CVE-2017-15091
HIGHPowerdns Authoritative < 3.4.11 - Incorrect Authorization
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0000
EPSS Percentile
0.1%
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