 06/21/2025 07:02 (70), 06/21/2025 07:12 (1), 06/21/2025 11:18 (2), 09/15/2025 18:37 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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