# CVE-2008-6540: DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2008-6540-dotnetnuke-default-machine-key-exposure  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

DotNetNuke Default Machine Key Exposure

Technologies: [DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/dotnetnuke-core). Vendors: [NuGet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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