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Severity: medium
Valid

Vulnerability #3: State Inconsistency – amount_raised Not Updated After Refund

Root + Impact

Description

  • When a refund occurs, the contract transfers lamports from the fund account back to the contributor. However, the fund.amount_raised field, which tracks the total amount contributed, is not decreased accordingly. This leads to a permanent inconsistency between the actual balance of the fund account and the recorded amount_raised.

// Root cause in the codebase with @> marks to highlight the relevant section
pub fn refund(ctx: Context<FundRefund>) -> Result<()> {
let amount = ctx.accounts.contribution.amount;
// ... deadline checks ...
// @> Lamports are subtracted from the fund account, but `fund.amount_raised` is not updated.
**ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? =
ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().lamports()
.checked_sub(amount)
.ok_or(ProgramError::InsufficientFunds)?;
**ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? =
ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().lamports()
.checked_add(amount)
.ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?;
// @> Contribution record is reset, but `fund.amount_raised` remains unchanged.
ctx.accounts.contribution.amount = 0;
Ok(())
}

Risk

Likelihood:

  • High – Every refund transaction will leave the amount_raised field inflated compared to the actual balance.

Impact:

  • High – The amount_raised field becomes permanently wrong, leading to:

    • Incorrect calculation of whether the goal has been reached (may show reached when it is not, or vice versa).

    • Broken accounting for the project creator and contributors.

    • Potential for double‑counting if refunds are allowed multiple times (though contribution amount is reset, the fund's amount_raised is not, so a second refund could still be attempted incorrectly).

Proof of Concept

  1. A campaign raises 50 SOL (amount_raised = 50).

  2. A contributor with a 10 SOL contribution calls refund. After refund, the fund’s lamports decrease by 10, but amount_raised stays at 50.

  3. The fund account now has only 40 SOL (plus rent) but amount_raised incorrectly claims 50 SOL was raised.

  4. Any subsequent logic (e.g., checking amount_raised >= goal) will be based on false data.

Recommended Mitigation

+ add this code
ctx.accounts.fund.amount_raised = ctx.accounts.fund.amount_raised
.checked_sub(amount)
.ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?;
Updates

Lead Judging Commences

ai-first-flight-judge Lead Judge about 5 hours ago
Submission Judgement Published
Validated
Assigned finding tags:

[M-03] Fund Creator Can't Withdraw If Someone Has Refunded Their Contribution

# \[H-02] Fund Creator Can't Withdraw If Someone Has Refunded Their Contribution ## Description The `refund` function does not update `fund.amount_raised`, causing an inconsistency between the fund's actual balance and the recorded raised amount. As a result, when the fund creator tries to withdraw funds, the transaction may fail due to insufficient balance, effectively locking funds in the contract. ## Vulnerability Details The issue arises in the `refund` function, which transfers funds back to the contributor but does not update the `amount_raised` field: ```rust pub fn refund(ctx: Context<FundRefund>) -> Result<()> { let amount = ctx.accounts.contribution.amount; if ctx.accounts.fund.deadline != 0 && ctx.accounts.fund.deadline > Clock::get().unwrap().unix_timestamp.try_into().unwrap() { return Err(ErrorCode::DeadlineNotReached.into()); } ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_sub(amount) .ok_or(ProgramError::InsufficientFunds)?; ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_add(amount) .ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?; // Reset contribution amount after refund ctx.accounts.contribution.amount = 0; Ok(()) } ``` The issue becomes evident when the fund creator attempts to withdraw using the following function: ```rust pub fn withdraw(ctx: Context<FundWithdraw>) -> Result<()> { let amount = ctx.accounts.fund.amount_raised; ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_sub(amount) .ok_or(ProgramError::InsufficientFunds)?; ctx.accounts.creator.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.creator.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_add(amount) .ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?; Ok(()) } ``` Since `amount_raised` is never updated when a refund occurs, the creator will attempt to withdraw more than what actually exists in the fund, causing an insufficient funds error and failing the transaction. ## Impact - If any contributor requests a refund, the total balance in the fund decreases. However, `fund.amount_raised` remains unchanged, leading to an overestimated available balance. - When the fund creator calls `withdraw`, they attempt to transfer `fund.amount_raised`, which no longer matches the actual available balance. - This results in a failed transaction, effectively locking funds in the contract since the withdraw function will always fail if refunds have been processed. ## Proof of Concept This issue is not currently caught by tests because the `contribute` function itself has a bug (not updating `contribution.amount`), preventing the refund function from executing properly. Once the contribute function is fixed, the issue will be clearly visible in test cases. ## Recommendations The `refund` function must update `fund.amount_raised` to ensure the contract state reflects the actual balance after refunds. ### Fixed Code: ```diff pub fn refund(ctx: Context<FundRefund>) -> Result<()> { let amount = ctx.accounts.contribution.amount; if ctx.accounts.fund.deadline != 0 && ctx.accounts.fund.deadline > Clock::get().unwrap().unix_timestamp.try_into().unwrap() { return Err(ErrorCode::DeadlineNotReached.into()); } ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.fund.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_sub(amount) .ok_or(ProgramError::InsufficientFunds)?; ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().try_borrow_mut_lamports()? = ctx.accounts.contributor.to_account_info().lamports() .checked_add(amount) .ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?; // Reset contribution amount after refund ctx.accounts.contribution.amount = 0; + // Fix: Decrease the fund's recorded amount_raised + let fund = &mut ctx.accounts.fund; + fund.amount_raised = fund.amount_raised.checked_sub(amount).ok_or(ErrorCode::CalculationOverflow)?; Ok(()) } ```

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