### [CVE-2017-12112](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12112)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=authorization%20bypass&color=brighgreen)

### Description

An exploitable improper authorization vulnerability exists in admin_addPeer API of cpp-ethereum's JSON-RPC (commit 4e1015743b95821849d001618a7ce82c7c073768). A JSON request can cause an access to the restricted functionality resulting in authorization bypass. An attacker can send JSON to trigger this vulnerability.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0464

#### Github
- https://github.com/demining/Solidity-Forcibly-Send-Ether-Vulnerability