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TI-2017-11065 Aliases CVE-2017-15091GHSA-c29m-p6xf-ppgw

Incorrect authorization in PowerDNS Authoritative

Priority LOW 34CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01242 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PowerDNSPowerDNS Authoritative4.x up to and including 4.0.4; 3.x up to and including 3.4.11—No fix listedCNA
  • PowerDNS Authoritative VendorPowerDNS Affected 4.x up to and including 4.0.4; 3.x up to and including 3.4.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.4.11; 4.0.0 – 4.0.4VulnerablePowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.4.11; 4.0.0 – 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c29m-p6xf-ppgw

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2015-01678 The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-04703 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04466 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2016-04702 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-25990 Incomplete domain name sanitization during CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15157 An issue was discovered in PowerDNS Authoritative through 4.3.0 when… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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