Contract Vulnerabilities in Smart Contract Packages
By: Zentaurios
December 7, 2023 2:46 PM / 0 Comments Wallets Web3 Web3 Services Blockchain
Vulnerabilities have been discovered in some of the code of the smart contracts used in Zentaurios. The vulnerabilities have been mitigated with no loss to Zentaurios or the holders of the NFTs. Read more in this blog. Your wallets are not affected!
Contract vulnerabilities were discovered in packages thirdweb used in its smart contract creation ecosystem. These vulnerabilities have been mitigated.
Effect on Zentaurios App
There is no effect on how the Zentaurios platfrom operates.
Effect on NFTs
- NFT sales have been paused and will not continue under the current contract
- The Marketplace has been shut down
Moving Forward
To continue NFT sales a new contract will be deployed and all holders will be airdropped an identical NFT under the new contract. The new contract, obviously, has resolved the vulnerabilities.
After this has occured, Zentaurios token gated features will be updated to use the new contract.
The next update will be that this has happened.
What should you do?
You do not have to do anything. Zentaurios works as is. However, if you would like to purchase an NFT, keep an eye out for the next update.
Update: Claim your new NFT
Further Reading
This instance is a prime example of knowing about wallet security. Imagine a block chain app that "seamlessly creates a wallet in the app."
Now imagine someone taking control of that app. Imagine your Charizard gone. Imagine your 50k follower, monetized Twitter profile gone.
These are things we need to be aware as convenience and custody evolve.
Read here for more info on wallet security as we move forward in Web3