Improper authorization in CPP-Ethereum - CVE-2017-12113

 

Improper authorization in CPP-Ethereum - CVE-2017-12113

Published: January 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9969
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12113
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization on the target system.

The weakness exists in admin_nodeInfo API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC due to improper authorization. A remote attacker can make a specially crafted JSON request, gain access to the restricted functionality and bypass authorization.

Affected software

CPP-Ethereum

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12113

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.


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