Is CVE-2025-59545 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-59545 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-09-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-59545?

CVE-2025-59545 has a CVSS score of 9 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-59545?

Patch guidance is available from dnnsoftware security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-59545.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-59545?

1 product: dnnsoftware dotnetnuke.

Fix CVE-2025-59545 - CRITICAL dnnsoftware dotnetnuke

Description

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 10.1.0, the Prompt module allows execution of commands that can return raw HTML. Malicious input, even if sanitized for display elsewhere, can be executed when processed through certain commands, leading to potential script execution (XSS). This issue has been patched in version 10.1.0.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DNNSOFTWARE
Published: 9/23/2025
Last Modified: 9/29/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-59545

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