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Deploy.s.sol hardcodes a Merkle root built with 25e18 per user while USDC has 6 decimals, so every claim reverts and 100 USDC is locked

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Description

The airdrop pays 25 USDC to each of 4 users, and USDC on zkSync Era has 6 decimals, so each leaf should commit to 25e6. Deploy.s.sol funds the contract with exactly 4 * 25e6, but it hardcodes a Merkle root that was generated by makeMerkle.js with amount = 25 * 1e18:

// script/Deploy.s.sol
// @> root generated from leaves (user, 25e18), not (user, 25e6)
bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = 0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05;
// 4 users, 25 USDC each
uint256 public s_amountToAirdrop = 4 * (25 * 1e6);
// makeMerkle.js (input used to produce the root above)
const amount = (25 * 1e18).toString()

With this root, the only amount a user can prove is 25e18. claim then tries to safeTransfer(account, 25e18) while the contract holds 100e6, so every claim reverts. Claiming with the correct 25e6 fails proof verification instead.

Risk

Likelihood:

  • This happens on the documented deployment path (make deploy runs this script); no attacker action is needed.

Impact:

  • No eligible user can ever claim: the airdrop does not work at all.

  • The 100 USDC sent to the contract is permanently locked, because MerkleAirdrop has no function to withdraw ERC20 tokens and the root is immutable.

Proof of Concept

The test below rebuilds the 4-leaf tree (same leaf encoding as the contract, sorted-pair hashing as in OZ MerkleProof). A calibration test first confirms the helper reproduces the repository's own test root for 25e6. The deploy root matches 25e18 leaves and does not match 25e6 leaves. All tests pass:

function _leaf(address a, uint256 amt) internal pure returns (bytes32) {
return keccak256(bytes.concat(keccak256(abi.encode(a, amt))));
}
function _pair(bytes32 a, bytes32 b) internal pure returns (bytes32) {
return a < b ? keccak256(abi.encode(a, b)) : keccak256(abi.encode(b, a));
}
function _matchesRoot(uint256 amt, bytes32 root) internal view returns (bool) {
bytes32 a = _leaf(users[0], amt); bytes32 b = _leaf(users[1], amt);
bytes32 c = _leaf(users[2], amt); bytes32 d = _leaf(users[3], amt);
return _pair(_pair(a, b), _pair(c, d)) == root || _pair(_pair(a, c), _pair(b, d)) == root
|| _pair(_pair(a, d), _pair(b, c)) == root;
}
​
function test_calibration_helperReproducesTestRoot() public view {
assertTrue(_matchesRoot(25e6, 0x3b2e22da63ae414086bec9c9da6b685f790c6fab200c7918f2879f08793d77bd));
}
​
function test_F2_deployRootEncodes18Decimals() public {
Deploy d = new Deploy();
bytes32 deployRoot = d.s_merkleRoot();
assertTrue(_matchesRoot(25e18, deployRoot));
assertFalse(_matchesRoot(25e6, deployRoot));
assertEq(d.s_amountToAirdrop(), 100e6); // funded amount can never cover a 25e18 claim
}

Recommended Mitigation

Generate the root with the token's real decimals and use that root in the deploy script:

- const amount = (25 * 1e18).toString()
+ const amount = (25 * 1e6).toString()
- bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = 0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05;
+ bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = <root regenerated with 25e6 per user>;
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Lead Judging Commences

ai-first-flight-judge Lead Judge about 1 hour ago
Submission Judgement Published
Validated
Assigned finding tags:

[H-03] Wrong Merkle Root used in `Deploy.s.sol` script causing eligible user cant claim

## Description `Deploy.s.sol` script provide the wrong value causing eligible address can not claim when the contract are deployed using the script. ## Vulnerability Details There are mismatch in value of merkle tree and merkle proof provided in `Deploy.s.sol` and `MerkleAirdropTest.t.sol` as the latter provided the correct value but the `Deploy.s.sol` script provide the wrong value causing eligible address can not claim when the contract are deployed using the script. NOTE: this assume the value of `s_zkSyncUSDC` used in `Deploy.s.sol` are already corrected using `0x1d17CBcF0D6D143135aE902365D2E5e2A16538D4` otherwise it would revert and not showing `MerkleAirdrop__InvalidProof` error. If we run `yarn run makeMerkle` the following value would be returned: ```bash Merkle Root: 0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05 Proof for address: 0x20F41376c713072937eb02Be70ee1eD0D639966C with amount: 25000000000000000000: [ '0x4fd31fee0e75780cd67704fbc43caee70fddcaa43631e2e1bc9fb233fada2394', '0xc88d18957ad6849229355580c1bde5de3ae3b78024db2e6c2a9ad674f7b59f84' ] ``` the Merkle Root value `0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05` are used in the `Deploy.s.sol` script: ```javascript @> bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = 0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05; // 4 users, 25 USDC each uint256 public s_amountToAirdrop = 4 * (25 * 1e6); ``` this is problematic because the intended value for every claim is `25 USDC` or `25 * 1e6` because USDC decimal is 6 instead of 18, and the above Merkle Root value are intended for `25 * 1e18`. the `claim` function cannot be called successfully because the contract only held `s_amountToAirdrop = 4 * (25 * 1e6)` USDC and user cannot claim `25 * 1e18` as this is wrong value. <details><summary>PoC</summary> Add your zksync rpc url `ZKSYNC_MAINNET_RPC_URL` to `.env` file. Add this helper code to `Deploy.s.sol` so our test can capture the address of `MerkleAirdrop` and `IERC20` contract: ```diff - function run() public { + function run() public returns (MerkleAirdrop, IERC20) { vm.startBroadcast(); MerkleAirdrop airdrop = deployMerkleDropper(s_merkleRoot, IERC20(s_zkSyncUSDC)); // Send USDC -> Merkle Air Dropper IERC20(0x1d17CBcF0D6D143135aE902365D2E5e2A16538D4).transfer(address(airdrop), s_amountToAirdrop); vm.stopBroadcast(); + // add helper + return (airdrop, IERC20(s_zkSyncUSDC)); } ``` Add `MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol` to `test` folder. `MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol`: ```javascript // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT pragma solidity 0.8.24; import { MerkleAirdrop, IERC20 } from "../src/MerkleAirdrop.sol"; import { AirdropToken } from "./mocks/AirdropToken.sol"; import { Deploy } from "script/Deploy.s.sol"; import { Test } from "forge-std/Test.sol"; import { console } from "forge-std/Test.sol"; contract MerkleAirdropTest is Test, Deploy { MerkleAirdrop public airdrop; IERC20 public tokenIERC20; AirdropToken public token; uint256 amountToCollect = (25 * 1e6); // 25.000000 uint256 amountToSend = amountToCollect * 4; address collectorOne = 0x20F41376c713072937eb02Be70ee1eD0D639966C; // using proof from makeMerkle.js bytes32 proofOne = 0x4fd31fee0e75780cd67704fbc43caee70fddcaa43631e2e1bc9fb233fada2394; bytes32 proofTwo = 0xc88d18957ad6849229355580c1bde5de3ae3b78024db2e6c2a9ad674f7b59f84; bytes32[] public proof = [proofOne, proofTwo]; function setUp() public { // assume deployer have enough USDC balance, we use deal address correctUSDCAddress = 0x1d17CBcF0D6D143135aE902365D2E5e2A16538D4; deal(address(IERC20(correctUSDCAddress)), address(msg.sender), amountToSend); console.log("USDC before:", IERC20(correctUSDCAddress).balanceOf(address(msg.sender))); // running the Deploy.s.sol script (airdrop, tokenIERC20) = Deploy.run(); console.log("USDC after:", IERC20(correctUSDCAddress).balanceOf(address(msg.sender))); } function testPOCUsingDeployScriptContractBrokenBecauseWrongMerkleRoot() public { // assume the correct USDC address are used in deploying MerkleAirdrop.sol uint256 startingBalance = tokenIERC20.balanceOf(collectorOne); vm.deal(collectorOne, airdrop.getFee()); vm.startPrank(collectorOne); airdrop.claim{ value: airdrop.getFee() }(collectorOne, amountToCollect, proof); vm.stopPrank(); uint256 endingBalance = tokenIERC20.balanceOf(collectorOne); assertEq(endingBalance - startingBalance, amountToCollect); } ``` after that run the following `forge test --zksync --fork-url $ZKSYNC_MAINNET_RPC_URL --mt testPOCUsingDeployScriptContractBrokenBecauseWrongMerkleRoot` the test will FAIL: ```bash Failing tests: Encountered 1 failing test in test/MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol:MerkleAirdropTest [FAIL. Reason: MerkleAirdrop__InvalidProof()] testPOCUsingDeployScriptContractBrokenBecauseWrongMerkleRoot() (gas: 32340) ``` </details> ## Impact user cannot claim the airdrop ## Recommendations Changing the correct Merkle Root can solve this problem. <details><summary>Code</summary> Using modified `makeMerkle.js` we can generate the correct value: ```diff . . . /*////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// INPUTS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/ - const amount = (25 * 1e18).toString(); + const amount = (25 * 1e6).toString(); const userToGetProofOf = "0x20F41376c713072937eb02Be70ee1eD0D639966C"; // (1) const values = [ [userToGetProofOf, amount], ["0x277D26a45Add5775F21256159F089769892CEa5B", amount], ["0x0c8Ca207e27a1a8224D1b602bf856479b03319e7", amount], ["0xf6dBa02C01AF48Cf926579F77C9f874Ca640D91D", amount], ]; /*////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// PROCESS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/ // (2) const tree = StandardMerkleTree.of(values, ["address", "uint256"]); // (3) console.log("Merkle Root:", tree.root); // (4) for (const [i, v] of tree.entries()) { // if (v[0] === userToGetProofOf) { // (3) const proof = tree.getProof(i); + console.log(`Proof for address: ${v} with amount: ${amount}:\n`, proof); - console.log(`Proof for address: ${userToGetProofOf} with amount: ${amount}:\n`, proof); - } } . . . ``` after that run `yarn run makeMerkle` and the following should returned: ```bash Merkle Root: 0x3b2e22da63ae414086bec9c9da6b685f790c6fab200c7918f2879f08793d77bd Proof for address: 0x20F41376c713072937eb02Be70ee1eD0D639966C,25000000 with amount: 25000000: [ '0x32cee63464b09930b5c3f59f955c86694a4c640a03aa57e6f743d8a3ca5c8838', '0x8ff683185668cbe035a18fccec4080d7a0331bb1bbc532324f40501de5e8ea5c' ] Proof for address: 0x277D26a45Add5775F21256159F089769892CEa5B,25000000 with amount: 25000000: [ '0x2683f462a4457349d6d7ef62d4208ef42c89c2cff9543cd8292d9269d832c3e8', '0xdcad361f30c4a5b102a90b4ec310ffd75c577ccdff1c678adb20a6f02e923366' ] Proof for address: 0x0c8Ca207e27a1a8224D1b602bf856479b03319e7,25000000 with amount: 25000000: [ '0xee1cda884ead2c9f34338f48263e7edd6e5f35bf4f09c9c0930d995911004eed', '0x8ff683185668cbe035a18fccec4080d7a0331bb1bbc532324f40501de5e8ea5c' ] Proof for address: 0xf6dBa02C01AF48Cf926579F77C9f874Ca640D91D,25000000 with amount: 25000000: [ '0x1e6784ff835523401f4db6e3ab48fa5bdf523a46a5bc0410a5639d837352b194', '0xdcad361f30c4a5b102a90b4ec310ffd75c577ccdff1c678adb20a6f02e923366' ] ``` using the correct value above, we should change the `Deploy.s.sol` value of `s_merkleRoot`: `Deploy.s.sol`: ```diff - bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = 0xf69aaa25bd4dd10deb2ccd8235266f7cc815f6e9d539e9f4d47cae16e0c36a05; + bytes32 public s_merkleRoot = 0x3b2e22da63ae414086bec9c9da6b685f790c6fab200c7918f2879f08793d77bd; // 4 users, 25 USDC each uint256 public s_amountToAirdrop = 4 * (25 * 1e6); ``` after that add the following code to `MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol` that we already created beforehand. `MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol`: ```javascript function testUsingDeployScriptContractCorrectMerkleRoot() public { // assume the correct USDC address are used in deploying MerkleAirdrop.sol // using the correctly generated merkleProof bytes32[] memory correctProofs = new bytes32[](8); correctProofs[0] = 0x32cee63464b09930b5c3f59f955c86694a4c640a03aa57e6f743d8a3ca5c8838; correctProofs[1] = 0x8ff683185668cbe035a18fccec4080d7a0331bb1bbc532324f40501de5e8ea5c; correctProofs[2] = 0x2683f462a4457349d6d7ef62d4208ef42c89c2cff9543cd8292d9269d832c3e8; correctProofs[3] = 0xdcad361f30c4a5b102a90b4ec310ffd75c577ccdff1c678adb20a6f02e923366; correctProofs[4] = 0xee1cda884ead2c9f34338f48263e7edd6e5f35bf4f09c9c0930d995911004eed; correctProofs[5] = 0x8ff683185668cbe035a18fccec4080d7a0331bb1bbc532324f40501de5e8ea5c; correctProofs[6] = 0x1e6784ff835523401f4db6e3ab48fa5bdf523a46a5bc0410a5639d837352b194; correctProofs[7] = 0xdcad361f30c4a5b102a90b4ec310ffd75c577ccdff1c678adb20a6f02e923366; // list of eligible addresses address[4] memory eligibleAddress = [ 0x20F41376c713072937eb02Be70ee1eD0D639966C, 0x277D26a45Add5775F21256159F089769892CEa5B, 0x0c8Ca207e27a1a8224D1b602bf856479b03319e7, 0xf6dBa02C01AF48Cf926579F77C9f874Ca640D91D ]; for (uint256 i = 0; i < eligibleAddress.length; ++i) { uint256 startingBalance = tokenIERC20.balanceOf(eligibleAddress[i]); vm.deal(eligibleAddress[i], airdrop.getFee()); // get corresponding proof for address i bytes32[] memory proofs = new bytes32[](2); proofs[0] = correctProofs[i * 2]; proofs[1] = correctProofs[i * 2 + 1]; vm.startPrank(eligibleAddress[i]); airdrop.claim{ value: airdrop.getFee() }(eligibleAddress[i], amountToCollect, proofs); vm.stopPrank(); uint256 endingBalance = tokenIERC20.balanceOf(eligibleAddress[i]); assertEq(endingBalance - startingBalance, amountToCollect); } } ``` then run the following command `forge test --zksync --fork-url $ZKSYNC_MAINNET_RPC_URL --mt testUsingDeployScriptContractCorrectMerkleRoot` the test result PASS: ```bash Ran 1 test for test/MerkleAirdropDeployScriptTest.t.sol:MerkleAirdropTest [PASS] testUsingDeployScriptContractCorrectMerkleRoot() (gas: 63544) Suite result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 skipped; finished in 76.19s (23.89s CPU time) ``` </details>

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