From f5ea8b48bd57c19dae126a5cc631dc79cf5ce332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Cloke Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:54:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Reject unknown UI auth sessions (instead of silently generating a new one) (#7268) --- changelog.d/7268.bugfix | 1 + synapse/handlers/auth.py | 161 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/7268.bugfix diff --git a/changelog.d/7268.bugfix b/changelog.d/7268.bugfix new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab280da18 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/7268.bugfix @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Reject unknown session IDs during user interactive authentication instead of silently creating a new session. diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py index bda279ab8..dbe165ce1 100644 --- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py +++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py @@ -257,10 +257,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): Takes a dictionary sent by the client in the login / registration protocol and handles the User-Interactive Auth flow. - As a side effect, this function fills in the 'creds' key on the user's - session with a map, which maps each auth-type (str) to the relevant - identity authenticated by that auth-type (mostly str, but for captcha, bool). - If no auth flows have been completed successfully, raises an InteractiveAuthIncompleteError. To handle this, you can use synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base.interactive_auth_handler as a @@ -304,50 +300,47 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): del clientdict["auth"] if "session" in authdict: sid = authdict["session"] - session = self._get_session_info(sid) - if len(clientdict) > 0: - # This was designed to allow the client to omit the parameters - # and just supply the session in subsequent calls so it split - # auth between devices by just sharing the session, (eg. so you - # could continue registration from your phone having clicked the - # email auth link on there). It's probably too open to abuse - # because it lets unauthenticated clients store arbitrary objects - # on a homeserver. - # Revisit: Assuming the REST APIs do sensible validation, the data - # isn't arbintrary. - session["clientdict"] = clientdict - self._save_session(session) - elif "clientdict" in session: - clientdict = session["clientdict"] - - # Ensure that the queried operation does not vary between stages of - # the UI authentication session. This is done by generating a stable - # comparator based on the URI, method, and body (minus the auth dict) - # and storing it during the initial query. Subsequent queries ensure - # that this comparator has not changed. - comparator = (request.uri, request.method, clientdict) - if "ui_auth" not in session: - session["ui_auth"] = comparator - self._save_session(session) - elif session["ui_auth"] != comparator: - raise SynapseError( - 403, - "Requested operation has changed during the UI authentication session.", + # If there's no session ID, create a new session. + if not sid: + session = self._create_session( + clientdict, (request.uri, request.method, clientdict), description ) + session_id = session["id"] - # Add a human readable description to the session. - if "description" not in session: - session["description"] = description - self._save_session(session) + else: + session = self._get_session_info(sid) + session_id = sid + + if not clientdict: + # This was designed to allow the client to omit the parameters + # and just supply the session in subsequent calls so it split + # auth between devices by just sharing the session, (eg. so you + # could continue registration from your phone having clicked the + # email auth link on there). It's probably too open to abuse + # because it lets unauthenticated clients store arbitrary objects + # on a homeserver. + # Revisit: Assuming the REST APIs do sensible validation, the data + # isn't arbitrary. + clientdict = session["clientdict"] + + # Ensure that the queried operation does not vary between stages of + # the UI authentication session. This is done by generating a stable + # comparator based on the URI, method, and body (minus the auth dict) + # and storing it during the initial query. Subsequent queries ensure + # that this comparator has not changed. + comparator = (request.uri, request.method, clientdict) + if session["ui_auth"] != comparator: + raise SynapseError( + 403, + "Requested operation has changed during the UI authentication session.", + ) if not authdict: raise InteractiveAuthIncompleteError( - self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session) + self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session_id) ) - if "creds" not in session: - session["creds"] = {} creds = session["creds"] # check auth type currently being presented @@ -387,9 +380,9 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): list(clientdict), ) - return creds, clientdict, session["id"] + return creds, clientdict, session_id - ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session) + ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session_id) ret["completed"] = list(creds) ret.update(errordict) raise InteractiveAuthIncompleteError(ret) @@ -407,8 +400,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM) sess = self._get_session_info(authdict["session"]) - if "creds" not in sess: - sess["creds"] = {} creds = sess["creds"] result = await self.checkers[stagetype].check_auth(authdict, clientip) @@ -448,7 +439,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): value: The data to store """ sess = self._get_session_info(session_id) - sess.setdefault("serverdict", {})[key] = value + sess["serverdict"][key] = value self._save_session(sess) def get_session_data( @@ -463,7 +454,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): default: Value to return if the key has not been set """ sess = self._get_session_info(session_id) - return sess.setdefault("serverdict", {}).get(key, default) + return sess["serverdict"].get(key, default) async def _check_auth_dict( self, authdict: Dict[str, Any], clientip: str @@ -519,7 +510,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): } def _auth_dict_for_flows( - self, flows: List[List[str]], session: Dict[str, Any] + self, flows: List[List[str]], session_id: str, ) -> Dict[str, Any]: public_flows = [] for f in flows: @@ -538,28 +529,71 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): params[stage] = get_params[stage]() return { - "session": session["id"], + "session": session_id, "flows": [{"stages": f} for f in public_flows], "params": params, } - def _get_session_info(self, session_id: Optional[str]) -> dict: + def _create_session( + self, + clientdict: Dict[str, Any], + ui_auth: Tuple[bytes, bytes, Dict[str, Any]], + description: str, + ) -> dict: """ - Gets or creates a session given a session ID. + Creates a new user interactive authentication session. + + The session can be used to track data across multiple requests, e.g. for + interactive authentication. + + Each session has the following keys: + + id: + A unique identifier for this session. Passed back to the client + and returned for each stage. + clientdict: + The dictionary from the client root level, not the 'auth' key. + ui_auth: + A tuple which is checked at each stage of the authentication to + ensure that the asked for operation has not changed. + creds: + A map, which maps each auth-type (str) to the relevant identity + authenticated by that auth-type (mostly str, but for captcha, bool). + serverdict: + A map of data that is stored server-side and cannot be modified + by the client. + description: + A string description of the operation that the current + authentication is authorising. + Returns: + The newly created session. + """ + session_id = None + while session_id is None or session_id in self.sessions: + session_id = stringutils.random_string(24) + + self.sessions[session_id] = { + "id": session_id, + "clientdict": clientdict, + "ui_auth": ui_auth, + "creds": {}, + "serverdict": {}, + "description": description, + } + + return self.sessions[session_id] + + def _get_session_info(self, session_id: str) -> dict: + """ + Gets a session given a session ID. The session can be used to track data across multiple requests, e.g. for interactive authentication. """ - if session_id not in self.sessions: - session_id = None - - if not session_id: - # create a new session - while session_id is None or session_id in self.sessions: - session_id = stringutils.random_string(24) - self.sessions[session_id] = {"id": session_id} - - return self.sessions[session_id] + try: + return self.sessions[session_id] + except KeyError: + raise SynapseError(400, "Unknown session ID: %s" % (session_id,)) async def get_access_token_for_user_id( self, user_id: str, device_id: Optional[str], valid_until_ms: Optional[int] @@ -1030,11 +1064,8 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): The HTML to render. """ session = self._get_session_info(session_id) - # Get the human readable operation of what is occurring, falling back to - # a generic message if it isn't available for some reason. - description = session.get("description", "modify your account") return self._sso_auth_confirm_template.render( - description=description, redirect_url=redirect_url, + description=session["description"], redirect_url=redirect_url, ) def complete_sso_ui_auth( @@ -1050,8 +1081,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler): """ # Mark the stage of the authentication as successful. sess = self._get_session_info(session_id) - if "creds" not in sess: - sess["creds"] = {} creds = sess["creds"] # Save the user who authenticated with SSO, this will be used to ensure