CVE-2018-10468

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Useless Ethereum Token - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-10468 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io).

Description

The transferFrom function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to steal assets (e.g., transfer all victims' balances into their account) because certain computations involving _value are incorrect, as exploited in the wild starting in December 2017, aka the "transferFlaw" issue.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://peckshield.com/2018/04/28/transferFlaw/

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

https://medium.com/%40jonghyk.song/uselessethereumtoken-uet-erc20-token-allows-attackers-to-steal-all-victims-balances-543d42ac808e

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0159

EPSS Percentile 72.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2018-04-28

InTheWild.io 2018-06-12

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

uetoken/useless_ethereum_token

Published Apr 28, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026