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[ Crypto ] Fix cross-chain replay attack in CrossChainBridge signature verification #920

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The bridge contract solidity/contracts/CrossChainBridge.sol facilitates token transfers between chains using a validator signature scheme, but the processTransfer function at line 67 does not prevent replay attacks — a signed message valid on one chain can be resubmitted on another chain or replayed on the same chain after a contract upgrade.

Fix

  • Add block.chainid to the signed message hash to prevent cross-chain replay
  • Add a nonce per sender that increments on each transfer to prevent same-chain replay
  • Include the contract address in the hash to prevent replay after proxy upgrades that change the implementation
  • The verifySignature function at line 85 uses ecrecover but does not check for the zero-address return (which indicates an invalid signature) — add explicit check
  • Add EIP-712 typed data signing for better wallet UX and structured signature verification

Acceptance Criteria

  • Signed messages include chain ID, nonce, and contract address
  • Same message cannot be replayed on a different chain
  • Same message cannot be replayed on the same chain (nonce prevents it)
  • Contract upgrade does not allow old message replay
  • ecrecover zero-address result is rejected as invalid signature
  • EIP-712 domain separator is correctly constructed with name, version, chainId, and verifyingContract
  • Nonce is queryable per sender for frontend integration
  • Tests cover: cross-chain replay, same-chain replay, post-upgrade replay, invalid signature, EIP-712 verification
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  • Complete [ CONTEXT RIFT ] Fix typos in knowledge-base/context.json #611 and [ Triage ] Review all open PRs and provide constructive feedback #270 for high priority merge queue placement

/bounty $900

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