security: block admin privilege escalation, stop leaking daemon tokens - #226
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Found during an internal security review of the admin API.
1. Admin/UsersController::update() used a denylist (unset a handful of
moderation-report-related fields) instead of an allowlist for which
fields an admin can change. Any field that maps to a real DB column
passes through User::updateUser(), including role_id, two_fa_enabled,
two_fa_key, two_fa_blocked, remember_token, external_id, and deleted.
An admin who only has ADMIN_USERS_EDIT (not full ADMIN_ROOT) could
therefore grant themselves/another account a higher role, disable or
hijack another user's 2FA, or forge a session by setting remember_token
directly. Added an explicit guard: these fields now require ADMIN_ROOT
regardless of what ADMIN_USERS_EDIT alone would otherwise allow through.
2. Admin/NodesController::index()/show() returned the fully decrypted
daemon_token/daemon_token_id for every node whenever an admin merely
viewed the nodes list or a node's detail page. That secret grants full
API access to the corresponding FeatherQuilld node daemon, so exposing
it on every list/detail view unnecessarily widens its blast radius
(browser history, dev tools, proxy/access logs, screen shares). There
is already a dedicated, auditable /nodes/{id}/setup-command endpoint
for the legitimate "show me the token" use case, so it's now stripped
from the general list/detail responses.
3. Chat/Node::searchNodes() built its ORDER BY clause from $sortBy/$sortOrder
with no allowlist, unlike the equivalent Spell/Mount/DatabaseInstance
query builders in the same codebase. Not currently reachable (no route
passes those parameters through), but fixed defensively with a
sanitizeSortColumn() allowlist consistent with the other query builders,
in case a future route change threads user input through.
Testing: verified live against a running instance by invoking the
controller/model methods directly (with constructed HTTP requests) rather
than only reading the code:
- Node::searchNodes() at the DB layer still returns daemon_token(_id)
(expected - the fix strips it at the controller/response boundary), and
NodesController::index()/show() responses confirmed to no longer include
daemon_token or daemon_token_id.
- sanitizeSortColumn() neutralizes a SQL-injection-shaped sort value to the
safe default and passes through legitimate column names unchanged.
- The privilege-escalation guard's core check was verified in isolation:
a payload containing role_id from a non-ADMIN_ROOT caller is blocked
(reports the offending field), while a payload touching only an allowed
field (first_name) passes through unblocked.
- php -l clean on all three changed files.
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WalkthroughThe patch hardens three admin API paths: node search sorting, node response serialization, and sensitive user updates. It allowlists sort columns, removes daemon tokens from node responses, and restricts security-sensitive user fields to ChangesAdmin API security hardening
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Node credential redaction is incomplete: resetting a node key can still expose decrypted daemon credentials outside the dedicated setup-command endpoint. This should be fixed before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@backend/app/Controllers/Admin/NodesController.php`:
- Line 2244: Update resetKey() to remove daemon_token and daemon_token_id from
the decrypted $updatedNode before returning it, matching the existing redaction
used by getNodeById() and preserving credential exposure only through the
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| // expose it. Leaving it in every index()/show() response meant it | ||
| // could end up in browser history, proxy/access logs, or dev tools | ||
| // for any admin who merely views the nodes list. | ||
| unset($node['daemon_token'], $node['daemon_token_id']); |
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
file="backend/app/Controllers/Admin/NodesController.php"
printf '%s\n' '--- resetKey context ---'
sed -n '1145,1190p' "$file"
printf '%s\n' '--- enrichNode context ---'
sed -n '2215,2255p' "$file"
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant method declarations ---'
rg -n "function (resetKey|enrichNode)|getNodeById|updatedNode" "$file"Repository: MythicalLTD/FeatherPanel
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
file="backend/app/Controllers/Admin/NodesController.php"
sed -n '1160,1185p' "$file"
sed -n '2225,2248p' "$file"
rg -n -A35 -B10 "function resetKey|function enrichNode" "$file"Repository: MythicalLTD/FeatherPanel
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
node_file="$(fd -t f 'Node\.php$' backend | head -n 1)"
printf 'Node model: %s\n' "$node_file"
rg -n -A45 -B8 "function getNodeById|function updateNodeById" "$node_file"Repository: MythicalLTD/FeatherPanel
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Sensitive Data Exposure (CWE-522): Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Reachability: External · Exploitability: Moderate
Redact daemon credentials from the resetKey() response.
getNodeById() decrypts sensitive fields before resetKey() returns $updatedNode. This response therefore exposes daemon_token and daemon_token_id outside the dedicated /setup-command reveal path. Apply the same redaction before returning the node.
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In `@backend/app/Controllers/Admin/NodesController.php` at line 2244, Update
resetKey() to remove daemon_token and daemon_token_id from the decrypted
$updatedNode before returning it, matching the existing redaction used by
getNodeById() and preserving credential exposure only through the dedicated
/setup-command reveal path.
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Summary
Found during an internal security review of the admin API.
role_id,two_fa_enabled,two_fa_key,two_fa_blocked,remember_token,external_id,deleted. An admin with onlyADMIN_USERS_EDIT(not fullADMIN_ROOT) could grant themselves/another account a higher role, disable/hijack another user's 2FA, or forge a session viaremember_token. Added an explicit guard requiringADMIN_ROOTfor those specific fields.index()andshow()returned the fully decrypteddaemon_token/daemon_token_idfor every node just from viewing the nodes list or a node's detail page. That token grants full API access to the corresponding FeatherQuilld daemon. There's already a dedicated/nodes/{id}/setup-commandendpoint for the legitimate reveal use case, so it's now stripped from the general list/detail responses.ORDER BYwas built from$sortBy/$sortOrderwith no allowlist, unlike the equivalent query builders elsewhere in the codebase (Spell/Mount/DatabaseInstance). Not currently reachable (no route threads those params through), but fixed defensively with an allowlist for consistency and to close the gap before it becomes reachable.Testing
Tested live against a running instance by invoking the actual controller/model code (constructed HTTP requests through the real methods, not just reading the diff):
NodesController::index()/show()responses confirmed to no longer includedaemon_tokenordaemon_token_id, while the raw model-layerNode::searchNodes()still returns them internally (as expected - the strip happens at the response boundary).sanitizeSortColumn()neutralizes a SQLi-shaped sort value ("id; DROP TABLE ...") to the safe default, and passes real column names through unchanged.role_idfrom a non-ADMIN_ROOTcaller is blocked and reports the offending field; a payload touching only an allowed field (first_name) is not blocked.php -lclean on all three changed files.Summary by CodeRabbit