DotNetNuke up to 4.8.1 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in DotNetNuke up to 4.8.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-6542. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DotNetNuke up to 4.8.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Skin Manager in DotNetNuke before 4.8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to perform "server-side execution of application logic" by uploading a static file that is converted into a dynamic script via unknown vectors related to HTM or HTML files.

The weakness was presented 03/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6542 since 03/29/2009. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.10d eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49767), SecurityFocus (BID 28438†), OSVDB (43721†) and Secunia (SA29488†). See VDB-47392 and VDB-47391 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DotNetNuke 1.0.10d

Timelineinfo

03/19/2008 🔍
03/25/2008 +5 days 🔍
03/25/2008 +0 days 🔍
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03/29/2009 +368 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2179 days 🔍
04/29/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47393
X-Force: 49767 - DotNetNuke Skin Manager administator upload unspecified
SecurityFocus: 28438 - DotNetNuke Prior to 4.8.2 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29488 - DotNetNuke Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 43721 - DotNetNuke Admin Skin Management File Upload Arbitrary Code Execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/29/2026 03:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (54), 11/03/2018 18:05 (7), 04/29/2026 03:24 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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