VDB-46986 · CVE-2008-6399 · BID 33109

DotNetNuke up to 4.9 User Account access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in DotNetNuke up to 4.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component User Account. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-6399. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DotNetNuke up to 4.9 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component User Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in DotNetNuke 4.5.2 through 4.9 allows remote attackers to "add additional roles to their user account" via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was released 01/05/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6399. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12319 (DotNetNuke User Account Security Bypass Vulnerability (DotNetNuke Security Bulletin No. 24)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 33109†), OSVDB (51141†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24613†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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12/24/2008 🔍
01/05/2009 +12 days 🔍
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03/05/2009 +58 days 🔍
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01/18/2010 +319 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1884 days 🔍
04/29/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46986
SecurityFocus: 33109 - DotNetNuke User Account Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51141 - DotNetNuke Unspecified Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 24613 - DotNetNuke Prior to 4.9.1 Remote Security Bypass and Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/29/2026 03:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 02/20/2017 10:04 (9), 08/04/2021 20:35 (4), 05/24/2025 17:37 (16), 04/29/2026 03:24 (1)
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