VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15091

CVSS score7.1 HIGH

EPSS probability1.24%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-23

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-358: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory