Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40186
CVE-2021-40186
Description
The AppCheck research team identified a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability within the DNN CMS platform, formerly known as DotNetNuke. SSRF vulnerabilities allow the attacker to exploit the target system to make network requests on their behalf, allowing a range of possible attacks. In the most common scenario, the attacker exploits SSRF vulnerabilities to attack systems behind the firewall and access sensitive information from Cloud Provider metadata services.
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Affected products
3- Range: 9.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- appcheck-ng.com/dnn-cms-server-side-request-forgery-cve-2021-40186nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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