PT-2018-5356 · Ethereum · Cpp-Ethereum

Published 2018-01-19 · Updated 2022-12-14 · CVE-2017-12115

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description An issue exists in the miner setEtherbase API endpoint of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC, allowing for improper authorization. A JSON request can bypass authorization, resulting in access to restricted functionality.

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-2017-12115

Affected Products

Cpp-Ethereum

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0467 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12115 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102475 · Note