{"id":"CVE-2019-12562","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-12562","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:56:38.477Z","title":"Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page.","description":"Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page. The exploit could be used to perfom any action with admin privileges such as managing content, adding users, uploading backdoors to the server, etc. Successful exploitation occurs when an admin user visits a notification page with stored cross-site scripting.","published":"2019-09-26T20:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:14:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["dnnsoftware/dotnetnuke"],"epss":{"score":0.06152,"percentile":0.93436,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-10-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47448,"kind":"exploit","title":"DotNetNuke < 9.4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47448","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/47448.py","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/47448.py","published":"2019-10-01","added":"2019-10-01","updated":"2019-10-01","author":"MaYaSeVeN","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":80,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-12562"],"tags":"Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 6.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154673/DotNetNuke-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://mayaseven.com/cve-2019-12562-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-dotnetnuke-dnn-version-v9-3-2/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154673/DotNetNuke-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://mayaseven.com/cve-2019-12562-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-dotnetnuke-dnn-version-v9-3-2/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12562","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."}