GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-q4h9-46xg-m3x9 UUPSUpgradeable vulnerability in @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable
CRITICAL
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable
- Severity
- Critical
- Reviewed
- 2021-09-14
Affected packages
• npm @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable: >= 4.1.0, < 4.3.2 → fixed in 4.3.2
Description
Impact
Upgradeable contracts using `UUPSUpgradeable` may be vulnerable to an attack affecting uninitialized implementation contracts. We will update this advisory with more information soon.
Patches
A fix is included in version 4.3.2 of `@openzeppelin/contracts` and `@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable`.
Workarounds
Initialize implementation contracts using `UUPSUpgradeable` by invoking the initializer function (usually called `initialize`). An example is provided in the forum.
References
A post-mortem will be published in a few days in the OpenZeppelin Forum.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, or need assistance executing the mitigation, email us at [email protected].