This if not fixed could be a serious lapse, as the funds will be lost. Mostly in the dev testing this will be caught, but better to provide additional checks in the plugin itself.
Possible Implementation
Additional checks while signing the transaction.
Your Environment
Version used: Latest
Environment name and version (e.g. Chrome 39, node.js 5.4):
Operating System and version (desktop or mobile): MacOS Desktop
Detailed Description
When "address_to" is not mentioned during the transaction signing, the funds are transferred to 0x0 address.
I have signed below transaction and made the debit request. Payload for signing:
{ "amount":"200000000000000000", "to": "0x36D1F896E55a6577C62FDD6b84fbF74582266700", "data": "666f6f626172", "encoding": "hex" }
Signing Request:
curl -s --cacert ~/etc/vault.d/root.crt --header "X-Vault-Token: $VAULT_TOKEN" \ --request POST \ --data @payload.json \ https://localhost:8200/v1/ethereum/dev/accounts/test2/sign-tx | jq .
Signed Transaction:
{ "request_id": "9470677c-00e3-2d8d-2c37-31f207680524", "lease_id": "", "renewable": false, "lease_duration": 0, "data": { "address_from": "0xff93ff615bb9c9a354b3e5e29b416aab58b502d2", "address_to": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "amount": "200000000000000000", "amount_in_usd": "0", "gas_limit": "21000", "gas_price": "1000000000", "signed_transaction": "0xf87102843b9aca008252089400000000000000000000000000000000000000008802c68af0bb14000086666f6f6261722ba088931d4492778dbf51474a05e286121d74017465587b5aadc946aae760f84f7ea07add37951665a703a17992586df632f5bb03d6b7f730a3b6bb4640fc60bab999", "starting_balance": 18350958000000000000, "starting_balance_in_usd": "0", "total_spend": "1600000000000000000", "transaction_hash": "0x00d310b7be5e4b565b8dc8982070a0fc9a410751ebc78e83c929d1b69c426114" }, "wrap_info": null, "warnings": null, "auth": null }
Context
This if not fixed could be a serious lapse, as the funds will be lost. Mostly in the dev testing this will be caught, but better to provide additional checks in the plugin itself.
Possible Implementation
Additional checks while signing the transaction.
Your Environment