Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenDNS OpenResolve has a medium-severity logging flaw. A user with limited privileges on an adjacent network could manipulate log output, reducing trust in logs and potentially affecting operations. The public record names a patch but does not identify affected versions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate operational integrity issue. It is unlikely to drive emergency response alone, but systems relying on OpenResolve logs for detection, audit, or troubleshooting should be patched and verified promptly.
Technical view
CVE-2015-10011 is a CWE-117 improper output neutralization issue in OpenResolve's resolverapi/endpoints.py. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.6 with adjacent-network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, no confidentiality impact, and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running OpenDNS OpenResolve. The source bundle lists versions as n/a, so asset owners must verify deployments directly rather than relying on version matching.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is supported by the provided sources, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The scoring indicates exploitation requires adjacent-network access and low privileges, limiting broad internet-scale risk.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: affected versions are unspecified and the vulnerable code area is described broadly. Validation should focus on source or package provenance and whether the patched logging behavior is present.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the upstream patch commit 9eba6ba5abd89d0e36a008921eb307fcef8c5311.
- Inventory systems running OpenDNS OpenResolve before prioritizing remediation.
- Check project or vendor guidance for supported update paths.
- Prioritize remediation where OpenResolve logs support security monitoring or incident response.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether OpenDNS OpenResolve is deployed in the environment.
- Verify resolverapi/endpoints.py includes the referenced patch commit.
- Review affected service logs for malformed or misleading entries.
- Document any systems where affected version evidence remains unavailable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.12.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217197CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217197CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/opendns/OpenResolve/commit/9eba6ba5abd89d0e36a008921eb307fcef8c5311CVE reference · patch
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Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
Improper Output Neutralization for Logs represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.