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CVE-2017-12117
An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_start API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
- authorization bypass
- CWE-863 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-863 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Ethereum commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768
References (2)
- 102475 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0469 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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