CVE-2017-15091 | Date: (C)2018-01-30 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.1 | CVSS Score : 5.5 |
Exploit Score: 2.8 | Exploit Score: 8.0 |
Impact Score: 4.2 | Impact Score: 4.9 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: SINGLE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: NONE |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: PARTIAL |
Integrity: LOW | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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