fix(security): mask secret fields in API responses and extract helpers (#276)

* fix(security): mask secret fields in API responses and extract helpers

GET /config/secrets returned raw API keys in plaintext to the browser.
GET /plugins/config returned merged config including deep-merged secrets.
POST /plugins/config could overwrite existing secrets with empty strings
when the GET endpoint returned masked values that were sent back unchanged.

Changes:
- Add src/web_interface/secret_helpers.py with reusable functions:
  find_secret_fields, separate_secrets, mask_secret_fields,
  mask_all_secret_values, remove_empty_secrets
- GET /config/secrets: mask all values with '••••••••'
- GET /plugins/config: mask x-secret fields with ''
- POST /plugins/config: filter empty-string secrets before saving
- pages_v3: mask secrets before rendering plugin config templates
- Remove three duplicated inline find_secret_fields/separate_secrets
  definitions in api_v3.py (replaced by single imported module)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(security): harden secret masking against CodeRabbit findings

- Fail-closed: return 500 when schema unavailable instead of leaking secrets
- Fix falsey masking: use `is not None and != ''` instead of truthiness check
  so values like 0 or False are still redacted
- Add array-item secret support: recurse into `type: array` items schema
  to detect and mask secrets like accounts[].token
- pages_v3: fail-closed when schema properties missing

Addresses CodeRabbit findings on PR #276:
- Critical: fail-closed bypass when schema_mgr/schema missing
- Major: falsey values not masked (0, False leak through)
- Major: pages_v3 fail-open when schema absent
- Major: array-item secrets unsupported

Co-Authored-By: 5ymb01 <5ymb01@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: 5ymb01 <5ymb01@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-03-08 20:41:18 -04:00
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commit 76c5bf5781
3 changed files with 232 additions and 101 deletions

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@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
"""
Secret handling helpers for the web interface.
Provides functions for identifying, masking, separating, and filtering
secret fields in plugin configurations based on JSON Schema x-secret markers.
"""
from typing import Any, Dict, Set, Tuple
def find_secret_fields(properties: Dict[str, Any], prefix: str = '') -> Set[str]:
"""Find all fields marked with ``x-secret: true`` in a JSON Schema properties dict.
Recurses into nested objects and array items to discover secrets at any
depth (e.g. ``accounts[].token``).
Args:
properties: The ``properties`` dict from a JSON Schema.
prefix: Dot-separated prefix for nested field paths (used in recursion).
Returns:
A set of dot-separated field paths (e.g. ``{"api_key", "auth.token"}``).
"""
fields: Set[str] = set()
if not isinstance(properties, dict):
return fields
for field_name, field_props in properties.items():
if not isinstance(field_props, dict):
continue
full_path = f"{prefix}.{field_name}" if prefix else field_name
if field_props.get('x-secret', False):
fields.add(full_path)
if field_props.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in field_props:
fields.update(find_secret_fields(field_props['properties'], full_path))
# Recurse into array items (e.g. accounts[].token)
if field_props.get('type') == 'array' and isinstance(field_props.get('items'), dict):
items_schema = field_props['items']
if items_schema.get('x-secret', False):
fields.add(f"{full_path}[]")
if items_schema.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in items_schema:
fields.update(find_secret_fields(items_schema['properties'], f"{full_path}[]"))
return fields
def separate_secrets(
config: Dict[str, Any], secret_paths: Set[str], prefix: str = ''
) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Split a config dict into regular and secret portions.
Uses the set of dot-separated secret paths (from :func:`find_secret_fields`)
to partition values. Empty nested dicts are dropped from the regular
portion to match the original inline behavior. Handles array-item secrets
using ``[]`` notation in paths (e.g. ``accounts[].token``).
Args:
config: The full plugin config dict.
secret_paths: Set of dot-separated paths identifying secret fields.
prefix: Dot-separated prefix for nested paths (used in recursion).
Returns:
A ``(regular, secrets)`` tuple of dicts.
"""
regular: Dict[str, Any] = {}
secrets: Dict[str, Any] = {}
for key, value in config.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{key}" if prefix else key
if isinstance(value, dict):
nested_regular, nested_secrets = separate_secrets(value, secret_paths, full_path)
if nested_regular:
regular[key] = nested_regular
if nested_secrets:
secrets[key] = nested_secrets
elif isinstance(value, list):
# Check if array elements themselves are secrets
array_path = f"{full_path}[]"
if array_path in secret_paths:
secrets[key] = value
else:
# Check if array items have nested secret fields
has_nested = any(p.startswith(f"{array_path}.") for p in secret_paths)
if has_nested:
reg_items = []
sec_items = []
for item in value:
if isinstance(item, dict):
r, s = separate_secrets(item, secret_paths, array_path)
reg_items.append(r)
sec_items.append(s)
else:
reg_items.append(item)
sec_items.append({})
regular[key] = reg_items
if any(sec_items):
secrets[key] = sec_items
else:
regular[key] = value
elif full_path in secret_paths:
secrets[key] = value
else:
regular[key] = value
return regular, secrets
def mask_secret_fields(config: Dict[str, Any], schema_properties: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Mask config values for fields marked ``x-secret: true`` in the schema.
Replaces each present secret value with an empty string so that API
responses never expose plain-text secrets. Non-secret values are
returned unchanged. Recurses into nested objects and array items.
Args:
config: The plugin config dict (may contain secret values).
schema_properties: The ``properties`` dict from the plugin's JSON Schema.
Returns:
A copy of *config* with secret values replaced by ``''``.
Nested dicts containing secrets are also copied (not mutated in place).
"""
result = dict(config)
for fname, fprops in schema_properties.items():
if not isinstance(fprops, dict):
continue
if fprops.get('x-secret', False):
# Mask any present value — including falsey ones like 0 or False
if fname in result and result[fname] is not None and result[fname] != '':
result[fname] = ''
elif fprops.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in fprops:
if fname in result and isinstance(result[fname], dict):
result[fname] = mask_secret_fields(result[fname], fprops['properties'])
elif fprops.get('type') == 'array' and isinstance(fprops.get('items'), dict):
items_schema = fprops['items']
if fname in result and isinstance(result[fname], list):
if items_schema.get('x-secret', False):
# Entire array elements are secrets — mask each
result[fname] = ['' for _ in result[fname]]
elif items_schema.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in items_schema:
# Recurse into each array element's properties
result[fname] = [
mask_secret_fields(item, items_schema['properties'])
if isinstance(item, dict) else item
for item in result[fname]
]
return result
def mask_all_secret_values(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Blanket-mask every non-empty value in a secrets config dict.
Used by the ``GET /config/secrets`` endpoint where all values are secret
by definition. Placeholder strings (``YOUR_*``) and empty/None values are
left as-is so the UI can distinguish "not set" from "set".
Args:
config: A raw secrets config dict (e.g. from ``config_secrets.json``).
Returns:
A copy with all real values replaced by ``'••••••••'``.
"""
masked: Dict[str, Any] = {}
for k, v in config.items():
if isinstance(v, dict):
masked[k] = mask_all_secret_values(v)
elif v not in (None, '') and not (isinstance(v, str) and v.startswith('YOUR_')):
masked[k] = '••••••••'
else:
masked[k] = v
return masked
def remove_empty_secrets(secrets: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Remove empty / whitespace-only / None values from a secrets dict.
When the GET endpoint masks secret values to ``''``, a subsequent POST
will send those empty strings back. This filter strips them so that
existing stored secrets are not overwritten with blanks.
Args:
secrets: A secrets dict that may contain masked empty values.
Returns:
A copy with empty entries removed. Empty nested dicts are pruned.
"""
result: Dict[str, Any] = {}
for k, v in secrets.items():
if isinstance(v, dict):
nested = remove_empty_secrets(v)
if nested:
result[k] = nested
elif v is not None and not (isinstance(v, str) and v.strip() == ''):
result[k] = v
return result

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@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ from src.web_interface.validators import (
validate_numeric_range, validate_string_length, sanitize_plugin_config
)
from src.error_aggregator import get_error_aggregator
from src.web_interface.secret_helpers import (
find_secret_fields,
mask_all_secret_values,
mask_secret_fields,
remove_empty_secrets,
separate_secrets,
)
# Will be initialized when blueprint is registered
config_manager = None
@@ -866,18 +873,6 @@ def save_main_config():
plugins_dir = PROJECT_ROOT / plugins_dir_name
schema_path = plugins_dir / plugin_id / 'config_schema.json'
def find_secret_fields(properties, prefix=''):
"""Recursively find fields marked with x-secret: true"""
fields = set()
for field_name, field_props in properties.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{field_name}" if prefix else field_name
if field_props.get('x-secret', False):
fields.add(full_path)
# Check nested objects
if field_props.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in field_props:
fields.update(find_secret_fields(field_props['properties'], full_path))
return fields
if schema_path.exists():
try:
with open(schema_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
@@ -887,25 +882,6 @@ def save_main_config():
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Error reading schema for secret detection: {e}")
# Separate secrets from regular config (same logic as save_plugin_config)
def separate_secrets(config, secrets_set, prefix=''):
"""Recursively separate secret fields from regular config"""
regular = {}
secrets = {}
for key, value in config.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{key}" if prefix else key
if isinstance(value, dict):
nested_regular, nested_secrets = separate_secrets(value, secrets_set, full_path)
if nested_regular:
regular[key] = nested_regular
if nested_secrets:
secrets[key] = nested_secrets
elif full_path in secrets_set:
secrets[key] = value
else:
regular[key] = value
return regular, secrets
regular_config, secrets_config = separate_secrets(plugin_config, secret_fields)
# PRE-PROCESSING: Preserve 'enabled' state if not in regular_config
@@ -1021,7 +997,8 @@ def get_secrets_config():
return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Config manager not initialized'}), 500
config = api_v3.config_manager.get_raw_file_content('secrets')
return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': config})
masked = mask_all_secret_values(config)
return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': masked})
except Exception as e:
return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': str(e)}), 500
@@ -2597,6 +2574,26 @@ def get_plugin_config():
'display_duration': 30
}
# Mask secret fields before returning to prevent exposing API keys
# Fail closed — if schema unavailable, refuse to return unmasked config
schema_mgr = api_v3.schema_manager
if not schema_mgr:
return error_response(
ErrorCode.CONFIG_LOAD_FAILED,
f"Cannot safely return config for {plugin_id}: schema manager unavailable",
status_code=500
)
schema_for_mask = schema_mgr.load_schema(plugin_id, use_cache=True)
if not schema_for_mask or 'properties' not in schema_for_mask:
return error_response(
ErrorCode.CONFIG_LOAD_FAILED,
f"Cannot safely return config for {plugin_id}: schema unavailable for secret masking",
status_code=500
)
plugin_config = mask_secret_fields(plugin_config, schema_for_mask['properties'])
return success_response(data=plugin_config)
except Exception as e:
from src.web_interface.errors import WebInterfaceError
@@ -4399,21 +4396,6 @@ def save_plugin_config():
# Find secret fields (supports nested schemas)
secret_fields = set()
def find_secret_fields(properties, prefix=''):
"""Recursively find fields marked with x-secret: true"""
fields = set()
if not isinstance(properties, dict):
return fields
for field_name, field_props in properties.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{field_name}" if prefix else field_name
if isinstance(field_props, dict) and field_props.get('x-secret', False):
fields.add(full_path)
# Check nested objects
if isinstance(field_props, dict) and field_props.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in field_props:
fields.update(find_secret_fields(field_props['properties'], full_path))
return fields
if schema and 'properties' in schema:
secret_fields = find_secret_fields(schema['properties'])
@@ -4719,30 +4701,12 @@ def save_plugin_config():
)
# Separate secrets from regular config (handles nested configs)
def separate_secrets(config, secrets_set, prefix=''):
"""Recursively separate secret fields from regular config"""
regular = {}
secrets = {}
for key, value in config.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{key}" if prefix else key
if isinstance(value, dict):
# Recursively handle nested dicts
nested_regular, nested_secrets = separate_secrets(value, secrets_set, full_path)
if nested_regular:
regular[key] = nested_regular
if nested_secrets:
secrets[key] = nested_secrets
elif full_path in secrets_set:
secrets[key] = value
else:
regular[key] = value
return regular, secrets
regular_config, secrets_config = separate_secrets(plugin_config, secret_fields)
# Filter empty-string secret values to avoid overwriting existing secrets
# (GET endpoint masks secrets to '', POST sends them back as '')
secrets_config = remove_empty_secrets(secrets_config)
# Get current configs
current_config = api_v3.config_manager.load_config()
current_secrets = api_v3.config_manager.get_raw_file_content('secrets')
@@ -4952,41 +4916,10 @@ def reset_plugin_config():
schema = schema_mgr.load_schema(plugin_id, use_cache=True)
secret_fields = set()
def find_secret_fields(properties, prefix=''):
"""Recursively find fields marked with x-secret: true"""
fields = set()
if not isinstance(properties, dict):
return fields
for field_name, field_props in properties.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{field_name}" if prefix else field_name
if isinstance(field_props, dict) and field_props.get('x-secret', False):
fields.add(full_path)
if isinstance(field_props, dict) and field_props.get('type') == 'object' and 'properties' in field_props:
fields.update(find_secret_fields(field_props['properties'], full_path))
return fields
if schema and 'properties' in schema:
secret_fields = find_secret_fields(schema['properties'])
# Separate defaults into regular and secret configs
def separate_secrets(config, secrets_set, prefix=''):
"""Recursively separate secret fields from regular config"""
regular = {}
secrets = {}
for key, value in config.items():
full_path = f"{prefix}.{key}" if prefix else key
if isinstance(value, dict):
nested_regular, nested_secrets = separate_secrets(value, secrets_set, full_path)
if nested_regular:
regular[key] = nested_regular
if nested_secrets:
secrets[key] = nested_secrets
elif full_path in secrets_set:
secrets[key] = value
else:
regular[key] = value
return regular, secrets
default_regular, default_secrets = separate_secrets(defaults, secret_fields)
# Update main config with defaults

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@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash,
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from src.web_interface.secret_helpers import mask_secret_fields
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -405,6 +406,12 @@ def _load_plugin_config_partial(plugin_id):
except Exception as e:
print(f"Warning: Could not load manifest for {plugin_id}: {e}")
# Mask secret fields before rendering template (fail closed — never leak secrets)
schema_properties = schema.get('properties') if isinstance(schema, dict) else None
if not isinstance(schema_properties, dict):
return '<div class="text-red-500 p-4">Error loading plugin config securely: schema unavailable.</div>', 500
config = mask_secret_fields(config, schema_properties)
# Determine enabled status
enabled = config.get('enabled', True)
if plugin_instance: