The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) allows privilege escalation

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2015-2794 · GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4 · Published 06/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
DotNetNuke.Core NuGet	`< 7.4.1`	`7.4.1`
dotnetnuke dnnsoftware	`≤ 07.04.00`	No fix yet

Description

The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.

NVD description

The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2794 · ADVISORY
dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4 · ADVISORY
exploit-db.com/exploits/39777 · WEB
dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue · WEB
dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/96373 · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/39777 · Exploit

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