# CVE-2018-12078: The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for PolyAI (AI), a tradable Ethereum ERC20 token, has no period constraint, which

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The mintToken function of a smart contract implementation for PolyAI (AI), a tradable Ethereum ERC20 token, has no period constraint, which allows the owner to increase the total supply of the digital assets arbitrarily so as to make profits, aka the "tradeTrap" issue.

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## References

- https://peckshield.com/2018/06/11/tradeTrap/

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