# CVE-2013-7335: DotNetNuke (DNN) Open redirect vulnerability

> Remote attackers can redirect users to malicious sites for phishing in DotNetNuke, requiring user interaction to exploit.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj48-f959-pqph

## What is CVE-2013-7335?

CVE-2013-7335 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke, published on 12 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Open redirect vulnerability in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 6.2.9 and 7.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7335?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including DotNetNuke.Core. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `DotNetNuke.Core` | NuGet | All versions | 6.2.9 |
| `DotNetNuke.Core` | NuGet | All versions | 6.2.9 |
| `DotNetNuke.Core` | NuGet | From 7.0 | 7.1.1 |
| `DotNetNuke.Core` | NuGet | From 7.0 | 7.1.1 |

Products: Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7335?

Upgrade DotNetNuke.Core to a fixed version for your release line: 6.2.9 or 7.1.1.

## Is CVE-2013-7335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke

- [CVE-2017-9822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9822/): DotNetNuke (DNN) Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-15811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15811/): DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-18325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18325/): DotNetNuke (DNN) Inadequate Encryption Strength (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-64095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64095/): DNN Insufficient Access Control - Image Upload allows for Site Content Overwrite (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3601/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7335 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke, published on 12 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.9
- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.9
- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): affected from 7.0; fixed in 7.1.1
- DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): affected from 7.0; fixed in 7.1.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7335

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.