CVE-2026-40305

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 10.2.2, in the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user. Version 10.2.2 patches the issue.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases/tag/v10.2.2	Release Notes
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fpj4-9qhx-5m6m	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dnnsoftware:dotnetnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-17 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-40305

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40305

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40305

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dnnsoftware

dotnetnuke

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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