📄 Description (English)
DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength Vulnerability — DotNetNuke (DNN) contains an inadequate encryption strength vulnerability resulting from the use of a weak encryption algorithm to protect input parameters. This CVE ID resolves an incomplete patch for CVE-2018-15811.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-18325 is a critical inadequate encryption strength vulnerability in DotNetNuke (DNN) CMS platform, where weak encryption algorithms are used to protect input parameters. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-15811, meaning organizations that patched the earlier vulnerability may still be exposed. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and known exploits available, attackers can potentially decrypt protected parameters to achieve remote code execution or data exposure. Immediate patching is essential as this vulnerability has been added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 10, 2026 15:42
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
DotNetNuke is used by various Saudi organizations for web content management, particularly in government portals, educational institutions, and mid-size enterprises. Government entities under NCA oversight that use DNN-based portals are at significant risk of data exposure and website compromise. Saudi banking and financial institutions regulated by SAMA that may use DNN for internal or external portals face potential unauthorized access to sensitive financial data. Energy sector organizations and telecom providers with legacy DNN deployments could be targeted for initial access into corporate networks. The availability of public exploits makes this particularly dangerous for any Saudi organization with internet-facing DNN instances.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Education
Banking
Healthcare
Energy
Telecommunications
Retail
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all DotNetNuke (DNN) installations across the organization using asset inventory and web application scanning tools.
2. Upgrade DNN to version 9.2.2 or later, which fully addresses both CVE-2018-15811 and CVE-2018-18325.
3. If immediate patching is not possible, place a Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of DNN instances to filter malicious requests targeting encrypted parameters.
Detection and Monitoring:
4. Monitor web server logs for unusual parameter manipulation or deserialization attempts against DNN endpoints.
5. Implement IDS/IPS signatures to detect known exploit patterns for DNN encryption bypass.
6. Search for indicators of compromise including unauthorized file uploads, web shells, or unexpected process execution on DNN servers.
Compensating Controls:
7. Restrict network access to DNN administrative interfaces to trusted IP ranges only.
8. Ensure DNN application pools run with least-privilege accounts.
9. Enable detailed logging and forward logs to SIEM for correlation.
10. Regenerate machine keys and encryption keys after patching to invalidate any previously captured encrypted values.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع تثبيتات DotNetNuke (DNN) عبر المؤسسة باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول وفحص تطبيقات الويب.
2. ترقية DNN إلى الإصدار 9.2.2 أو أحدث، والذي يعالج بالكامل كلاً من CVE-2018-15811 وCVE-2018-18325.
3. إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً، ضع جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) أمام مثيلات DNN لتصفية الطلبات الضارة.
الكشف والمراقبة:
4. مراقبة سجلات خادم الويب للكشف عن التلاعب غير المعتاد بالمعلمات أو محاولات إلغاء التسلسل ضد نقاط نهاية DNN.
5. تنفيذ توقيعات IDS/IPS للكشف عن أنماط الاستغلال المعروفة لتجاوز تشفير DNN.
6. البحث عن مؤشرات الاختراق بما في ذلك تحميل الملفات غير المصرح به وأصداف الويب.
الضوابط التعويضية:
7. تقييد الوصول الشبكي لواجهات إدارة DNN على نطاقات IP الموثوقة فقط.
8. التأكد من تشغيل مجمعات تطبيقات DNN بحسابات ذات أقل امتيازات.
9. تفعيل التسجيل التفصيلي وإعادة توجيه السجلات إلى SIEM للربط.
10. إعادة إنشاء مفاتيح الجهاز ومفاتيح التشفير بعد التصحيح لإبطال أي قيم مشفرة تم التقاطها سابقاً.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-2:3-1 (Cryptography Management)
ECC-2:2-4 (Vulnerability Management)
ECC-2:5-2 (Web Application Security)
ECC-2:2-2 (Patch Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Cryptographic Controls)
3.3.4 (Patch Management)
3.3.7 (Vulnerability Management)
3.4.1 (Incident and Threat Management)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.24 (Use of Cryptography)
A.8.8 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities)
A.8.9 (Configuration Management)
A.8.28 (Secure Coding)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.2 (Security Patches)
PCI DSS 6.5 (Secure Development)
PCI DSS 4.1 (Strong Cryptography)
PCI DSS 11.3 (Penetration Testing)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
DotNetNuke (DNN):DotNetNuke (DNN)