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title: "CVE-2017-15092\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15092?format=md
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# CVE-2017-15092

Publication date 23 January 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15092?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pdns-recursor | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15092)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15092)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-15092)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15092)

### Other references

* <https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-05.html>
* <https://downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2017-05/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15092>