CVE-2017-15092
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- powerdns/recursor
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.