PowerDNS Authoritative Server/PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.6.0 Zone Transfer privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.4.2/4.4.7/4.5.3/4.5.7/4.6.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Zone Transfer Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-27227. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor up to 4.4.2/4.4.7/4.5.3/4.5.7/4.6.0 (Domain Name Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Zone Transfer Handler. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was released 03/25/2022. The advisory is shared at doc.powerdns.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-27227 since 03/17/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214098 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : PowerDNS vulnerabilities (USN-7203-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.4.3, 4.4.8, 4.5.4, 4.5.8 or 4.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214098). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Domain Name Software

Vendor

• PowerDNS

Name

• Authoritative Server
• PowerDNS Recursor

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 4.4.5
• 4.4.6
• 4.4.7
• 4.5
• 4.5.0
• 4.5.1
• 4.5.2
• 4.5.3
• 4.5.4
• 4.5.5
• 4.5.6
• 4.5.7
• 4.6.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214098
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : PowerDNS vulnerabilities (USN-7203-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Authoritative Server/PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.3/4.4.8/4.5.4/4.5.8/4.6.1

Timelineinfo

03/17/2022 🔍
03/25/2022 +8 days 🔍
03/25/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +1027 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: doc.powerdns.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-27227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195781

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2022 19:49
Updated: 01/15/2025 05:57
Changes: 03/25/2022 19:49 (39), 03/27/2022 10:36 (1), 01/15/2025 05:57 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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