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CVE-2017-15093

Published: Jan 23, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 44.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

When api-config-dir is set to a non-empty value, which is not the case by default, the API in PowerDNS Recursor 4.x up to and including 4.0.6 and 3.x up to and including 3.7.4 allows an authorized user to update the Recursor's ACL by adding and removing netmasks, and to configure forward zones. It was discovered that the new netmask and IP addresses of forwarded zones were not sufficiently validated, allowing an authenticated user to inject new configuration directives into the Recursor's configuration.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

PowerDNS
oss-project·DKaka dnsdist, powerdns authoritative, powerdns recursor
PowerDNS RecursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
recursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
securityfocus.com
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-06.html
doc.powerdns.com

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