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fix: detect TLS per-request in CSRF middleware to fix login (#54)
## Problem

After the security hardening in PR #42, login fails with `Forbidden - invalid CSRF token` in production deployments.

The CSRF middleware tied its `PlaintextHTTPRequest` wrapping and cookie `Secure` flag to the `IsDev()` environment check. This meant production mode always assumed HTTPS via gorilla/csrf's strict mode, which broke login in common deployment scenarios:

1. **Production behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy**: gorilla/csrf assumed HTTPS but `r.TLS` was nil (the Go server receives HTTP from the proxy). Origin/Referer scheme mismatches caused `referer not supplied` or `origin invalid` errors.

2. **Production over direct HTTP** (testing/staging with prod config): the `Secure` cookie flag prevented the browser from sending the CSRF cookie back over HTTP, causing `CSRF token invalid` errors.

## Root Cause

gorilla/csrf v1.7.3 defaults to HTTPS-strict mode unless `PlaintextHTTPRequest()` is called. In strict mode it:
- Forces `requestURL.Scheme = "https"` for Origin/Referer comparisons
- Requires a `Referer` header on POST and rejects `http://` Referer schemes
- The `csrf.Secure(true)` option makes the browser refuse to send the CSRF cookie over HTTP

The old code only called `PlaintextHTTPRequest()` in dev mode, leaving prod mode permanently stuck in HTTPS-strict mode regardless of the actual transport.

## Fix

Detect the actual transport protocol **per-request** using:
- `r.TLS != nil` — direct TLS connection to the Go server
- `X-Forwarded-Proto: https` header — TLS-terminating reverse proxy

Two gorilla/csrf middleware instances are maintained (one with `Secure: true`, one with `Secure: false`) since `csrf.Secure()` is a creation-time option. Both use the same signing key, so cookies are interchangeable.

| Scenario | Cookie Secure | Origin/Referer Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Direct TLS (`r.TLS != nil`) |  Secure | Strict (HTTPS scheme) |
| Behind TLS proxy (`X-Forwarded-Proto: https`) |  Secure | Strict (HTTPS scheme) |
| Plaintext HTTP |  Non-Secure | Relaxed (PlaintextHTTPRequest) |

CSRF token validation (cookie + form double-submit) is always enforced regardless of mode.

## Testing

- Added `TestCSRF_ProdMode_PlaintextHTTP_POSTWithValidToken` — prod mode over plaintext HTTP
- Added `TestCSRF_ProdMode_BehindProxy_POSTWithValidToken` — prod mode behind TLS proxy
- Added `TestCSRF_ProdMode_DirectTLS_POSTWithValidToken` — prod mode with direct TLS
- Added `TestCSRF_ProdMode_PlaintextHTTP_POSTWithoutToken` — token still required
- Added `TestIsClientTLS_*` — TLS detection unit tests
- All existing CSRF tests pass unchanged
- `docker build .` passes (includes `make check`)
- Manual verification: built and ran the container in both `dev` and `prod` modes, confirmed login succeeds in both

Closes #53

Co-authored-by: user <user@Mac.lan guest wan>
Reviewed-on: #54
Co-authored-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org>
Co-committed-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org>
2026-03-18 04:30:57 +01:00

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package middleware
import (
"crypto/tls"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"net/url"
"strings"
"testing"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
"sneak.berlin/go/webhooker/internal/config"
)
func TestCSRF_GETSetsToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentDev)
var gotToken string
handler := m.CSRF()(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
gotToken = CSRFToken(r)
}))
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
w := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
assert.NotEmpty(t, gotToken, "CSRF token should be set in context on GET")
}
func TestCSRF_POSTWithValidToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentDev)
// Capture the token from a GET request
var token string
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
token = CSRFToken(r)
}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies)
require.NotEmpty(t, token)
// POST with valid token and cookies from the GET response
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
form := url.Values{"csrf_token": {token}}
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/form", strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.True(t, called, "handler should be called with valid CSRF token")
}
func TestCSRF_POSTWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentDev)
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
// GET to establish the CSRF cookie
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
// POST without CSRF token
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/form", nil)
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.False(t, called, "handler should NOT be called without CSRF token")
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code)
}
func TestCSRF_POSTWithInvalidToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentDev)
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
// GET to establish the CSRF cookie
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
// POST with wrong CSRF token
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
form := url.Values{"csrf_token": {"invalid-token-value"}}
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/form", strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.False(t, called, "handler should NOT be called with invalid CSRF token")
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code)
}
func TestCSRF_GETDoesNotValidate(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentDev)
var called bool
handler := m.CSRF()(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
// GET requests should pass through without CSRF validation
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
w := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
assert.True(t, called, "GET requests should pass through CSRF middleware")
}
func TestCSRFToken_NoMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
assert.Empty(t, CSRFToken(req), "CSRFToken should return empty string when middleware has not run")
}
// --- TLS Detection Tests ---
func TestIsClientTLS_DirectTLS(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
r.TLS = &tls.ConnectionState{} // simulate direct TLS
assert.True(t, isClientTLS(r), "should detect direct TLS connection")
}
func TestIsClientTLS_XForwardedProto(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
r.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
assert.True(t, isClientTLS(r), "should detect TLS via X-Forwarded-Proto")
}
func TestIsClientTLS_PlaintextHTTP(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
assert.False(t, isClientTLS(r), "should detect plaintext HTTP")
}
func TestIsClientTLS_XForwardedProtoHTTP(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
r.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "http")
assert.False(t, isClientTLS(r), "should detect plaintext when X-Forwarded-Proto is http")
}
// --- Production Mode: POST over plaintext HTTP ---
func TestCSRF_ProdMode_PlaintextHTTP_POSTWithValidToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentProd)
// This tests the critical fix: prod mode over plaintext HTTP should
// work because the middleware detects the transport per-request.
var token string
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
token = CSRFToken(r)
}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies, "CSRF cookie should be set on GET")
require.NotEmpty(t, token, "CSRF token should be set in context on GET")
// Verify the cookie is NOT Secure (plaintext HTTP in prod mode)
for _, c := range cookies {
if c.Name == "_gorilla_csrf" {
assert.False(t, c.Secure, "CSRF cookie should not be Secure over plaintext HTTP")
}
}
// POST with valid token — should succeed
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
form := url.Values{"csrf_token": {token}}
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/form", strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.True(t, called, "handler should be called — prod mode over plaintext HTTP must work")
assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code, "should not return 403")
}
// --- Production Mode: POST with X-Forwarded-Proto (reverse proxy) ---
func TestCSRF_ProdMode_BehindProxy_POSTWithValidToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentProd)
// Simulates a deployment behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy.
// The Go server sees HTTP but X-Forwarded-Proto is "https".
var token string
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
token = CSRFToken(r)
}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com/form", nil)
getReq.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies, "CSRF cookie should be set on GET")
require.NotEmpty(t, token, "CSRF token should be set in context")
// Verify the cookie IS Secure (X-Forwarded-Proto: https)
for _, c := range cookies {
if c.Name == "_gorilla_csrf" {
assert.True(t, c.Secure, "CSRF cookie should be Secure behind TLS proxy")
}
}
// POST with valid token, HTTPS Origin (as a browser behind proxy would send)
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
form := url.Values{"csrf_token": {token}}
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://example.com/form", strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
postReq.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
postReq.Header.Set("Origin", "https://example.com")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.True(t, called, "handler should be called — prod mode behind TLS proxy must work")
assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code, "should not return 403")
}
// --- Production Mode: direct TLS ---
func TestCSRF_ProdMode_DirectTLS_POSTWithValidToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentProd)
var token string
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
token = CSRFToken(r)
}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "https://example.com/form", nil)
getReq.TLS = &tls.ConnectionState{}
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies, "CSRF cookie should be set on GET")
require.NotEmpty(t, token, "CSRF token should be set in context")
// Verify the cookie IS Secure (direct TLS)
for _, c := range cookies {
if c.Name == "_gorilla_csrf" {
assert.True(t, c.Secure, "CSRF cookie should be Secure over direct TLS")
}
}
// POST with valid token over direct TLS
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
form := url.Values{"csrf_token": {token}}
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "https://example.com/form", strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
postReq.TLS = &tls.ConnectionState{}
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
postReq.Header.Set("Origin", "https://example.com")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.True(t, called, "handler should be called — direct TLS must work")
assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code, "should not return 403")
}
// --- Production Mode: POST without token still rejects ---
func TestCSRF_ProdMode_PlaintextHTTP_POSTWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
m, _ := testMiddleware(t, config.EnvironmentProd)
csrfMiddleware := m.CSRF()
// GET to establish the CSRF cookie
getHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {}))
getReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/form", nil)
getW := httptest.NewRecorder()
getHandler.ServeHTTP(getW, getReq)
cookies := getW.Result().Cookies()
// POST without CSRF token — should be rejected
var called bool
postHandler := csrfMiddleware(http.HandlerFunc(func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
}))
postReq := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/form", nil)
postReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
for _, c := range cookies {
postReq.AddCookie(c)
}
postW := httptest.NewRecorder()
postHandler.ServeHTTP(postW, postReq)
assert.False(t, called, "handler should NOT be called without CSRF token even in prod+plaintext")
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, postW.Code)
}