Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2019
CVE-2019-12562
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page
6.1
CVSS
6.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page. The exploit could be used to perfom any action with admin privileges such as managing content, adding users, uploading backdoors to the server, etc. Successful exploitation occurs when an admin user visits a notification page with stored cross-site scripting.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.2% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotnetnuke · Dnnsoftware
before 9.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12562
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12562
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154673/DotNetNuke-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
https://mayaseven.com/cve-2019-12562-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-dotnetnuke-dnn-version-v9-3-2/
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