# CVE-2018-14486: DNN XSS Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-14486-dnn-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-14486 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

DNN XSS Vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-14486 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-14486 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-14486?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=9.1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-14486?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-14486?** 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.

## Affected products

- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=9.1.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-14486
- GHSA-m6w9-8cxc-jff7

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