What is CVE-2017-15091?

CVE-2017-15091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-15091?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Powerdns Authoritative

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…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Powerdns Authoritative
Powerdns Authoritative — versions 3.x up to and including 3.4.11, 4.x up to and including 4.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15091?: CVE-2017-15091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-15091?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.