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
Published Jan 23, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.27%
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.
Affected products
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- Version from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerDNS | PowerDNS Recursor | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02275) | 82.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02319) | 81.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 41.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 41.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 53.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.94th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.32th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 58.25th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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