CVE-2017-12112 json
An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in admin_addPeer API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d00161…
published 2018-01-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3696
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0464 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Talos CPP-Ethereum
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0464
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/102475
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-12112
- NVD CVE-2017-12112
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