CVE-2017-15092 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A cross-site scripting issue has been found in the web interface of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6, where the qname of DNS queries was displayed without any escaping, allowing a remote attacker to inject HTML and Javascript code into the web interface, altering the content.

Published: 2018-01-23

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PowerDNS

PowerDNS Recursor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02275.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.html

History

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Subscriptions

Powerdns Recursor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-01-23T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:27:42.169Z

Reserved: 2017-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15092

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-23T15:29:00.323

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:07:14.027

Link: CVE-2017-15092

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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