6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-5188
DNN DNN Module Manager Privilege Escalation
Description

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) through 9.4.4 has Insecure Permissions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5188 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dnnsoftware dotnetnuke
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-5188.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156484/DotNetNuke-CMS-9.5.0-File-Extension-Check-Bypass.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-5188 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5188 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://medium.com/%40SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://medium.com/@SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-434 CWE-434 CWE-669
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156484/DotNetNuke-CMS-9.5.0-File-Extension-Check-Bypass.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156484/DotNetNuke-CMS-9.5.0-File-Extension-Check-Bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/@SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175 No Types Assigned https://medium.com/@SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.4.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://medium.com/@SajjadPourali/dnn-dotnetnuke-cms-not-as-secure-as-you-think-e8516f789175 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-5188 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-5188 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.02%

score

0.50852

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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