CVE-2025-59539
DNN affected by Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Profile Biography field
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 8th percentile. Fixed in 10.1.0.
What to do
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- dnnsoftware Dnn.PlatformAffected: < 10.1.0Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
- NuGet DotNetNuke.CoreAffected: < 10.1.0Upgrade to: 10.1.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
- Dnnsoftware DotnetnukeAffected: < 10.1.0Upgrade to: 10.1.0Stated by: NVD
- DNN Corp. DNNAffected: 9.13.7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 10.1.0, when embedding information in the Biography field, even if that field is not rich-text, users could inject javascript code that would run in the context of the website and to any other user that can view the profile including administrators and/or superusers. This issue has been patched in version 10.1.0.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 8th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
10 events over 383 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Patch availablerecord updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Scored 6.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7rcc-q6rq-jpcm
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59539
- github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
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