PT-2018-5355 · Ethereum · Cpp-Ethereum

Published 2018-01-19 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2017-12114

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cpp-ethereum version (affected versions not specified)

Description An issue exists in the admin peers API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC, where a JSON request can bypass authorization, allowing access to restricted functionality. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted JSON request.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12114

Affected Products

Cpp-Ethereum

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0466 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12114 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102475 · Note