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CVE-2017-15091

An issue has been found in the API component of PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x up to and including 4.0.4 and 3.x up to and i

An issue has been found in the API component of PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x up to and including 4.0.4 and 3.x up to and including 3.4.11, where some operations that have an impact on the state of the server are still allowed even though the API has been configured as read-only via the api-readonly keyword. This missing check allows an attacker with valid API credentials to flush the cache, trigger a zone transfer or send a NOTIFY.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 2e-05
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-358Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

2
powerdns authoritative>= 3.0 and <= 3.4.11
powerdns authoritative>= 4.0.0 and <= 4.0.4
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Jan 2018 · 03:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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