Submission Details
Severity:
Not so private 'Private Variable'
Summary
Password stored on the smart contract can be read by anyone.
Vulnerability Details
Private Variables stored on a public blockchain smart contract can be accessed using storage slots.
Impact
The application fails to securely store the password of users. Anyone can access stored password.
Tools Used
Ethersjs
Recommendations
Use off-chain cryptic hashing algorithms on sensitive data before storing it on-chain.
Updates
Lead Judging Commences
inallhonesty
almost 2 years ago
inallhonesty almost 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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