Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Published 2018-01-23 15:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:24:12
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-15091

Threat overview for CVE-2017-15091

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2017-15091
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2017-15091 8,675
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15091

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-15091

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.5
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.0
4.9
 NIST
7.1
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
2.8
4.2
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-15091

  • The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2017-15091

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