OWASP Smart Contract Top 10

Overview

The OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 identifies the most critical security risks in smart contract development, modeled after the widely adopted OWASP Web Application Top 10. It covers reentrancy, integer overflow/underflow, unchecked return values, access control vulnerabilities, front-running, denial of service, bad randomness, time manipulation, short address attacks, and known vulnerabilities in dependencies. CodeMiners uses the OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 as a mandatory checklist for all blockchain security reviews.

Governing Body

OWASP Foundation (Open Worldwide Application Security Project)

Scope of Certification

Covers the 10 most critical smart contract security risks: reentrancy, integer issues, unchecked return values, access control, front-running, denial of service, bad randomness, time manipulation, short address attacks, and known dependency vulnerabilities.

Audit and Assessment Process

Compliance is verified through security reviews that systematically check for each of the Top 10 risks. Automated scanning tools (Slither, Mythril, Echidna) supplement manual review. Findings are classified using the OWASP risk rating methodology.

Key Requirements

1. Automated scanning for all 10 vulnerability categories
2. Manual review for business logic vulnerabilities
3. Test cases covering each Top 10 risk
4. Remediation verification for identified issues

Compliance Entitlements

• Systematic coverage of the top 10 smart contract vulnerability classes
• OWASP-standardized risk classification for blockchain
• Mandatory security review checklist for all smart contract projects
• Alignment with the OWASP security community

Client Benefits

• Ensures all smart contracts are reviewed against the industry-standard risk taxonomy
• Provides a clear, communicable security baseline for blockchain projects
• Reduces the risk of exploitation through known vulnerability classes

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