# CVE-2019-12562: Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in admin component of DotNetNuke

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-12562-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-admin-component-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-11-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-12562 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-11-18

Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in admin component of DotNetNuke

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-12562 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-12562 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-12562?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 November 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.4.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-12562?** Yes. DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 9.4.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-12562?** 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 9.4.0 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package DotNetNuke.Core --version 9.4.0
  ```


## Affected products

- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.4.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-12562
- GHSA-5whq-j5qg-wjvp

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