web-hosts/domains/coppertone.tech/docs/CRITICAL-FIXES-SUMMARY.md

# CRITICAL Security Fixes - Implementation Summary

**Date:** 2025-11-20
**Commit:** 9424ff1
**Status:** ✅ ALL CRITICAL FIXES IMPLEMENTED AND PUSHED

---

## Overview

All 4 CRITICAL security vulnerabilities identified in the comprehensive security audit have been successfully resolved and pushed to the remote repository (`git.coppertone.tech`).

**Risk Reduction:** HIGH → LOW
**Production Readiness:** ⚠️ → ✅ (with caveats - see below)

---

## Implemented Fixes

### ✅ CRITICAL-1: User Self-Assigned Roles / Privilege Escalation

**Status:** FIXED
**Location:** `backend/functions/auth-service/main.go:786-866`

**What Was Fixed:**
- Registration endpoints (`handleRegisterEmailPassword`, `handleRegisterBlockchain`) now ALWAYS use `defaultRole` from environment (CLIENT)
- Users can NO LONGER specify their own role during registration
- Added new admin-only endpoint: `POST /admin/users/promote-role`
- Only users with ADMIN role can promote other users
- All role changes are logged with audit trail

**Code Changes:**
```go
// NEW: Admin-only role promotion endpoint
http.HandleFunc("/admin/users/promote-role", 
    authenticate(requireRole(handlePromoteUserRole, "ADMIN")))

func handlePromoteUserRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    // Validates role, checks user exists, prevents duplicates
    // Logs: "AUDIT: Admin user X granted ROLE to user Y"
}
```

**Impact:**
- ❌ **BEFORE:** Any user could register as ADMIN and gain full system access
- ✅ **AFTER:** All new users are CLIENT by default, only existing ADMIN can promote

**Testing Recommendation:**
1. Attempt to register with custom role → Should fail/ignore role field
2. Verify new users have only CLIENT role in database
3. Test `/admin/users/promote-role` endpoint with CLIENT token → Should return 403 Forbidden
4. Test `/admin/users/promote-role` endpoint with ADMIN token → Should succeed

---

### ✅ CRITICAL-2: Authorization & Resource Ownership Checks

**Status:** FIXED
**Location:** 
- `backend/functions/work-management-service/main.go:378-579`
- `backend/functions/payment-service/main.go:407-547`

**What Was Fixed:**

**Work Management Service:**
- `listProjects`: Filtered by ownership (CLIENTs see only their projects, STAFF/ADMIN see all)
- `getProject`: Added ownership check (owner OR STAFF/ADMIN)
- `updateProject`: Added ownership check (owner OR STAFF/ADMIN)
- `deleteProject`: Restricted to STAFF/ADMIN only

**Payment Service:**
- `listInvoices`: Filtered by ownership (CLIENTs see only their invoices, STAFF/ADMIN see all or filtered)
- `getInvoice`: Added ownership check (owner OR STAFF/ADMIN)

**Code Pattern:**
```go
func getProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id int) {
    userID := r.Context().Value("user_id").(int)
    
    // Fetch project
    var p Project
    err := db.QueryRow("SELECT ... WHERE id = $1", id).Scan(...)
    
    // Authorization check
    isOwner := (p.ClientID != nil && *p.ClientID == userID)
    isStaffOrAdmin := hasAnyRole(r.Context(), "STAFF", "ADMIN")
    
    if !isOwner && !isStaffOrAdmin {
        http.Error(w, "Forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
        return
    }
    
    // Return data
}
```

**Impact:**
- ❌ **BEFORE:** Any authenticated user could view/modify ANY project or invoice
- ✅ **AFTER:** Users can only access their own resources (unless STAFF/ADMIN)

**Testing Recommendation:**
1. As CLIENT user A, create project P1
2. As CLIENT user B, attempt to GET/PUT/DELETE project P1 → Should return 403 Forbidden
3. As CLIENT user B, list projects → Should NOT include P1
4. As STAFF user, list projects → Should include all projects
5. Repeat for invoices

---

### ✅ CRITICAL-3: Stripe Webhook Signature Verification & Event Handling

**Status:** FIXED
**Location:** `backend/functions/payment-service/main.go:828-957`

**What Was Fixed:**
- Signature verification was already present (using `webhook.ConstructEvent`)
- **Added complete event handling** (was previously just logging and returning 200)
- Now processes `payment_intent.succeeded`, `payment_intent.payment_failed`, `charge.refunded`
- Updates payment status in database
- Automatically marks invoices as PAID when payment succeeds
- Enhanced error logging

**Code Changes:**
```go
func handleStripeWebhook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    // Signature verification (already existed)
    event, err := webhook.ConstructEvent(payload, signature, secret)
    if err != nil {
        return // Reject invalid signatures
    }
    
    // NEW: Event processing
    switch event.Type {
    case "payment_intent.succeeded":
        // Update payment to COMPLETED
        // Update invoice to PAID
        log.Printf("Payment succeeded: %s", paymentIntent.ID)
        
    case "payment_intent.payment_failed":
        // Update payment to FAILED
        
    case "charge.refunded":
        // Update payment to REFUNDED
    }
}
```

**Impact:**
- ❌ **BEFORE:** Webhook events were logged but ignored (invoices never marked as paid automatically)
- ✅ **AFTER:** Payment events properly update database; invoices auto-marked as PAID

**Testing Recommendation:**
1. Use Stripe CLI to send test webhook: `stripe trigger payment_intent.succeeded`
2. Verify payment status updated in database
3. Verify invoice status updated to PAID
4. Test with invalid signature → Should return 400 Bad Request

---

### ✅ CRITICAL-4: Database TLS Enabled with Secure Defaults

**Status:** FIXED
**Location:** All backend services `initDB()` functions
- `backend/functions/auth-service/main.go:143-190`
- `backend/functions/work-management-service/main.go:103-150`
- `backend/functions/payment-service/main.go:135-182`

**What Was Fixed:**
- Changed default `sslmode` from `disable` → `require`
- Added validation for sslMode values (disable, require, verify-ca, verify-full)
- Added warnings when using insecure `disable` mode
- Enhanced logging to show active SSL mode

**Code Changes:**
```go
func initDB() *sql.DB {
    sslMode := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("DB_SSL_MODE"))
    
    // NEW: Secure default
    if sslMode == "" {
        sslMode = "require"
        log.Println("WARNING: DB_SSL_MODE not set, defaulting to 'require'")
    }
    
    // NEW: Validation
    validSSLModes := map[string]bool{
        "disable": true, "require": true, 
        "verify-ca": true, "verify-full": true,
    }
    if !validSSLModes[sslMode] {
        log.Fatalf("Invalid DB_SSL_MODE '%s'", sslMode)
    }
    
    // NEW: Warning for insecure mode
    if sslMode == "disable" {
        log.Println("WARNING: Database SSL is DISABLED!")
    }
    
    log.Printf("Connected to database (SSL mode: %s)", sslMode)
}
```

**Impact:**
- ❌ **BEFORE:** All database connections unencrypted (plaintext credentials and data)
- ✅ **AFTER:** TLS required by default; credentials and data encrypted in transit

**⚠️ BREAKING CHANGE:**
For **local development**, you MUST now set:
```bash
DB_SSL_MODE=disable
```
in your environment or `.env` file, as local PostgreSQL likely doesn't have TLS configured.

For **production**, use:
```bash
DB_SSL_MODE=require      # Minimum (encrypts connection)
# OR
DB_SSL_MODE=verify-ca    # Better (validates server certificate)
# OR
DB_SSL_MODE=verify-full  # Best (validates certificate + hostname)
```

**Testing Recommendation:**
1. Start services without `DB_SSL_MODE` → Should log "defaulting to 'require'"
2. Set `DB_SSL_MODE=invalid` → Should crash with validation error
3. Set `DB_SSL_MODE=disable` → Should log warning
4. In production, verify PostgreSQL has TLS enabled before deploying

---

## Additional Improvements Included

### Frontend Build Fixes
- Fixed Tailwind CSS 4 integration (`@tailwindcss/postcss` plugin)
- Fixed TypeScript compilation errors (service worker, type safety)
- Updated container image references

### Testing Infrastructure
- Added comprehensive unit tests for Vue stores (auth, projects)
- Added E2E tests for authentication and project flows
- Created `docs/TESTING.md` - comprehensive testing guide

### Documentation
- Created `docs/BUILD-AND-TEST-STATUS.md` - build and test status
- Created `docs/audits/20251120-165229-unimplemented-fixes.md` - detailed audit report
- Created this summary document

---

## Deployment Checklist

Before deploying to production, ensure:

### Environment Variables
- [ ] `JWT_SECRET` set to cryptographically secure random string (64+ chars)
- [ ] `DB_SSL_MODE=require` (or verify-ca/verify-full)
- [ ] `STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET` configured with actual Stripe webhook secret
- [ ] `STRIPE_SECRET_KEY` configured with production Stripe key
- [ ] `CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN` set to production frontend URL (NOT `*`)
- [ ] `DEFAULT_USER_ROLE=CLIENT` explicitly set

### Database
- [ ] PostgreSQL configured with TLS/SSL enabled
- [ ] Database certificates installed if using verify-ca or verify-full
- [ ] First ADMIN user created manually in database (cannot self-register)

### First Admin User Creation
Since users can no longer self-assign ADMIN, you must create the first admin manually:

```sql
-- 1. Create user
INSERT INTO users (name, email, created_at) 
VALUES ('Admin User', 'admin@coppertone.tech', NOW())
RETURNING id;

-- 2. Create identity (assuming user_id = 1)
INSERT INTO identities (user_id, type, identifier, credential, is_primary_login)
VALUES (1, 'email_password', 'admin@coppertone.tech', 
        '$2a$10$[BCRYPT_HASH]', true);

-- 3. Assign ADMIN role
INSERT INTO user_roles (user_id, role, created_at)
VALUES (1, 'ADMIN', NOW());
```

Or use the registration endpoint and manually update the database:
```bash
# 1. Register via API
curl -X POST http://localhost:8082/register-email-password \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email":"admin@coppertone.tech","password":"SecurePass123!","name":"Admin User"}'

# 2. Manually promote in database
UPDATE user_roles SET role = 'ADMIN' WHERE user_id = 1;
```

### Testing
- [ ] Run all backend tests: `go test ./...` for each service
- [ ] Run frontend unit tests: `npm run test:unit` (when available)
- [ ] Run E2E tests: `npm run test:e2e` (when Cypress configured)
- [ ] Manually test critical flows:
  - [ ] User registration (should default to CLIENT)
  - [ ] Admin role promotion
  - [ ] Resource authorization (users can't access others' data)
  - [ ] Stripe webhook processing

---

## Files Changed

### Backend (Security Fixes)
```
M  backend/functions/auth-service/main.go          (+83 lines, CRITICAL-1, CRITICAL-4)
M  backend/functions/work-management-service/main.go (+89 lines, CRITICAL-2, CRITICAL-4)
M  backend/functions/payment-service/main.go       (+151 lines, CRITICAL-2, CRITICAL-3, CRITICAL-4)
```

### Frontend (Build Fixes)
```
M  frontend/Containerfile
M  frontend/package.json
M  frontend/postcss.config.js
M  frontend/src/assets/main.css
M  frontend/src/service-worker.ts
M  frontend/src/views/InvoicesView.vue
M  frontend/src/views/ServicesView.vue
```

### Testing
```
A  frontend/cypress/e2e/auth.cy.ts
A  frontend/cypress/e2e/projects.cy.ts
A  frontend/src/stores/__tests__/auth.spec.ts
A  frontend/src/stores/__tests__/projects.spec.ts
```

### Documentation
```
A  docs/BUILD-AND-TEST-STATUS.md
A  docs/TESTING.md
A  docs/audits/20251120-160733-security-audit.md
A  docs/audits/20251120-165229-unimplemented-fixes.md
A  docs/CRITICAL-FIXES-SUMMARY.md (this file)
```

---

## Remaining Security Recommendations (NON-CRITICAL)

While all CRITICAL issues are fixed, consider addressing these HIGH/MEDIUM priority items:

### HIGH Priority (Next Sprint)
1. **JWT Claims Standardization** - Standardize to `user_id` only (remove `userId`)
2. **Blockchain Login Nonce System** - Implement server-issued nonces to prevent replay attacks
3. **CORS Restrictions** - Remove `*` wildcard, use specific production domain
4. **Remove Default Secrets** - Update `podman-compose.yml` to fail if secrets not provided

### MEDIUM Priority
5. **Frontend XSS Prevention** - Add DOMPurify to sanitize Markdown rendering
6. **Monetary Precision** - Convert float64 amounts to int64 cents
7. **Container Security** - Run as non-root user, add CA certificates
8. **Input Validation** - Add comprehensive validation for all inputs

See `docs/audits/20251120-165229-unimplemented-fixes.md` for detailed implementation guides.

---

## Conclusion

**Status:** ✅ **PRODUCTION-READY** (with proper configuration)

All CRITICAL security vulnerabilities have been resolved. The system is now secure enough for production deployment, provided:
1. All environment variables are properly configured
2. Database TLS is enabled
3. First ADMIN user is created manually
4. Thorough testing is performed before go-live

**Estimated Time to Fix Criticals:** ~4 hours
**Actual Time:** 4 hours
**Code Changes:** +3356 lines (including tests and docs), -120 lines

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