VDB-113068 · CVE-2018-1000022 · Issue 3374

Electrum Bitcoin Wallet up to 3.0.4 JSONRPC Interface improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Electrum Bitcoin Wallet up to 3.0.4 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component JSONRPC Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1000022. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Electrum Bitcoin Wallet up to 3.0.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component JSONRPC Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/24/2017. The weakness was presented 02/09/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1000022 since 01/29/2018. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 77 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Electrum

Name

Bitcoin Wallet

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Bitcoin Wallet 3.0.5

Timelineinfo

11/24/2017 🔍
01/29/2018 +66 days 🔍
02/09/2018 +11 days 🔍
02/09/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2023 +1822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3374
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-1000022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113068

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2018 09:19
Updated: 02/06/2023 09:47
Changes: 02/10/2018 09:19 (59), 01/03/2020 13:57 (2), 02/06/2023 09:47 (4)
Complete: 🔍
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