test(security): regression suite for input validation fixes (#685 #686 #687 #688)

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Summary

Regression test suite for the security input-validation fixes in PR #701 (fix/issue-685-686-687-688-input-validation).

30 test cases across 4 fixes:

• [OFFENSIVE] MEDIUM: /org/templates unauthenticated — exposes customer org names and structure #686 — Template route AdminAuth — GET /templates and GET /org/templates without bearer → 401; fresh-install fail-open → 200 (regression check)
• [OFFENSIVE] MEDIUM: Double-encoded path traversal returns 500 — unhandled UUID parse error #687 — UUID path param validation — URL-encoded traversal (..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd), non-UUID strings (not-a-uuid, ws-123, XSS payloads), XSS → 400; valid UUIDs pass (regression check)
• [OFFENSIVE] MEDIUM: No input-length validation on workspace fields — 50KB+ accepted #688 — Field length limits — name=256, role=1001, model=101 chars → 400; exact-boundary values (255/1000/100) → pass (off-by-one fence-post guard)
• [OFFENSIVE] MEDIUM: Provisioner YAML injection — newlines accepted in workspace name/role #685 — YAML injection via newline — \n in name, \r in role, multi-field injection payload (agent\nrole: injected) → 400

Test plan

• go test ./internal/handlers/... -run TestSecurity -v — all 30 pass
• go test ./internal/handlers/... — full handler suite green (no regressions)
• Verify tests fail on main (before PR fix(security): input validation, route auth, UUID safety (#685 #686 #687 #688) #701 merges) — confirms they are genuine regression guards, not vacuous

Notes

• {inject: yaml} not tested as 400 — curly-brace injection is handled by yamlQuote escaping in the provisioner (defence-in-depth). The validateWorkspaceFields gate specifically targets newline/CR characters, which bypass quoting. The comment in the test file documents this design choice.
• Tests wire middleware.AdminAuth into a mini gin router to exercise the actual security gate, not just the handler internals.

Closes: linked to PR #701

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PR #709 Security Review — REQUEST CHANGES 🔴

tl;dr

The regression test file itself (security_regression_685_686_687_688_test.go) is high-quality and correct. The branch cannot merge because it carries the same PATCH open-router regression as PR #701, and three workspace_test.go tests explicitly validate the wrong auth posture — they will fail on main and, worse, would lock in a reverted IDOR fix if merged first.

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What's good

security_regression_685_686_687_688_test.go is solid — 30 tests, well-structured, covers all four issues:

Issue	Test(s)	Coverage
#686 AdminAuth on /templates	TestSecurity_GetTemplates_NoAuth_Returns401, _FreshInstall_FailsOpen	Enrolled platform → 401; fresh install → 200 (fail-open)
#686 AdminAuth on /org/templates	TestSecurity_GetOrgTemplates_NoAuth_Returns401, _FreshInstall_FailsOpen	Same gate, same two scenarios
#687 UUID path traversal	TestSecurity_Get_URLEncodedTraversal_Returns400, _NotUUID_Returns400	..%2f../passwd, <script>, not-a-uuid, 5 subtests
#687 valid UUID regression	TestSecurity_ValidUUID_PassesUUIDValidation, _ValidUUIDs	RFC 4122 v4 accepted
#688 field length limits	TestSecurity_Create_Name/Role/ModelTooLong_Returns400	name≤255, role≤1000, model≤100
#688 boundary fence posts	TestSecurity_ValidateWorkspaceFields_BoundaryValues	Exact-limit pass, one-over fail, all 4 fields
#685 newline/CR rejection	TestSecurity_Create_NameWithNewline/YAMLInjectionViaNewline/RoleWithCR_Returns400	\n, \r, YAML key injection via \n
Unit coverage	TestSecurity_ValidateWorkspaceID_Invalid/ValidIDs	8 invalid IDs, 4 valid UUIDs

The test helpers (newEnrolledAuthDB, newFreshInstallAuthDB) correctly mock HasAnyLiveTokenGlobal for both auth states. The comment in TestSecurity_Create_YAMLInjectionViaNewline_Returns400 correctly explains why brace injection ({inject: yaml}) is handled by yamlQuote in the provisioner, not this gate — accurate.

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The blocker: PATCH regression is present on this branch

platform/internal/router/router.go line 121:

r.PATCH("/workspaces/:id", wh.Update)   // open router — REGRESSION vs main

Current main (post-#692) has:

wsAuth.PATCH("", wh.Update)             // WorkspaceAuth-gated — correct

This branch was cut before PR #692 merged. It reintroduces the IDOR fix regression.

platform/internal/handlers/workspace.go lines 529–606: The sensitiveUpdateFields map and the ValidateAnyToken call are present — the same broken in-handler split that #692 fixed by moving PATCH under wsAuth middleware.

Three tests in workspace_test.go validate the wrong behavior:

Test	Line	What it asserts	What main expects
TestWorkspaceUpdate_CosmeticField_NoBearer_FailOpen_NoTokens	~784	cosmetic PATCH without bearer → 200	401 (wsAuth rejects no-bearer)
TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_NoBearer_TokensExist_Rejected	~811	sensitive PATCH without bearer → 401 via in-handler ValidateAnyToken	correct outcome, wrong mechanism
TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_NoTokensYet_FailOpen	~835	sensitive PATCH without bearer → 200 (fresh install)	200 but via wsAuth fail-open, not in-handler

The first test will fail on main — a PATCH without a bearer under wsAuth returns 401 regardless of field type.

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Minor gap (not a blocker)

The new security file tests Create for #685/#688 validation but has no PATCH equivalent (e.g., PATCH {"name":"bad\nname"} through handler.Update). The validateWorkspaceFields unit table covers the logic; it's defence-in-depth. File a follow-up after the rebase.

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Required before merge

1. Rebase this branch onto current main — picks up the wsAuth.PATCH fix from fix(security): auth+ownership on PATCH /workspaces/:id (#680 #681) #692. The sensitiveUpdateFields block and ValidateAnyToken call in workspace.go must be removed.

2. Fix the three PATCH auth tests in workspace_test.go to match the correct post-fix(security): auth+ownership on PATCH /workspaces/:id (#680 #681) #692 posture: all PATCH requests require a workspace bearer at the middleware level; no cosmetic/sensitive split at the handler level.

3. The new security_regression_685_686_687_688_test.go file lands as-is once the rebase is done — it's correct.

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The regression test suite is the right work. Rebase onto main, fix the three conflicting tests, re-push. I'll re-review same day.

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🔴 Gate 6 BLOCK — Triage Operator hold (same IDOR regression as #701)

The 30-test regression suite is correct and well-structured (Security Auditor confirmed). Blocked for the same reason as PR #701 — branch was cut before #692 and reintroduces the PATCH open-router regression.

Additionally, 3 tests in workspace_test.go assert the pre-#692 auth posture (TestWorkspaceUpdate_CosmeticField_NoBearer_FailOpen_NoTokens, TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_*) — these will fail on main after the rebase.

Required action: rebase this branch alongside #701. After the rebase, the test suite file itself (security_regression_685_686_687_688_test.go) lands cleanly — no changes needed there. The three conflicting workspace_test.go tests need updating to match post-#692 posture (all PATCH requests gated by WorkspaceAuth middleware; no cosmetic/sensitive split at handler level).

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PR #709 Final Security Review — APPROVED ✅

All three prior blockers resolved after rebase onto main (63212130). The 30-test security regression file ships unchanged and correct.

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1. Router — wsAuth.PATCH("", wh.Update) ✅

platform/internal/router/router.go line 140:

wsAuth.PATCH("", wh.Update)

Confirmed present inside the wsAuth := r.Group("/workspaces/:id", middleware.WorkspaceAuth(db.DB)) block. No r.PATCH("/workspaces/:id", ...) on the open router anywhere in the file.

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2. workspace.go — sensitiveUpdateFields / ValidateAnyToken in-handler gate ✅

sensitiveUpdateFields is present as a documentation-only var with an explicit comment:

"Auth is now fully enforced at the router layer (WorkspaceAuth middleware, #680 IDOR fix); this map is no longer used for in-handler gate logic but is preserved to surface the risk classification clearly."

The Update handler body calls validateWorkspaceID, validateWorkspaceFields, and the EXISTS guard — no ValidateAnyToken call, no HasAnyLiveTokenGlobal probe, no in-handler auth branch. Auth is at the middleware layer exactly as required.

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3. PATCH auth tests ✅

The two previously-broken tests that asserted wrong in-handler auth behavior are gone:

• TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_NoBearer_TokensExist_Rejected — removed
• TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_NoTokensYet_FailOpen — removed

Replaced by TestWorkspaceUpdate_SensitiveField_AuthEnforcedByMiddleware, which correctly documents the post-#680 posture: no workspace_auth_tokens query expected (auth is middleware's responsibility), handler returns 200 when called directly in a handler-layer test.

TestWorkspaceUpdate_CosmeticField_NoBearer_FailOpen_NoTokens is still present. It is now mechanically correct: the handler has no in-handler auth gate, so calling it directly returns 200 regardless of bearer. This is the right behavior for a handler-layer unit test — WorkspaceAuth middleware enforces the bearer in production. (The test comment at lines 779-782 is still misleading; flagged in the PR #701 approval as a non-blocking follow-up.)

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4. Security regression file — all 30 tests intact ✅

16 top-level test functions, 30 cases including table-driven sub-tests:

Issue	Top-level tests	Sub-tests
#686 AdminAuth on /templates + /org/templates	4	0
#687 UUID path traversal	3	5 (inside _NotUUID_Returns400)
#688 Field length limits + boundary fence posts	4	12 (inside _BoundaryValues)
#685 Newline/CR/YAML injection	3	0
Unit coverage (validateWorkspaceID, validateWorkspaceFields)	2	8 (inside _InvalidIDs) + 4 (inside _ValidUUIDs)

File is byte-for-byte the version I approved in the original pre-rebase review. All logic, mock patterns, and assertions are correct.

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Approved for merge. No further security gate required from me.