Submission Details
Severity:
Private state variables can be read by anyone
Summary
Declaring a state variable as private does not mean it cannot be read.
Vulnerability Details
s_password should be only accessible by the s_owner, but can be accessed by anyone by calculating the appropriate storage slot where it is stored.
14: string private s_password;
The password can then be retrieved easily by a tool like chisel.
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inallhonesty
about 2 years ago
inallhonesty about 2 years ago
Submission Judgement Published Assigned finding tags:
finding-anyone-can-read-storage
Private functions and state variables are only visible for the contract they are defined in and not in derived contracts. In this case private doesn't mean secret/confidential
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