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CVE-2026-40305

DNN has Force Friend Request Acceptance

Published: Apr 17, 2026Updated: Apr 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-285

Affected Products

dotnetnukednnsoftware
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Dnn.Platformdnnsoftware
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
dnnsoftwarecommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka dotnetnuke, dnn.platform, dnn platform

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases/tag/v10.2.2
github.com
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fpj4-9qhx-5m6m
github.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 17, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 24, 2026

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