Dotnetnuke < 10.3.3 GroupEdit postback tampering lets one group owner update another group (GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w)

high Nessus Plugin ID 339488

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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 10.3.3.
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

- An authorization vulnerability in the Social Groups module could allow a group owner to modify another group's information. Sites using Social Groups should upgrade to a patched release to ensure ownership validation is consistently enforced during group management operations. A vulnerability was identified in the Social Groups module where ownership validation was not consistently enforced during group management operations. Under certain conditions, a user with permission to manage one social group could perform modifications to another group they do not own. Successful exploitation could allow unauthorized changes to editable group information, compromising the integrity of affected social groups. In addition, an attacker could use these unauthorized modifications for social engineering by publishing misleading or fraudulent content that appears to originate from the legitimate group owners or administrators.
(GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w)

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 10.3.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 339488

File Name: dotnetnuke_GHSA-4q79-2m2q-gw8w.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/25/2026

Updated: 8/25/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

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: 8/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2026

Reference Information

CWE: 639

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