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NFT Smart Contract Security Guide

Common vulnerabilities in NFT contracts and how to prevent them, based on our analysis of major NFT exploits.

ExVul Research Team

ExVul Research Team

Security Researchers

August 202410 min
#NFT#ERC721#Security
NFT Smart Contract Security Guide

Introduction

NFT contracts have become high-value targets for attackers. This guide covers the most common vulnerabilities we find in NFT audits and how to prevent them.

Minting Vulnerabilities

  • Unrestricted minting allowing unlimited token creation
  • Signature replay attacks in whitelist minting
  • Front-running of mint transactions
  • Integer overflow in mint count tracking
SecureMint.sol
// Secure whitelist minting with signature verification
function whitelistMint(uint256 quantity, bytes calldata signature)
external
payable
{
require(!usedSignatures[signature], "Signature already used");
require(
_verifySignature(msg.sender, quantity, signature),
"Invalid signature"
);
usedSignatures[signature] = true;
_safeMint(msg.sender, quantity);
}

Always mark signatures as used before minting to prevent replay attacks.

Mint Controls

Proper access control and limits

Signature Security

Prevent replay attacks

Metadata

Secure on-chain or IPFS storage

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