CVE-2020-5232CWE-285

Ethereum Name Service - Malicious takeover of previously owned ENS names

High · published January 30, 2020

CVSS v3.1
8.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01181 · 67.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2020-01-30T23:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JAN 23:55Z
    Ethereum Name Service - Malicious takeover of previously owned ENS names
    cvelistv5