Dotnetnuke < 10.1.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) using url to profile (CVE-2025-59821)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 265756

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Synopsis

An ASP.NET application running on the remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of Dotnetnuke running on the remote web server is prior to 10.1.0.
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Dotnetnuke version 10.1.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 265756

File Name: dotnetnuke_CVE-2025-59821.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/24/2025

Updated: 9/26/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59821

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke, cpe:/a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke

Required KB Items: installed_sw/DNN

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59821

CWE: 79

IAVB: 2025-B-0157

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