CVE-2008-6540: DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

CVE-2008-6540 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

Technologies: DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet). Vendors: NuGet.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2008-6540 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-6540 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2008-6540?
Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.8.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2008-6540?
Yes. DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 4.8.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2008-6540?
Check whether you run DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 4.8.2 or later
    dotnet add package DotNetNuke.Core --version 4.8.2

Affected products

  • DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.8.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2008-6540
  • GHSA-grw3-hjjm-5cjm

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