What is CVE-2017-14460?

CVE-2017-14460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parity Ethereum Client. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-14460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-14460 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Parity Ethereum Client

CVE-2017-14460

An exploitable overly permissive cross-domain (CORS) whitelist vulnerability exists in JSON-RPC of Parity Ethereum client version 1.7.8. An automatically sent JSON object to JSON-RPC endpoint can trigger this vulnerability. A victim needs to visit a malicious website to trigger this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Parity Ethereum_client — versions 1.7.8
Talos Parity — versions Parity 1.7.8

Public proof-of-concept exploits

BADOUANA/tdDevops

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14460?: CVE-2017-14460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parity Ethereum Client. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-14460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14460 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.