6.1

CVE-2017-15092: powerdns powerdns_recursor

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15092DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15092ALPINE-CVE-2017-15092
Published 23-01-2018Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15092 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in powerdns powerdns_recursor. EPSS estimates a 2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Powerdns2 products
Alpine1 product
  • pdns-recursor< 4.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
  • pdns-recursor< 4.0.7-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • pdns-recursorAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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