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CVE-2018-18325
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.2 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an…
High7.5Known exploitedEPSS 74.0%
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- mitre
Description
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.2 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15811.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 74.0% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- NuGetDotNetNuke.CoreGHSA-j3g9-6fx5-gjv7 (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157080/DotNetNuke-Cookie-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-18325 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j3g9-6fx5-gjv7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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