CVE-2025-48378
Dnn.Platform vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 9.13.9, uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks. Version 9.13.9 fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Dnn.Platform vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 9.13.9, uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks. Version 9.13.9 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-48378- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-28216
6.1
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 9.13.9, uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks. Version 9.13.9 fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-28216- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34
6.1
DNN allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline
Uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks.
- Record
GHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 9.13.9, uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks. Version 9.13.9 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-48378- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Dnn.Platform vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 9.13.9, uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks. Version 9.13.9 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-48378- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34
6.1
DNN allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline
Uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks.
- Record
GHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
before 9.13.9 | 9.13.9 |
DotNetNuke.CoreNuGet |
before 9.13.9, plus listed versions 6.0.07.0.07.0.6.1217.1.07.1.2 Show 45 moreShow less7.2.0.6137.3.0.4997.3.1.207.4.0.3537.4.1.2807.4.2.2168.0.0.8098.0.1.2398.0.2.48.0.3.58.0.4.2269.0.0.10029.0.1.1429.1.0.3679.1.1.1299.10.09.10.19.10.29.11.09.11.19.11.29.12.09.13.09.13.0-ci00009.13.19.13.29.13.39.13.49.13.59.13.5-ci00629.13.69.13.79.13.7-ci00649.13.89.2.0.3669.2.1.5339.3.09.3.19.3.29.4.09.4.19.4.29.4.39.4.49.5.0 |
9.13.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-48378 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Dnnsoftware Dnn.platform, published May 23, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in DotNetNuke.Core 9.13.9.
References
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/commit/cfed83c291d5e5072b2fa70924a8b7c35b1cdf9e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48378
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/48xxx/CVE-2025-48378.json
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
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