7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-12078
PolyAI TradeTrap ERC20 Token Supply Manipulation
Description

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for PolyAI (AI), a tradable Ethereum ERC20 token, has no period constraint, which allows the owner to increase the total supply of the digital assets arbitrarily so as to make profits, aka the "tradeTrap" issue.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2018, 11:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12078 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Polyai_project polyai
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12078.

URL Resource
https://peckshield.com/2018/06/11/tradeTrap/ Third Party Advisory
https://peckshield.com/2018/06/11/tradeTrap/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12078 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:poly-ai:polyai:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:polyai_project:polyai:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://peckshield.com/2018/06/11/tradeTrap/ No Types Assigned https://peckshield.com/2018/06/11/tradeTrap/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:poly-ai:polyai:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.38155

percentile

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