Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting @openzeppelin/contracts package, versions >=4.0.0 <4.9.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENZEPPELINCONTRACTS-5838352
  • published11 Aug 2023
  • disclosed10 Aug 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-40014  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @openzeppelin/contracts to version 4.9.3 or higher.

Overview

@openzeppelin/contracts is a library for contract development.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. Contracts using ERC2771Context along with a custom trusted forwarder may see _msgSender return address(0) in calls that originate from the forwarder with calldata shorter than 20 bytes.

Note:

This can lead to unintended consequences or incorrect behavior in smart contracts that rely on the accurate identification of the sender.

CVSS Scores

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