DNN Vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in CKEditor File Browser

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-59548
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-23 18:15:39 UTC
Updated2026-10-11 20:10:00 UTC
DescriptionDNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 10.1.0, specially crafted URLs to the FileBrowser are vulnerable to javascript injection, affecting any unsuspecting user clicking such link. This issue has been patched in version 10.1.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001880000 probability, percentile 0.077410000 (date 2026-10-12)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dnnsoftware Dnn.Platform affected < 10.1.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-5fj9-542v-w4rq [email protected] github.com Vendor Advisory
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