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CVE-2020-5232

Ethereum Name Service - Malicious takeover of previously owned ENS names

CVSS 8.7 HIGHEPSS 1.2%CWE-285
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 8.7EPSS 1.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
30 Jan 2020Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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