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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-12562

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page. The exploit could be used to perfom any action with admin privileges such as managing content, adding users, uploading backdoors to the server, etc. Successful exploitation occurs when an admin user visits a notification page with stored cross-site scripting.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-12562

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Sept 2019, 20:15 UTC

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page. The exploit could be used to perfom any action with admin privileges such as managing content, adding users, uploading backdoors to the server, etc. Successful exploitation occurs when an admin user visits a notification page with stored cross-site scripting.

osv:CVE-2019-12562
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12562",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2019-12562",
    "summary": "Stored Cross-Site Scripting in DotNetNuke (DNN) Version before 9.4.0 allows remote attackers to store and embed the malicious script into the admin notification page. The exploit could be used to perfom any action with admin privileges such as managing content, adding users, uploading backdoors to the server, etc. Successful exploitation occurs when an admin user visits a notification page with stored cross-site scripting.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-12562",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/dnnsoftware/dnn.platform",
              "type": "GIT",
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                },
                {
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              ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:39.798488427Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://mayaseven.com/cve-2019-12562-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-dotnetnuke-dnn-version-v9-3-2/"
      ],
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    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434745,
  "published_at": "2019-09-26T20:15:11.157+00:00"
}