Submission Details
Severity:
Unlimited Token Operation Size in AaveDIVAWrapper Enables Market Manipulation and Liquidity Depletion
Description
The AaveDIVAWrapper contract lacks maximum size restrictions on individual token operations, allowing arbitrarily large transactions that could destabilize protocol operations or cause liquidity issues.
https://github.com/Cyfrin/2025-01-diva/blob/main/contracts/src/AaveDIVAWrapperCore.sol#L423
function _handleTokenOperations(
address _collateralToken,
uint256 _collateralAmount,
address _wToken
) private {
// Large transfers could drain liquidity or cause issues
IERC20Metadata(_collateralToken).safeTransferFrom(
msg.sender,
address(this),
_collateralAmount
);
// Large Aave supplies could dominate protocol
IAave(_aaveV3Pool).supply(
_collateralToken,
_collateralAmount,
address(this),
0
);
// Large mint could flood market
IWToken(_wToken).mint(address(this), _collateralAmount);
}
Impact
Unrestricted operation sizes can lead to:
Market manipulation through oversized positions
Aave liquidity depletion for specific tokens
Protocol dominance by single transactions
Flash crashes during massive withdrawals
Proof of Concept
function demonstrateUnlimitedSize() public {
// Acquire huge amount of tokens
uint256 massive = 1000000000 * 10**18; // 1 billion tokens
token.mint(attacker, massive);
// Can create pool with entire supply
wrapper.createContingentPool({
collateralToken: token,
collateralAmount: massive, // No limit
...
});
}
Recommended Fix
Add tiered operation limits with timelock for large transactions:
contract AaveDIVAWrapperCore {
struct OperationTier {
uint256 maxAmount;
uint256 cooldownPeriod;
}
// Define tiers
OperationTier[] public tiers = [
OperationTier(100_000e18, 0), // Tier 1: Up to 100k, no delay
OperationTier(1_000_000e18, 1 hours), // Tier 2: Up to 1M, 1 hour delay
OperationTier(10_000_000e18, 24 hours) // Tier 3: Up to 10M, 24 hour delay
];
// Track large operations
mapping(address => mapping(uint256 => uint256)) public lastOperationTime;
error AmountTooLarge(uint256 amount, uint256 maxAmount);
error CooldownActive(uint256 remainingTime);
function _validateOperationSize(
address user,
uint256 amount
) internal {
// Find applicable tier
for (uint256 i = 0; i < tiers.length; i++) {
if (amount <= tiers[i].maxAmount) {
if (tiers[i].cooldownPeriod > 0) {
uint256 cooldownEnd = lastOperationTime[user][i] + tiers[i].cooldownPeriod;
if (block.timestamp < cooldownEnd) {
revert CooldownActive(cooldownEnd - block.timestamp);
}
lastOperationTime[user][i] = block.timestamp;
}
return;
}
}
revert AmountTooLarge(amount, tiers[tiers.length - 1].maxAmount);
}
function _handleTokenOperations(
address _collateralToken,
uint256 _collateralAmount,
address _wToken
) private {
_validateOperationSize(msg.sender, _collateralAmount);
// Regular operations continue...
}
}
Prize pool breakdown
Total prize
15,000 USDC
nSLOC
51929
USDC / LOC
14,000
1,000
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