Improper authorization in CPP-Ethereum - CVE-2017-12112
Published: January 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9970
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12112
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ethereum
Affected software:
CPP-Ethereum
CPP-Ethereum
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization on the target system.
The weakness exists in admin_addPeer 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.
The weakness exists in admin_addPeer 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12112
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.