7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-12998
c-lightning Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability
Description

c-lightning before 0.7.1 allows attackers to trigger loss of funds because of Incorrect Access Control. NOTE: README.md states "It can be used for testing, but it should not be used for real funds."

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 31, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2020, 4:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-12998 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-12998 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elementsproject c-lightning
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-12998.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/commits/master Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

API specifications for Lightning Service Providers

Updated: 1 month ago
112 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2022, 7:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

master

C++ HTML M4

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2021, 3:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 46 different CVEs too.

List of Lightning Network technical issues, bugs, flaws, and exploits.

lightning-network

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
97 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2021, 1:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Lightning Network Protocol Development Curriculum

bitcoin lightning-network

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
363 stars 44 fork 44 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2019, 4:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-12998 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-12998 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/commits/master No Types Assigned https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/commits/master Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html No Types Assigned https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-September/002174.html Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elementsproject:c-lightning:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.7.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12998 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12998 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.37106

percentile

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