7.1
HIGH
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15091 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Powerdns authoritative
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
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15091 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
    Added Reference https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html
  • 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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.01%

score

0.26569

percentile

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