CVE-2017-15091
PowerDNS Authoritative API Read-Only Bypass Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 23, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-15091.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-863 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html No Types Assigned https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-358 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (including) 3.4.11 *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.0.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15091 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15091
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.29025
percentile