High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15091
CVE-2017-15091
Description
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.
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Affected products
3<=4.0.4, <=3.4.11+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=4.0.4, <=3.4.11
- (no CPE)range: 4.x up to and including 4.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-04.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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