CVE-2026-40305: DNN: Force Friend Request Acceptance
CVE-2026-40305 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-04-17
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 10.2.2, in the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user. Version 10.2.2 patches the issue.
Yes. DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 10.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-40305?
Check whether you run Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke or 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 10.2.2 or later