CVE-2017-12117 is an improper authorization vulnerability in the miner_start API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC, allowing an attacker to bypass authorization and access restricted functionality. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) can be exploited remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:cpp-ethereum:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.