CVE-2018-15811: DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
DotNetNuke (DNN) contains an inadequate encryption strength vulnerability resulting from the use of a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An inadequate encryption strength vulnerability results from using a weak encryption algorithm.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of DotNetNuke (DNN).
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited.
- Action
- Implement stronger encryption algorithms and apply updates.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15811
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2018-15811Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-15811 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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