# CVE-2018-10666: The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora IDEX Membership (IDXM), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract own

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Owned smart contract implementation for Aurora IDEX Membership (IDXM), an Ethereum ERC20 token, allows attackers to acquire contract ownership because the setOwner function is declared as public. A new owner can subsequently modify variables.

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## References

- https://medium.com/%40jonghyk.song/aurora-idex-membership-idxm-erc20-token-allows-attackers-to-acquire-contract-ownership-1ff426cee7c6

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