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CVE-2017-12112

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 19, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCpp EthereumCPP-Ethereum

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cpp Ethereum· Ethereum
95%
All versions
CPP-Ethereum· Talos
60%
Ethereum commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0464

CVSS

8.1HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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