CVE-2017-7557 Cross-site request forgery in dnsdist
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7557 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-7557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. dnsdist, published on 22 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Red Hat, Inc. dnsdist. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7557/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7557/index.md)
An attacker can perform CSRF attacks against the dnsdist REST API due to flawed authentication, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7557?
CVE-2017-7557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. dnsdist, published on 22 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
dnsdist version 1.1.0 is vulnerable to a flaw in authentication mechanism for REST API potentially allowing CSRF attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7557?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Powerdns Dnsdist.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7557?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-7557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat, Inc. dnsdist
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7557, GHSA-337m-69vh-g93q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7557.