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Description

Fixes #646

Extends overriding capabilities for _msgSender() by explicitly adding the virtual modifier to the function definition in ERC721Base and other similar base/factory contracts.

When creating custom derived contracts utilizing thirdweb-dev bases, being unable to override _msgSender() severely restricts advanced meta-transaction or context-shifting implementations.

Changes

  • Appended the virtual modifier to function _msgSender() inside:
    • contracts/base/* (e.g. ERC721Base.sol, ERC20Base.sol, ERC721Drop.sol, etc.)
    • contracts/prebuilts/account/*/*Factory.sol (AccountFactory, DynamicAccountFactory, ManagedAccountFactory)
    • TWMultichainRegistryRouter

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  • Refactor
    • Made internal sender-resolution hooks across multiple smart contracts overridable to improve extensibility via inheritance. No behavioral changes to runtime logic or access control; this only enables safer customization in derived contracts without affecting existing deployments.

Closes thirdweb-dev#646

Extends overriding capabilities for `_msgSender()` by explicitly making it `virtual` in base contracts (like `ERC721Base`, `ERC20Base`, etc.) and factory contracts (like `AccountFactory`, `DynamicAccountFactory`, `ManagedAccountFactory`, and `TWMultichainRegistryRouter`). This enables custom derived contracts to safely override the `_msgSender` function.

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Added the virtual modifier to internal _msgSender() function declarations across multiple contracts, making the function overridable in derived contracts; no runtime behavior changes were introduced.

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Base ERC20 Contracts
contracts/base/ERC20Base.sol, contracts/base/ERC20Drop.sol, contracts/base/ERC20DropVote.sol, contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol
Added virtual to _msgSender() signatures (still override(...)), enabling further overrides.
Base ERC721 Contracts
contracts/base/ERC721Base.sol, contracts/base/ERC721Drop.sol, contracts/base/ERC721LazyMint.sol, contracts/base/ERC721Multiwrap.sol
Added virtual to _msgSender() signatures (still override(...)), enabling further overrides.
Account Factory Contracts
contracts/prebuilts/account/dynamic/DynamicAccountFactory.sol, contracts/prebuilts/account/managed/ManagedAccountFactory.sol, contracts/prebuilts/account/non-upgradeable/AccountFactory.sol
Added virtual to _msgSender() signatures (still override(Multicall, Permissions)), enabling further overrides.
Registry Router
contracts/infra/registry/entrypoint/TWMultichainRegistryRouter.sol
Added virtual to _msgSender() signature (still override(ERC2771ContextLogic, PermissionsLogic, Multicall)), enabling further overrides.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR fulfills issue #646 by adding virtual modifier to _msgSender across all base contracts (ERC721Base, ERC20Base, etc.) and factory contracts, enabling overriding as requested.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol`:
- Line 108: The burn function mixes raw msg.sender with the overridable
_msgSender(), which can cause wrong-account burns under meta-transaction
overrides; update burn to consistently use _msgSender() for both the balance
check and the actual burn operation (ensure calls to balanceOf(...) and the
internal _burn(...) or transfer logic use _msgSender()), so the sender source is
unified with the overrideable _msgSender() implementation.

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  • contracts/base/ERC20Base.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC20Drop.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC20DropVote.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC721Base.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC721Drop.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC721LazyMint.sol
  • contracts/base/ERC721Multiwrap.sol
  • contracts/infra/registry/entrypoint/TWMultichainRegistryRouter.sol
  • contracts/prebuilts/account/dynamic/DynamicAccountFactory.sol
  • contracts/prebuilts/account/managed/ManagedAccountFactory.sol
  • contracts/prebuilts/account/non-upgradeable/AccountFactory.sol


/// @notice Returns the sender in the given execution context.
function _msgSender() internal view override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
function _msgSender() internal view virtual override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Unify sender source in burn now that _msgSender() is overridable.

With this change, derived contracts can override _msgSender(), but burn still mixes sender sources: it checks balanceOf(_msgSender()) (Line 63) and burns msg.sender (Line 64). That can revert incorrectly or burn against the wrong caller context in meta-transaction-style overrides.

Proposed fix
 function burn(uint256 _amount) external virtual {
-    require(balanceOf(_msgSender()) >= _amount, "not enough balance");
-    _burn(msg.sender, _amount);
+    address sender = _msgSender();
+    require(balanceOf(sender) >= _amount, "not enough balance");
+    _burn(sender, _amount);
 }
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol` at line 108, The burn function mixes raw
msg.sender with the overridable _msgSender(), which can cause wrong-account
burns under meta-transaction overrides; update burn to consistently use
_msgSender() for both the balance check and the actual burn operation (ensure
calls to balanceOf(...) and the internal _burn(...) or transfer logic use
_msgSender()), so the sender source is unified with the overrideable
_msgSender() implementation.

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@coderabbitai[bot] Thanks for the feedback! I've updated the burn and burnFrom functions to consistently use _msgSender() instead of msg.sender.

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@anzzyspeaksgit That's great to hear! Using _msgSender() consistently in burn and burnFrom ensures those functions properly respect any overridden sender logic — especially important given this PR's goal of making _msgSender() overridable for custom meta-transaction or context-shifting scenarios. Thanks for the update! 🎉


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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol`:
- Around line 108-109: The _msgSender function is infinitely recursive because
it returns itself; replace the self-call with a call to the parent
implementation (e.g., call super._msgSender() or explicitly
Context._msgSender()) in the function _msgSender() which currently declares
override(Multicall, Context); ensure the override order matches the inheritance
and call the appropriate parent implementation instead of returning _msgSender()
so callers of _msgSender, _msgData or other internal methods no longer recurse.

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  • contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol

Comment on lines +108 to +109
function _msgSender() internal view virtual override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
return _msgSender();
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

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#!/bin/bash
# Verify there are no self-recursive _msgSender implementations.
rg -nP 'function\s+_msgSender\s*\([^)]*\)\s*internal[^{]*\{[^\}]*return\s+_msgSender\s*\(\s*\)\s*;' contracts

Repository: thirdweb-dev/contracts

Length of output: 48


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# First, verify the file exists and check its structure
find . -name "ERC20Vote.sol" -type f

Repository: thirdweb-dev/contracts

Length of output: 96


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# Check the actual content at lines 108-109
if [ -f "contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol" ]; then
  echo "=== Lines 108-110 ===";
  sed -n '108,110p' contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol;
  echo "";
  echo "=== Search for _msgSender implementations ===";
  grep -n "_msgSender" contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol;
fi

Repository: thirdweb-dev/contracts

Length of output: 890


🏁 Script executed:

# Broader search for all _msgSender in contracts directory
echo "=== All _msgSender implementations in contracts/ ===" && \
rg -A 3 "function _msgSender" contracts/

Repository: thirdweb-dev/contracts

Length of output: 21761


Critical: _msgSender() at line 109 is infinitely recursive.

The function calls itself (return _msgSender();) with no base case, causing out-of-gas revert in all execution paths that invoke _msgSender() (lines 63, 64, 77, 78, 79, 89, 94, 99, 104).

Proposed fix
 function _msgSender() internal view virtual override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
-    return _msgSender();
+    return super._msgSender();
 }
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function _msgSender() internal view virtual override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
return _msgSender();
function _msgSender() internal view virtual override(Multicall, Context) returns (address) {
return super._msgSender();
}
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@contracts/base/ERC20Vote.sol` around lines 108 - 109, The _msgSender function
is infinitely recursive because it returns itself; replace the self-call with a
call to the parent implementation (e.g., call super._msgSender() or explicitly
Context._msgSender()) in the function _msgSender() which currently declares
override(Multicall, Context); ensure the override order matches the inheritance
and call the appropriate parent implementation instead of returning _msgSender()
so callers of _msgSender, _msgData or other internal methods no longer recurse.

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