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- Audit report: 09 - Audits/Full Codebase Audit - 2026-05-30.md
- 81 issue files ISSUE-055..135 (decisions + 1 skipped no-brainer).
- Scanner docs from scratch (was zero): architecture, data model, API ref, payment
  flow, operations runbook + repo README.
- Doc-sync updates across API reference, data models, flows, design system.
- Secret Rotation Runbook (08 - Operations) for the exposed credentials.
- Reusable workflow guide (07 - Development) + .claude/workflows/full-codebase-audit.js.

Issues remain status:open intentionally — the code fixes are uncommitted-then-committed
working-tree changes per repo and aren't "resolved" until merged/deployed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-30 18:48:04 +04:00

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issue: 015
title: "Simulated transaction SIM_ bypass has no environment guard — can fire in production on wallet connection failure"
severity: critical
domain: Payment
status: resolved
resolved: 2026-05-29
fix: "Backend: wrapped SIM_ bypass in both paymentRoutes.ts and marketplace/routes.ts with process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' guard. Frontend: web3-provider.tsx and web3-payment.tsx now throw in production instead of silently returning a fake SIM_ hash."
labels: [security, bug, critical, payment, frontend, bypass]
status: open
created: 2026-05-29
source: Doc vs Code Audit 2026-05-29
---
# 🔴 Simulated transaction SIM_ bypass has no environment guard — can fire in production on wallet connection failure
**Severity:** critical
**Domain:** Payment
**Labels:** security, bug, critical, payment, frontend, bypass
## Description
src/web3/context/web3-provider.tsx lines 225 and 232 generate SIM_ prefixed transaction hashes when wallet connection fails. The backend skips on-chain verification for any paymentHash starting with 'SIM_' — controlled only by hash prefix, not an environment flag. The frontend generates SIM_ hashes in an error fallback path that can trigger in production.
## Current Behavior
In production, if a wallet connection times out or throws, the fallback generates a SIM_ hash that passes backend verification and creates a completed payment record without any real on-chain transaction.
## Expected Behavior
SIM_ hash generation should be guarded by process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' check. Backend SIM_ bypass should also be gated by NODE_ENV.
## Reproduction Steps
Simulate a wallet connection failure in staging — observe that a SIM_ hash is generated and check if a completed payment record is created in the database.
## Affected Files
- `frontend/src/web3/context/web3-provider.tsx`
## References
- [Doc vs Code Audit Report](../09%20-%20Audits/Doc%20vs%20Code%20Audit%20Report%20-%202026-05-29.md)