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DotNetNuke 07.04.00 - Administration Authentication Bypass

ID: CVE-2015-2794

Severity: critical

Author: 0xr2r

Tags: cve2015,cve,dotnetnuke,auth-bypass,install

The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.

id: CVE-2015-2794
info:
name: DotNetNuke 07.04.00 - Administration Authentication Bypass
author: 0xr2r
severity: critical
description: |
The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.
reference:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2794
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777
- http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue
- http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
- https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2015-2794
cwe-id: CWE-264
epss-score: 0.9743
epss-percentile: 0.99939
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: dotnetnuke
product: dotnetnuke
fofa-query:
- app="DotNetNuke"
- app="dotnetnuke"
tags: cve2015,cve,dotnetnuke,auth-bypass,install
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/Install/InstallWizard.aspx?__VIEWSTATE"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "Administrative Information"
- "Database Information"
condition: and
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022017b3fe3bc402feabb5e3498c8f334df1fbc25e119a2f6177f3f9423e2f5ee31a022100a37ccae54ba2176bfa86a26fcc3a5f147859bd85da0f673aab17264c64846039:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-2794.yaml"

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