CVE-2020-5232
Ethereum Name Service - Malicious takeover of previously owned ENS names
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jan 30, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 2, 2020
Description
A user who owns an ENS domain can set a trapdoor, allowing them to transfer ownership to another user, and later regain ownership without the new owners consent or awareness. A new ENS deployment is being rolled out that fixes this vulnerability in the ENS registry.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
@ensdomains/ensensdomains |
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References
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