Auth bypass in Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
CVE-2018-1000022
Electrum Technologies GmbH Electrum Bitcoin Wallet version prior to version 3.0.5 contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability in JSONRPC interface that can result in Bitcoin theft, if the user's wallet is not password protected. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must visit a web page with specially crafted javascript. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.0.5.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/7ooack/critical_electrum_vulnerability/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/3374 (Third Party Advisory)
- electrum.org/ (Product)
- bitcointalk.org/index.php (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000022?
- CVE-2018-1000022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Electrum Bitcoin Wallet, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000022?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.