CVE-2017-15092 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface of PowerDNS Recursor versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.6. This flaw allows a remote attacker to inject malicious HTML and JavaScript into the web interface by crafting DNS queries with unescaped qnames. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Despite low EPSS and FAUCET scores, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.