{"id":"CVE-2015-2794","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2794","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:01:32.621Z","title":"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.","description":"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":"2017-02-06T15:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:24:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["dnnsoftware/dotnetnuke"],"epss":{"score":0.75119,"percentile":0.99512,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.55138,"percentile":0.99009},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.75119,"percentile":0.99487}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-05-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39777,"kind":"exploit","title":"DotNetNuke 07.04.00 - Administration Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/asp/webapps/39777.txt","file":"exploits/asp/webapps/39777.txt","published":"2016-05-06","added":"2016-05-06","updated":"2016-05-06","author":"Marios Nicolaides","type":"webapps","platform":"asp","port":80,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-2794"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comDNN_Platform_07.04.00_Install.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.75119,"from":0.55138,"percentile":0.99487},"summary":"EPSS moved from 55.1% to 75.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96373","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96373","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2794","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}