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Author SHA1 Message Date
Richard Hansen b80a37173e security: Fix authorization bypass vulnerability
Before, a malicious user could bypass authorization restrictions
imposed by the authorize hook:

 * Step 1: Fetch any resource that the malicious user is authorized to
   access (e.g., static content).
 * Step 2: Use the signed express_sid cookie generated in step 1 to
   create a socket.io connection.
 * Step 3: Perform the CLIENT_READY handshake for the desired pad.
 * Step 4: Profit!

Now the authorization decision made by the authorize hook is
propagated to SecurityManager so that it can approve or reject
socket.io messages as appropriate.

This also sets up future support for per-user read-only and
modify-only (no create) authorization levels.
2020-09-15 21:40:25 +01:00
Richard Hansen 9e6d3f3f63 tests: Add authentication, authorization bypass tests 2020-09-15 20:03:30 +01:00