Privilege Escalation

github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. Attackers are able to setup a victim's account as a malicious vesting account, which allows depositing funds but prohibiting withdrawals, thanks to the PeriodicVestingAccount function defined in x/auth. As a result, you cannot...

GHSA-J2CR-JC39-WPX5 Barberry Security Advisory - regarding x/auth periodic vesting accounts

Impact In PeriodicVestingAccount, defined in x/auth, an attacker can initialize a victim's account as a malicious vesting account, which allows deposits but does not allow withdrawals. When the user then deposits funds into their account, those funds are locked forever, and the user is not able t...

Barberry Security Advisory - regarding x/auth periodic vesting accounts

Impact In PeriodicVestingAccount, defined in x/auth, an attacker can initialize a victim's account as a malicious vesting account, which allows deposits but does not allow withdrawals. When the user then deposits funds into their account, those funds are locked forever, and the user is not able t...