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Vicenç Masanas

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9/5/2025 9:25 AM

I've been asked to disable the SQL Console on a DNN installation for security reasons. Is there any option for this? Anyone tried?

David Lee

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9/5/2025 11:07 AM

Never tried it, but my first idea would be to remove the entry from the database, in the PersonaBarMenu table. But maybe someone has a better idea.

Will Strohl

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9/5/2025 3:17 PM

In the past, you used to be able to just uninstall this specific persona bar extension. Since they've been combined, this is no longer possible.

If you're using CloudFlare, the managed rules will block this for you automatically (as well as accessing the web-config in the same way).

Otherwise, you will need to do it with a rule that you create, either in DNN or your chosen WAF (if possible).

I'd suggest adding a rewriteRule in your web.config to block access to the following path, and duplicating this rule in your WAF.

<code>/DesktopModules/admin/Dnn.PersonaBar/Modules/Dnn.SqlConsole/</code>

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Vicenç Masanas

Growing Member

Posts: 54

9/9/2025 3:36 AM

This solved the issue and can be easily reverted if required:
update PersonaBarMenu set Enabled=0 where modulename = 'SqlConsole'

Vicenç Masanas

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9/9/2025 3:43 AM

And as Will suggested adding this rule also helps closing any possible access there:

Vicenç Masanas

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9/9/2025 3:46 AM

<rewrite>
    <rules>
        <rule name="Block SQL Console Access" stopprocessing="true">
            <match url=".*">
                <conditions>
                    <add ignorecase="true" input="{REQUEST_URI}" pattern="personaBar/SqlConsole"> 
                    <!--add>
                <!--conditions>
                <action statuscode="403" statusdescription="Access Denied" statusreason="Forbidden"
                    type="CustomResponse"> 
                <!--action>
            <!--match>
        <!--rule>
    <!--rules>
<!--rewrite>

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