CVE-2017-12118 is an improper authorization vulnerability in the miner_stop API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC, specifically affecting commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk where an unauthenticated attacker can remotely trigger the vulnerability with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants attention. This vulnerability is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
| 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:N/A:L
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