This guide outlines common vulnerabilities in Solana programs, focusing on Rust and Anchor-specific issues. Each vulnerability includes a description, insecure code patterns to detect, and mitigation strategies to enforce. Intended for intermediate to advanced developers familiar with Solana’s programming model.
Description: Failure to validate that an account’s data matches expected values, allowing malicious accounts to be processed.
Insecure Pattern:
pub fn update_admin_settings(ctx: Context, new_settings: AdminSettings) -> Result<()> {