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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
index c5db0cb0d4..fd20682f8f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,29 @@
require 'rack/session/abstract/id'
require 'action_controller/metal/exceptions'
+require 'active_support/security_utils'
module ActionController #:nodoc:
class InvalidAuthenticityToken < ActionControllerError #:nodoc:
end
+ class InvalidCrossOriginRequest < ActionControllerError #:nodoc:
+ end
+
# Controller actions are protected from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks
- # by including a token in the rendered html for your application. This token is
+ # by including a token in the rendered HTML for your application. This token is
# stored as a random string in the session, to which an attacker does not have
# access. When a request reaches your application, \Rails verifies the received
# token with the token in the session. Only HTML and JavaScript requests are checked,
# so this will not protect your XML API (presumably you'll have a different
- # authentication scheme there anyway). Also, GET requests are not protected as these
- # should be idempotent.
+ # authentication scheme there anyway).
+ #
+ # GET requests are not protected since they don't have side effects like writing
+ # to the database and don't leak sensitive information. JavaScript requests are
+ # an exception: a third-party site can use a <script> tag to reference a JavaScript
+ # URL on your site. When your JavaScript response loads on their site, it executes.
+ # With carefully crafted JavaScript on their end, sensitive data in your JavaScript
+ # response may be extracted. To prevent this, only XmlHttpRequest (known as XHR or
+ # Ajax) requests are allowed to make GET requests for JavaScript responses.
#
# It's important to remember that XML or JSON requests are also affected and if
# you're building an API you'll need something like:
@@ -34,7 +45,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
#
# The token parameter is named <tt>authenticity_token</tt> by default. The name and
# value of this token must be added to every layout that renders forms by including
- # <tt>csrf_meta_tags</tt> in the html +head+.
+ # <tt>csrf_meta_tags</tt> in the HTML +head+.
#
# Learn more about CSRF attacks and securing your application in the
# {Ruby on Rails Security Guide}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html].
@@ -50,28 +61,35 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
config_accessor :request_forgery_protection_token
self.request_forgery_protection_token ||= :authenticity_token
+ # Holds the class which implements the request forgery protection.
+ config_accessor :forgery_protection_strategy
+ self.forgery_protection_strategy = nil
+
# Controls whether request forgery protection is turned on or not. Turned off by default only in test mode.
config_accessor :allow_forgery_protection
self.allow_forgery_protection = true if allow_forgery_protection.nil?
+ # Controls whether a CSRF failure logs a warning. On by default.
+ config_accessor :log_warning_on_csrf_failure
+ self.log_warning_on_csrf_failure = true
+
helper_method :form_authenticity_token
helper_method :protect_against_forgery?
end
module ClassMethods
- # Turn on request forgery protection. Bear in mind that only non-GET, HTML/JavaScript requests are checked.
+ # Turn on request forgery protection. Bear in mind that GET and HEAD requests are not checked.
+ #
+ # class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
+ # protect_from_forgery
+ # end
#
# class FooController < ApplicationController
# protect_from_forgery except: :index
#
- # You can disable csrf protection on controller-by-controller basis:
- #
+ # You can disable CSRF protection on controller by skipping the verification before_action:
# skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
#
- # It can also be disabled for specific controller actions:
- #
- # skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, except: [:create]
- #
# Valid Options:
#
# * <tt>:only/:except</tt> - Passed to the <tt>before_action</tt> call. Set which actions are verified.
@@ -82,14 +100,15 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
# * <tt>:reset_session</tt> - Resets the session.
# * <tt>:null_session</tt> - Provides an empty session during request but doesn't reset it completely. Used as default if <tt>:with</tt> option is not specified.
def protect_from_forgery(options = {})
- include protection_method_module(options[:with] || :null_session)
+ self.forgery_protection_strategy = protection_method_class(options[:with] || :null_session)
self.request_forgery_protection_token ||= :authenticity_token
prepend_before_action :verify_authenticity_token, options
+ append_after_action :verify_same_origin_request
end
private
- def protection_method_module(name)
+ def protection_method_class(name)
ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection::ProtectionMethods.const_get(name.to_s.classify)
rescue NameError
raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid request forgery protection method, use :null_session, :exception, or :reset_session'
@@ -97,23 +116,32 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
end
module ProtectionMethods
- module NullSession
- protected
+ class NullSession
+ def initialize(controller)
+ @controller = controller
+ end
# This is the method that defines the application behavior when a request is found to be unverified.
def handle_unverified_request
- request.session = NullSessionHash.new
+ request = @controller.request
+ request.session = NullSessionHash.new(request.env)
request.env['action_dispatch.request.flash_hash'] = nil
request.env['rack.session.options'] = { skip: true }
request.env['action_dispatch.cookies'] = NullCookieJar.build(request)
end
+ protected
+
class NullSessionHash < Rack::Session::Abstract::SessionHash #:nodoc:
- def initialize
- super(nil, nil)
+ def initialize(env)
+ super(nil, env)
+ @data = {}
@loaded = true
end
+ # no-op
+ def destroy; end
+
def exists?
true
end
@@ -125,7 +153,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
host = request.host
secure = request.ssl?
- new(key_generator, host, secure)
+ new(key_generator, host, secure, options_for_env({}))
end
def write(*)
@@ -134,16 +162,20 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
end
end
- module ResetSession
- protected
+ class ResetSession
+ def initialize(controller)
+ @controller = controller
+ end
def handle_unverified_request
- reset_session
+ @controller.reset_session
end
end
- module Exception
- protected
+ class Exception
+ def initialize(controller)
+ @controller = controller
+ end
def handle_unverified_request
raise ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken
@@ -152,28 +184,138 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
end
protected
- # The actual before_action that is used. Modify this to change how you handle unverified requests.
+ # The actual before_action that is used to verify the CSRF token.
+ # Don't override this directly. Provide your own forgery protection
+ # strategy instead. If you override, you'll disable same-origin
+ # `<script>` verification.
+ #
+ # Lean on the protect_from_forgery declaration to mark which actions are
+ # due for same-origin request verification. If protect_from_forgery is
+ # enabled on an action, this before_action flags its after_action to
+ # verify that JavaScript responses are for XHR requests, ensuring they
+ # follow the browser's same-origin policy.
def verify_authenticity_token
- unless verified_request?
- logger.warn "Can't verify CSRF token authenticity" if logger
+ mark_for_same_origin_verification!
+
+ if !verified_request?
+ if logger && log_warning_on_csrf_failure
+ logger.warn "Can't verify CSRF token authenticity"
+ end
handle_unverified_request
end
end
+ def handle_unverified_request
+ forgery_protection_strategy.new(self).handle_unverified_request
+ end
+
+ CROSS_ORIGIN_JAVASCRIPT_WARNING = "Security warning: an embedded " \
+ "<script> tag on another site requested protected JavaScript. " \
+ "If you know what you're doing, go ahead and disable forgery " \
+ "protection on this action to permit cross-origin JavaScript embedding."
+ private_constant :CROSS_ORIGIN_JAVASCRIPT_WARNING
+
+ # If `verify_authenticity_token` was run (indicating that we have
+ # forgery protection enabled for this request) then also verify that
+ # we aren't serving an unauthorized cross-origin response.
+ def verify_same_origin_request
+ if marked_for_same_origin_verification? && non_xhr_javascript_response?
+ logger.warn CROSS_ORIGIN_JAVASCRIPT_WARNING if logger
+ raise ActionController::InvalidCrossOriginRequest, CROSS_ORIGIN_JAVASCRIPT_WARNING
+ end
+ end
+
+ # GET requests are checked for cross-origin JavaScript after rendering.
+ def mark_for_same_origin_verification!
+ @marked_for_same_origin_verification = request.get?
+ end
+
+ # If the `verify_authenticity_token` before_action ran, verify that
+ # JavaScript responses are only served to same-origin GET requests.
+ def marked_for_same_origin_verification?
+ @marked_for_same_origin_verification ||= false
+ end
+
+ # Check for cross-origin JavaScript responses.
+ def non_xhr_javascript_response?
+ content_type =~ %r(\Atext/javascript) && !request.xhr?
+ end
+
+ AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH = 32
+
# Returns true or false if a request is verified. Checks:
#
- # * is it a GET request? Gets should be safe and idempotent
+ # * is it a GET or HEAD request? Gets should be safe and idempotent
# * Does the form_authenticity_token match the given token value from the params?
# * Does the X-CSRF-Token header match the form_authenticity_token
def verified_request?
- !protect_against_forgery? || request.get? ||
- form_authenticity_token == params[request_forgery_protection_token] ||
- form_authenticity_token == request.headers['X-CSRF-Token']
+ !protect_against_forgery? || request.get? || request.head? ||
+ valid_authenticity_token?(session, form_authenticity_param) ||
+ valid_authenticity_token?(session, request.headers['X-CSRF-Token'])
end
# Sets the token value for the current session.
def form_authenticity_token
- session[:_csrf_token] ||= SecureRandom.base64(32)
+ masked_authenticity_token(session)
+ end
+
+ # Creates a masked version of the authenticity token that varies
+ # on each request. The masking is used to mitigate SSL attacks
+ # like BREACH.
+ def masked_authenticity_token(session)
+ one_time_pad = SecureRandom.random_bytes(AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH)
+ encrypted_csrf_token = xor_byte_strings(one_time_pad, real_csrf_token(session))
+ masked_token = one_time_pad + encrypted_csrf_token
+ Base64.strict_encode64(masked_token)
+ end
+
+ # Checks the client's masked token to see if it matches the
+ # session token. Essentially the inverse of
+ # +masked_authenticity_token+.
+ def valid_authenticity_token?(session, encoded_masked_token)
+ return false if encoded_masked_token.nil? || encoded_masked_token.empty?
+
+ begin
+ masked_token = Base64.strict_decode64(encoded_masked_token)
+ rescue ArgumentError # encoded_masked_token is invalid Base64
+ return false
+ end
+
+ # See if it's actually a masked token or not. In order to
+ # deploy this code, we should be able to handle any unmasked
+ # tokens that we've issued without error.
+
+ if masked_token.length == AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH
+ # This is actually an unmasked token. This is expected if
+ # you have just upgraded to masked tokens, but should stop
+ # happening shortly after installing this gem
+ compare_with_real_token masked_token, session
+
+ elsif masked_token.length == AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH * 2
+ # Split the token into the one-time pad and the encrypted
+ # value and decrypt it
+ one_time_pad = masked_token[0...AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH]
+ encrypted_csrf_token = masked_token[AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH..-1]
+ csrf_token = xor_byte_strings(one_time_pad, encrypted_csrf_token)
+
+ compare_with_real_token csrf_token, session
+
+ else
+ false # Token is malformed
+ end
+ end
+
+ def compare_with_real_token(token, session)
+ ActiveSupport::SecurityUtils.secure_compare(token, real_csrf_token(session))
+ end
+
+ def real_csrf_token(session)
+ session[:_csrf_token] ||= SecureRandom.base64(AUTHENTICITY_TOKEN_LENGTH)
+ Base64.strict_decode64(session[:_csrf_token])
+ end
+
+ def xor_byte_strings(s1, s2)
+ s1.bytes.zip(s2.bytes).map { |(c1,c2)| c1 ^ c2 }.pack('c*')
end
# The form's authenticity parameter. Override to provide your own.
@@ -181,6 +323,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
params[request_forgery_protection_token]
end
+ # Checks if the controller allows forgery protection.
def protect_against_forgery?
allow_forgery_protection
end