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01 Record

CVE-2017-12112

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

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score4.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 73.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-01-19 22:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 19:25Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-07-31
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6b1824f764085aeb75e5fd1d69efdc854825d24c4b55c850a4015e75ed54c8ef

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
TalosCPP-EthereumEthereum commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768—

06 References