CVE-2018-18325: Inadequate Encryption Strength in DotNetNuke

July 5, 2019 (updated October 22, 2025)

DNN (aka DotNetNuke) 9.2 through 9.2.2 uses a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15811.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3g9-6fx5-gjv7
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18325
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-18325
www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center

Code Behaviors & Features

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