CVE-2017-15091
An issue has been found in the API component of PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x up to and including 4...
CVE-2017-15091 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Powerdns Authoritative, published January 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in pdns 4.0.5-1.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15091- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863, CWE-358
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15091- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6559 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c29m-p6xf-ppgw
7.1
An issue has been found in the API component of PowerDNS Authoritative 4.x up to and including 4...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c29m-p6xf-ppgw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-358
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15091- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15091
7.1
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15091- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15091
7.1
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15091- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1 No score
pdns-4.5.1-1.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pdns-4.5.1-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pdnsDebian:12 |
before 4.0.5-1 | 4.0.5-1 |
pdnsDebian:13 |
before 4.0.5-1 | 4.0.5-1 |
pdnsDebian:14 |
before 4.0.5-1 | 4.0.5-1 |
pdnsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.5-1build23.4.6-23.4.6-33.4.7-13.4.7-2 Show 5 moreShow less4.0.0~alpha1-14.0.0~alpha2-24.0.0~alpha2-34.0.0~alpha2-3build14.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
pdnsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.5.1-1.5 | 4.5.1-1.5 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/101982
doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15091
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c29m-p6xf-ppgw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15091
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15091
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downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2017-04
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15091
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