CVE-2020-5232: Incorrect Authorization

January 30, 2020 (updated January 8, 2021)

A user who owns an ENS domain can set a trapdoor, allowing them to transfer ownership to another user, 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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8f9f-pc5v-9r5h
github.com/ensdomains/ens/commit/36e10e71fcddcade88646821e0a57cc6c19e1ecf
github.com/ensdomains/ens/security/advisories/GHSA-8f9f-pc5v-9r5h
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5232

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