CVE-2017-15092
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982enisa_euvd
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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