What is CVE-2017-7557?

CVE-2017-7557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Dnsdist, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-7557?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Powerdns Dnsdist

CVE-2017-7557

dnsdist version 1.1.0 is vulnerable to a flaw in authentication mechanism for REST API potentially allowing CSRF attack.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.000 (0.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Powerdns Dnsdist — versions 1.1.0
Red Hat, Inc. Dnsdist — versions 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7557?: CVE-2017-7557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Dnsdist, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-7557?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.