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security: block admin privilege escalation, stop leaking daemon tokens #226

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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion backend/app/Chat/Node.php
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Expand Up @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public static function searchNodes(
$params['exclude_node_id'] = $excludeNodeId;
}

$sql .= ' ORDER BY n.' . $sortBy . ' ' . $sortOrder;
$sql .= ' ORDER BY n.' . self::sanitizeSortColumn($sortBy) . ' ' . (strtoupper($sortOrder) === 'DESC' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC');
$sql .= ' LIMIT :limit OFFSET :offset';

$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
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return $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}

/**
* Allowlist for ORDER BY column names in searchNodes(). $sortBy is not
* currently passed through from any route (index() uses the defaults),
* but validating it here closes the SQL injection vector defensively in
* case that changes later, consistent with Spell::getColumns()/Mount.php.
*/
private static function sanitizeSortColumn(string $sortBy): string
{
$allowed = ['id', 'uuid', 'name', 'fqdn', 'location_id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];

return in_array($sortBy, $allowed, true) ? $sortBy : 'name';
}

/**
* Generate a cryptographically secure UUID for nodes.
*/
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions backend/app/Controllers/Admin/NodesController.php
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Expand Up @@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ public function index(Request $request): Response
$nodes = Node::searchNodes(page: $page, limit: $limit, search: $search, locationId: $locationId, excludeNodeId: $excludeNodeId);
$total = Node::getNodesCount(search: $search, locationId: $locationId, excludeNodeId: $excludeNodeId);

// See enrichNode() for why the daemon token must not appear in list
// responses (it grants full API access to the node).
foreach ($nodes as &$node) {
unset($node['daemon_token'], $node['daemon_token_id']);
}
unset($node);

$totalPages = ceil($total / $limit);
$from = ($page - 1) * $limit + 1;
$to = min($from + $limit - 1, $total);
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$node['daemon_type'] = $caps->getType();
$node['capabilities'] = $caps->toArray();

// The daemon token grants full API access to the node. It must not
// be returned from general list/detail responses - only the
// dedicated /setup-command endpoint (which requires the same admin
// permission but is an explicit, auditable "reveal" action) should
// 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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printf '%s\n' '--- enrichNode context ---'
sed -n '2215,2255p' "$file"
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rg -n "function (resetKey|enrichNode)|getNodeById|updatedNode" "$file"

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
node_file="$(fd -t f 'Node\.php$' backend | head -n 1)"
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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
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return $node;
}

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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions backend/app/Controllers/Admin/UsersController.php
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Expand Up @@ -834,6 +834,28 @@ public function update(Request $request, string $uuid): Response
$data['reason']
);

// Privilege-escalation guard: this endpoint only requires
// ADMIN_USERS_EDIT, but several columns are security-sensitive
// (role, 2FA state, session token). An admin with only "edit users"
// permission (not full ADMIN_ROOT) must not be able to grant
// themselves or another account a higher role, disable/hijack 2FA,
// or forge a session by setting remember_token directly. Restrict
// those fields to ADMIN_ROOT regardless of what the DB-column-based
// denylist above allows through.
$rootOnlyFields = ['role_id', 'two_fa_enabled', 'two_fa_key', 'two_fa_blocked', 'remember_token', 'external_id', 'deleted'];
$staffUuid = $request->attributes->get('user')['uuid'] ?? null;
$isRootAdmin = $staffUuid !== null && \App\Helpers\PermissionHelper::hasPermission($staffUuid, \App\Permissions::ADMIN_ROOT);
if (!$isRootAdmin) {
$attemptedRootFields = array_intersect($rootOnlyFields, array_keys($data));
if (!empty($attemptedRootFields)) {
return ApiResponse::error(
'You do not have permission to modify: ' . implode(', ', $attemptedRootFields),
'INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS_FOR_FIELD',
403
);
}
}

if ($app->isDemoMode()) {
if ($user['id'] === 1) {
return ApiResponse::error('Unmanaged actions are not permitted in demo mode', 'UNMANAGED_ACTIONS_NOT_PERMITTED', 400);
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