wip: working on permission checking logic

Getting the hierarchy right is tricky. Fork PRs need to be
absolutely locked down for security.

Signed-off-by: SBALAVIGNESH123 <balavignesh449@gmail.com>
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// Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
package actions
import (
"context"
"fmt"
actions_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/actions"
"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
)
// EffectivePermissions represents the final calculated permissions for an Actions token
type EffectivePermissions struct {
// Map structure: resource -> action -> allowed
// Example: {"contents": {"read": true, "write": false}}
Permissions map[string]map[string]bool
// Whether this token is from a fork PR (always restricted)
IsFromForkPR bool
// The permission mode used
Mode actions_model.PermissionMode
}
// PermissionChecker handles all permission checking logic for Actions tokens
type PermissionChecker struct {
ctx context.Context
}
// NewPermissionChecker creates a new permission checker
func NewPermissionChecker(ctx context.Context) *PermissionChecker {
return &PermissionChecker{ctx: ctx}
}
// GetEffectivePermissions calculates the final permissions for an Actions workflow
//
// Permission hierarchy (most restrictive wins):
// 1. Fork PR restriction (if applicable) - ALWAYS read-only
// 2. Organization settings (if exists) - caps maximum permissions
// 3. Repository settings (if exists) - further restricts
// 4. Workflow file permissions (if declared) - selects subset
//
// This implements the security model proposed in:
// https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/24635
func (pc *PermissionChecker) GetEffectivePermissions(
repoID int64,
orgID int64,
isFromForkPR bool,
workflowPermissions map[string]string, // From workflow YAML
) (*EffectivePermissions, error) {
// SECURITY: Fork PRs are ALWAYS restricted, regardless of any configuration
// This prevents malicious PRs from accessing sensitive resources
// Reference: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/24554#issuecomment-1537040811
if isFromForkPR {
return &EffectivePermissions{
Permissions: getRestrictedPermissions(),
IsFromForkPR: true,
Mode: actions_model.PermissionModeRestricted,
}, nil
}
// Start with repository permissions (or defaults)
repoPerms, err := pc.getRepoPermissions(repoID)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get repo permissions: %w", err)
}
// Apply organization cap if org exists
if orgID > 0 {
orgPerms, err := pc.getOrgPermissions(orgID)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get org permissions: %w", err)
}
// Organization settings cap repository settings
// Repo can only reduce permissions, never increase beyond org
repoPerms = capPermissions(repoPerms, orgPerms)
}
// Apply workflow file permissions if specified
// Workflow can select a subset but cannot escalate beyond repo/org
finalPerms := repoPerms
if len(workflowPermissions) > 0 {
finalPerms = applyWorkflowPermissions(repoPerms, workflowPermissions)
}
return &EffectivePermissions{
Permissions: finalPerms,
IsFromForkPR: false,
Mode: actions_model.PermissionModeCustom, // Effective mode after merging
}, nil
}
// getRepoPermissions retrieves repository-level permissions or returns defaults
func (pc *PermissionChecker) getRepoPermissions(repoID int64) (map[string]map[string]bool, error) {
perm, err := actions_model.GetRepoActionPermissions(pc.ctx, repoID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if perm == nil {
// No custom config - use restricted defaults
return getRestrictedPermissions(), nil
}
return perm.ToPermissionMap(), nil
}
// getOrgPermissions retrieves organization-level permissions or returns defaults
func (pc *PermissionChecker) getOrgPermissions(orgID int64) (map[string]map[string]bool, error) {
perm, err := actions_model.GetOrgActionPermissions(pc.ctx, orgID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if perm == nil {
// No custom config - use restricted defaults
return getRestrictedPermissions(), nil
}
return perm.ToPermissionMap(), nil
}
// getRestrictedPermissions returns the default restricted permission set
func getRestrictedPermissions() map[string]map[string]bool {
return map[string]map[string]bool{
"actions": {"read": false, "write": false},
"contents": {"read": true, "write": false}, // Can read code
"issues": {"read": false, "write": false},
"packages": {"read": false, "write": false},
"pull_requests": {"read": false, "write": false},
"metadata": {"read": true, "write": false}, // Can read repo metadata
}
}
// capPermissions applies organizational caps to repository permissions
// Returns the more restrictive of the two permission sets
func capPermissions(repoPerms, orgPerms map[string]map[string]bool) map[string]map[string]bool {
result := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
for resource, actions := range repoPerms {
result[resource] = make(map[string]bool)
for action, repoAllowed := range actions {
orgAllowed := false
if orgActions, ok := orgPerms[resource]; ok {
orgAllowed = orgActions[action]
}
// Use the MORE restrictive (logical AND)
// If either org or repo denies, final result is deny
result[resource][action] = repoAllowed && orgAllowed
}
}
return result
}
// applyWorkflowPermissions applies workflow file permission declarations
// Workflow can only select a subset, cannot escalate
func applyWorkflowPermissions(basePerms map[string]map[string]bool, workflowPerms map[string]string) map[string]map[string]bool {
result := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
for resource := range basePerms {
result[resource] = make(map[string]bool)
// Check if workflow declares this resource
workflowPerm, declared := workflowPerms[resource]
if !declared {
// Not declared in workflow - use base permissions
result[resource] = basePerms[resource]
continue
}
// Workflow declared this resource - apply restrictions
switch workflowPerm {
case "none":
// Workflow explicitly denies
result[resource]["read"] = false
result[resource]["write"] = false
case "read":
// Workflow wants read - but only if base allows
result[resource]["read"] = basePerms[resource]["read"]
result[resource]["write"] = false
case "write":
// Workflow wants write - but only if base allows both read and write
// (write implies read in GitHub's model)
result[resource]["read"] = basePerms[resource]["read"]
result[resource]["write"] = basePerms[resource]["write"]
default:
// Unknown permission level - deny
result[resource]["read"] = false
result[resource]["write"] = false
}
}
return result
}
// CheckPermission checks if a specific action is allowed
func (ep *EffectivePermissions) CheckPermission(resource, action string) bool {
if ep.Permissions == nil {
return false
}
if actions, ok := ep.Permissions[resource]; ok {
return actions[action]
}
return false
}
// CanRead checks if reading a resource is allowed
func (ep *EffectivePermissions) CanRead(resource string) bool {
return ep.CheckPermission(resource, "read")
}
// CanWrite checks if writing to a resource is allowed
func (ep *EffectivePermissions) CanWrite(resource string) bool {
return ep.CheckPermission(resource, "write")
}
// ToTokenClaims converts permissions to JWT claims format
func (ep *EffectivePermissions) ToTokenClaims() map[string]interface{} {
claims := make(map[string]interface{})
// Add permissions map
claims["permissions"] = ep.Permissions
// Add fork PR flag
claims["is_fork_pr"] = ep.IsFromForkPR
// Add permission mode
claims["permission_mode"] = int(ep.Mode)
return claims
}
// ParsePermissionsFromClaims extracts permissions from JWT token claims
func ParsePermissionsFromClaims(claims map[string]interface{}) *EffectivePermissions {
ep := &EffectivePermissions{
Permissions: make(map[string]map[string]bool),
}
// Extract permissions map
if perms, ok := claims["permissions"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
for resource, actions := range perms {
ep.Permissions[resource] = make(map[string]bool)
if actionMap, ok := actions.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
for action, allowed := range actionMap {
if allowedBool, ok := allowed.(bool); ok {
ep.Permissions[resource][action] = allowedBool
}
}
}
}
}
// Extract fork PR flag
if isForkPR, ok := claims["is_fork_pr"].(bool); ok {
ep.IsFromForkPR = isForkPR
}
// Extract permission mode
if mode, ok := claims["permission_mode"].(float64); ok {
ep.Mode = actions_model.PermissionMode(int(mode))
}
return ep
}