# CVE-2019-25157: Ethex Contracts Monthly Jackpot EthexJackpot.sol access control

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Ethex Contracts: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was found in Ethex Contracts. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file EthexJackpot.sol of the component Monthly Jackpot Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 6b8664b698d3d953e16c284fadc6caeb9e58e3db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248271.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ethex Contracts, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.248271
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248271
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5120151.msg50827730#msg50827730
- https://github.com/ethex-bet/ethex-contracts/commit/6b8664b698d3d953e16c284fadc6caeb9e58e3db

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