An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_start 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.
Published 2018-01-19 22:29:00
Updated 2022-12-14 15:14:26
Source Talos
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Products affected by CVE-2017-12117

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12117

1.27%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 84 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-12117

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST
4.0
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.2
1.4
Talos
8.1
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.2
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-12117

  • The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-12117

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