PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.0.6 Web Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.0.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-15092. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.0.6 (Domain Name Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/27/2017. The weakness was presented 01/23/2018 with FortiGuard Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at doc.powerdns.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15092 since 10/08/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105198 (Fedora 26 : pdns-recursor (2017-1585789772)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277003 (Fedora Security Update for pdns-recursor (FEDORA-2017-81fe39ad9f)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105198) and SecurityFocus (BID 101982†). See VDB-112334, VDB-112331, VDB-112332 and VDB-112335 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 105198
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : pdns-recursor (2017-1585789772)
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OpenVAS ID: 800644
OpenVAS Name: PowerDNS Recursor Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/08/2017 🔍
11/27/2017 +50 days 🔍
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12/12/2017 +15 days 🔍
12/13/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +41 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2023 +1835 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-1585789772
Researcher: everyman, Kees Monshouwer, Nixu, Chris Navarrete
Organization: FortiGuard Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15092 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15092
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112333
SecurityFocus: 101982 - PowerDNS Authoritative Server Module Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2018 07:58
Updated: 02/02/2023 13:01
Changes: 01/24/2018 07:58 (73), 12/27/2019 06:52 (7), 02/01/2021 14:30 (2), 02/02/2023 13:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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