GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-9c22-pwxw-p6hx OpenZeppelin Contracts initializer reentrancy may lead to double initialization
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- Aliases
- CVE-2022-39384
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @openzeppelin/contracts, @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-665
- Reviewed
- 2021-12-14
Affected packages
• npm @openzeppelin/contracts: >= 3.2.0, < 4.4.1 → fixed in 4.4.1
• npm @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable: >= 3.2.0, < 4.4.1 → fixed in 4.4.1
Description
Impact
Initializer functions that are invoked separate from contract creation (the most prominent example being minimal proxies) may be reentered if they make an untrusted non-view external call.
Once an initializer has finished running it can never be re-executed. However, an exception put in place to support multiple inheritance made reentrancy possible in the scenario described above, breaking the expectation that there is a single execution.
Note that upgradeable proxies are commonly initialized together with contract creation, where reentrancy is not feasible, so the impact of this issue is believed to be minor.
Patches
A fix is included in the version v4.4.1 of `@openzeppelin/contracts` and `@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable`.
Workarounds
Avoid untrusted external calls during initialization.
References
https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/pull/3006
Credits
This issue was identified and reported by @chaitinblockchain through our bug bounty on Immunefi.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, or need assistance executing the mitigation, email us at [email protected].
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2022-39384 OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for secure smart contract development. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-665 Improper Initialization weakness