CVE-2025-48378 — Vulnerability in DotNetNuke.Core — CVE Details

MEDIUM

DNN allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline

Published May 23, 2025Updated May 23, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Uploaded SVG files could contain scripts and if rendered inline those scripts could run allowing XSS attacks.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 23, 2025 (507 days ago).
Last revised May 23, 2025 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update DotNetNuke.Core to 9.13.9 or later

dotnet add package DotNetNuke.Core --version 9.13.9

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
DotNetNuke.Core	nuget	6.0.0, 7.0.0, 7.0.6.121, 7.1.0 (+54 more)	9.13.9

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Scope

—

Confidentiality

—

Integrity

—

Availability

—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-48378?: DNN allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) with svg files rendered inline This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.8/10).
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

6.8

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-m4hf-fxcg-cp34

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