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BUG-HUNT: [security] permission_service.py enforce_permission uses static principal at decoration time — all callers share same identity #7481

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opened 2026-04-10 20:45:39 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments

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Bug Report: Security — `enforce_permission` Decorator Bakes Static Principal at Decoration Time

Severity Assessment

Impact: All callers of a decorated function are checked against the same static identity, regardless of who is actually making the request — effectively bypasses per-user access control in server mode
Likelihood: High — any multi-user/multi-tenant deployment is affected
Priority: High

Location

File: src/cleveragents/application/services/permission_service.py
Function: enforce_permission decorator / wrapper
Lines: 285–308
Category: security

Description

The principal parameter is a fixed string baked into the decorator at application-load time. In server mode (where multiple users make requests), this means ALL callers of a decorated function are permission-checked as the SAME static identity (defaulting to "local"), regardless of who is actually making the request. A real access-control check needs the caller's identity at runtime (e.g., from a request context/session), not a compile-time constant.

Evidence

def enforce_permission(
    ...
    principal: str = "local",   # fixed forever at decoration time
    ...
):
    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        check = svc.check_permission(principal, ...)  # always the same identity
        if not check.allowed:
            raise PermissionDeniedError(...)
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return wrapper

User A and User B both call the decorated function. Both are checked as principal="local". If User A has permission but User B doesn't, User B is still granted access.

Expected Behavior

The permission check should use the actual caller's identity at runtime, not a static identity baked in at decoration time.

Actual Behavior

All callers of a decorated function share the same permission identity, defeating per-user access control.

Suggested Fix

Accept an optional callable get_principal: Callable[[], str] | None = None parameter so callers can supply a runtime identity resolver (e.g., reading from a thread-local request context):

def enforce_permission(
    ...
    principal: str | None = None,
    get_principal: Callable[[], str] | None = None,
):
    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        actual_principal = get_principal() if get_principal else (principal or "local")
        check = svc.check_permission(actual_principal, ...)

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## Bug Report: Security — `enforce_permission` Decorator Bakes Static Principal at Decoration Time ### Severity Assessment - **Impact**: All callers of a decorated function are checked against the same static identity, regardless of who is actually making the request — effectively bypasses per-user access control in server mode - **Likelihood**: High — any multi-user/multi-tenant deployment is affected - **Priority**: High ### Location - **File**: `src/cleveragents/application/services/permission_service.py` - **Function**: `enforce_permission` decorator / `wrapper` - **Lines**: 285–308 - **Category**: security ### Description The `principal` parameter is a fixed string baked into the decorator at application-load time. In server mode (where multiple users make requests), this means ALL callers of a decorated function are permission-checked as the SAME static identity (defaulting to `"local"`), regardless of who is actually making the request. A real access-control check needs the caller's identity at runtime (e.g., from a request context/session), not a compile-time constant. ### Evidence ```python def enforce_permission( ... principal: str = "local", # fixed forever at decoration time ... ): def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): check = svc.check_permission(principal, ...) # always the same identity if not check.allowed: raise PermissionDeniedError(...) return func(*args, **kwargs) return wrapper ``` User A and User B both call the decorated function. Both are checked as `principal="local"`. If User A has permission but User B doesn't, User B is still granted access. ### Expected Behavior The permission check should use the actual caller's identity at runtime, not a static identity baked in at decoration time. ### Actual Behavior All callers of a decorated function share the same permission identity, defeating per-user access control. ### Suggested Fix Accept an optional callable `get_principal: Callable[[], str] | None = None` parameter so callers can supply a runtime identity resolver (e.g., reading from a thread-local request context): ```python def enforce_permission( ... principal: str | None = None, get_principal: Callable[[], str] | None = None, ): def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): actual_principal = get_principal() if get_principal else (principal or "local") check = svc.check_permission(actual_principal, ...) ``` ### Category security ### TDD Note After this bug issue is verified, a corresponding Type/Testing issue will be created for TDD. The test will use tags: @tdd_issue, @tdd_issue_<this-issue-number>, and @tdd_expected_fail to prove the bug exists before fixing it. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Bug Detection Pool | Agent: bug-hunt-pool-supervisor

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Story Points: 3 (M) — Bug fix with clear reproduction path and suggested fix
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