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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-54543
Froxlor DomainZones.add allows DNS zone-file RR injection via record/type fields
CVE Details
- Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
- Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
- CVE: CVE-2026-54543
- Name: Froxlor DomainZones.add allows DNS zone-file RR injection via record/type fields
- Severity: Medium
- CVSS: 5.4 (v3.1) (Medium)
- CVSS version: 3.1
- CVSS source: GitHub_M CNA
- CVSS vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Attack vector: Network
- Attack complexity: Low
- Privileges required: Low
- User interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact: None
- Integrity impact: Low
- Availability impact: Low
- CWE: CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (‘Injection’)
- Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-10 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-101 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-105 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-108 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-120 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-13 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-135 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-14 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-24 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-250 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-267 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-273 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-28 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-3 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-34 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-42 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-43 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-45 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-46 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-47 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-51 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-52 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-53 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-6 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-64 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-67 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-7 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-71 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-72 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-76 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-78 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-79 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-8 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-80 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-83 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-84 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-9 (opens in a new tab)
- Vendor: froxlor
- Vulnerable product: froxlor
- CVE published: 2026-08-18
- CVE last modified: 2026-09-08
- EPSS: 0.0043; 36.1th percentile (FIRST (opens in a new tab) )
- Latest Update: 2026-09-06
- Selected Rule IDs observed: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
- Matching rules: 10; rules with blocking actions: 10
- Would-block Rule IDs: 340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655
- Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request argument names, Request arguments, Request cookies, SOAP request data, XML request data
Vulnerability Description
Froxlor is open source server administration software. Prior to 2.3.8, the DomainZones.add API command in lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/DomainZones.php accepts user-controlled record and type values without rejecting line delimiters, tab characters, semicolons, or unsupported DNS record types before lib/Froxlor/Dns/DnsEntry.php serializes the values into a BIND zone file. An authenticated customer with DNS-zone permissions can place a crafted value in the record field, or use the related type-field variant, to create additional resource-record lines that bypass Froxlor’s field-level validation. BIND accepts the injected records, allowing modification of DNS data and possible DNS availability impact within a zone the caller is authorized to manage. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.8.
Recommended Actions
Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (340014 , 340023 , 340029 , 344360 , 344361 , 344363 , 344364 , 344366 , 344370 , 393655 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.
Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.
- Affected versions: froxlor version < 2.3.8.
- No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record (opens in a new tab) . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.
Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.
Research Notes
Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.
Public Vulnerability References
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CVE Record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/a4f09f09fa71337b6cdff364d0a641d631a0130a (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
- CVE authority reference: https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-5rw4-4665-cvwf (opens in a new tab)
Test or Research Source
- Source: Atomicorp AI Research Framework
- Tags: cve, derived, rce, waf-probe
Research Note Context
This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.
Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.
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