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CVE-2015-2794

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.

Published: Feb 6, 2017
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2015-2794
GHSA: GHSA-x8f7-h444-97w4
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-264

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
dotnetnuke / dotnetnuke	-	07.04.00.x
DotNetNuke.Core	-	7.4.1

http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue
http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96373
https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777/

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