Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to User Affecting base-x package, versions <3.0.11>=4.0.0 <4.0.1>=5.0.0 <5.0.1
Threat Intelligence
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- published13 May 2025
- disclosed30 Apr 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 30 Apr 2025
NewCVE-2025-27611 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade base-x to version 3.0.11, 4.0.1, 5.0.1 or higher.
Overview
base-x is a Fast base encoding / decoding of any given alphabet
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to User through the validation process. An attacker can deceive users into sending funds to an unintended address by exploiting Unicode lookalike characters to bypass validation checks.