CVE-2024-37159 Evmos is missing create validator check
Low 3.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37159 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-37159 is a low-severity vulnerability in evmos, published on 17 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: evmos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37159/index.md)
Attackers can create validators using vested tokens, bypassing intended staking restrictions in the Evmos blockchain network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-37159?
CVE-2024-37159 is a low-severity vulnerability in evmos, published on 17 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Evmos is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Hub on the Cosmos Network. This vulnerability allowed a user to create a validator using vested tokens to deposit the self-bond. This vulnerability is fixed in 18.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Evmos Evmos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37159?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-37159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in evmos
- CVE-2024-32644 Evmos' transaction execution not accounting for all state transition after interaction with precompiles
- CVE-2024-39696 Evmos vulnerable to exploit of smart contract account and vesting
- CVE-2022-24738 Account compromise in Evmos
- CVE-2024-37153 Evmos's contract balance not updating correctly after interchain transaction
- CVE-2024-37154 Evmos allows unvested token delegations