CVE-2017-15091
HIGHPowerDNS Authoritative 3.0-3.4.11 and 4.0-4.0.4 - Authenticated Unauthorized State Change via API
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0126
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-358
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
powerdns/authoritative
3.0 - 3.4.11
Published
Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026