CVE-2017-12118

HIGHNVD 8.1

8.1

An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_stop API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: —
EPSS: 74.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 19, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

talos-cna@ciscohttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475
talos-cna@ciscohttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0470
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102475
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0470

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-12118?

CVE-2017-12118 is a high vulnerability published on January 19, 2018. An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in miner_stop API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.

When was CVE-2017-12118 disclosed?

CVE-2017-12118 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 19, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-12118 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-12118 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-12118?

CVE-2017-12118 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-12118?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-12118, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2017-12118

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