CVE-2015-2794
The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) allows privilege escalation
CVE-2015-2794 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke, published February 6, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in DotNetNuke.Core 7.4.1.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-2794- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-2794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0713 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0713- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4
The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) allows privilege escalation
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.
- Record
GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4
The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) allows privilege escalation
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.
- Record
GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
before 7.4.1 | 7.4.1 |
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
before 7.4.1, plus listed versions 6.0.07.0.07.0.6.1217.1.07.1.2 Show 4 moreShow less7.2.0.6137.3.0.4997.3.1.207.4.0.353 |
7.4.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DotNetNuke 07.04.00 - Administration Authentication Bypass | 2016-05-06 |
| Nuclei | DotNetNuke 07.04.00 - Administration Authentication Bypass | |
| PoC in GitHub | styx00/DNN_CVE-2015-2794 | 2016-05-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | wilsc0w/CVE-2015-2794-finder | 2019-01-20 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
References
dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317
exploit-db.com/exploits/39777
securityfocus.com/bid/96373
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2794
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4