VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12112

CVSS score8.1 HIGH

EPSS probability1.44%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-19

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in admin_addPeer API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). A JSON request can cause an access to the restricted functionality resulting in authorization bypass. An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness classification

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references

talos-cna@cisco.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory