CVE-2018-1000093

HIGH

CryptoNote < 0.8.9 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via JSON-RPC

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

CryptoNote version version 0.8.9 and possibly later contain a local RPC server which does not require authentication, as a result the walletd and the simplewallet RPC daemons will process any commands sent to them, resulting in remote command execution and a takeover of the cryptocurrency wallet if an attacker can trick an application such as a web browser into connecting and sending a command for example. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim visiting a webpage hosting malicious content that trigger such behavior.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ayrx.me/cryptonote-unauthenticated-json-rpc
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/cryptonotefoundation/cryptonote/issues/172
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/amjuarez/bytecoin/issues/217

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0177
EPSS Percentile 75.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
cryptonote/cryptonote < 0.8.9
Published Mar 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026