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GHSA-FPJ4-9QHX-5M6M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-10 21:07 – Updated: 2026-04-14 21:55

Summary

DNN: Force Friend Request Acceptance

Details

In the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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        "name": "DotNetNuke.Core"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "6.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "10.2.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-40305"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-285"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-10T21:07:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user.",
  "id": "GHSA-fpj4-9qhx-5m6m",
  "modified": "2026-04-14T21:55:14Z",
  "published": "2026-04-10T21:07:08Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fpj4-9qhx-5m6m"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases/tag/v10.2.2"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "DNN: Force Friend Request Acceptance"
}

CVE-2026-40305 (GCVE-0-2026-40305)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-17 21:06 – Updated: 2026-04-20 13:36

Title

DNN has Force Friend Request Acceptance

Summary

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.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/secur…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/relea…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	dnnsoftware	Dnn.Platform	Affected: >= 6.0.0, < 10.2.2

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GHSA-FPJ4-9QHX-5M6M

CVE-2026-40305 (GCVE-0-2026-40305)

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