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Dotnetnuke 9.0.x < 9.13.10 / 10.0.x < 10.02.00 Potential XSS vulnerability in modules' header and footer (CVE-2026-24784)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 297830
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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 9.0.x prior to 9.13.10 or 10.0.x prior to 10.02.00. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.- DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to versions 9.13.10 and 10.2.0, a content editor could inject scripts in module headers/footers that would run for other users. Versions 9.13.10 and 10.2.0 contain a fix for the issue. (CVE-2026-24784)
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 10.02.00 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 297830
File Name: dotnetnuke_CVE-2026-24784.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 2/4/2026
Updated: 2/6/2026
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 3.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24784
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 1/27/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-24784