CVE-2018-15812
Insufficient Entropy in DotNetNuke
CVE-2018-15812 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke, published July 3, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.2%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in DotNetNuke.Core 9.2.2.
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
CVE-2018-15812- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
CVE-2018-15812- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0600 No score
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0600- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pf46-gqg9-j3v3
Insufficient Entropy in DotNetNuke
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
GHSA-pf46-gqg9-j3v3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
CVE-2018-15812- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pf46-gqg9-j3v3
Insufficient Entropy in DotNetNuke
DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.1 incorrectly converts encryption key source values, resulting in lower than expected entropy.
- Record
GHSA-pf46-gqg9-j3v3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-331
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
9.2.0 up to 9.2.2 | 9.2.2 |
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
9.2.0 up to 9.2.2, plus listed versions 9.2.0.3669.2.1.533 |
9.2.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DotNetNuke - Cookie Deserialization Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2020-04-16 |
| Metasploit | DotNetNuke Cookie Deserialization Remote Code Excecution | 2017-07-20 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |