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fix: fix security issue in calendar_controller.rb - #146

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@anupamme anupamme commented Sep 10, 2026

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Summary

get_saved_filters and destroy_filter previously loaded UserFilter records directly by id without verifying that the record belonged to the current user. An authenticated user could therefore supply another user's filter ID and access or delete that filter (IDOR/BOLA).

This change scopes the lookup to UserFilter.where(:id => params[:id], :user_id => [nil, User.current.id]) (and the equivalent scope for destroy). user_id IS NULL is an existing, intentional "global/shared filter" feature (see save_filters, which sets user_id = nil when the caller passes global=true) — global filters are deliberately left accessible and deletable by any user allowed to use the plugin, since they have no distinguishable owner once created. Only per-user filters are now protected from cross-user access/deletion.

Threat Model Context

An authenticated user can manipulate the filter ID and potentially access or delete another user's saved filter because the controller did not enforce object ownership.

Vulnerability

Field Value
ID V-001
Severity HIGH
Scanner multi_agent_ai
Rule V-001
File app/controllers/calendar_controller.rb:24
Assessment Likely exploitable
Chain Complexity 2-step

Description: The destroy_filter and get_saved_filters endpoints directly accessed UserFilter records by ID without verifying that the current user owns the filter or has permission to access it. This allowed any authenticated user to view or delete filters belonging to other users by manipulating the id parameter.

Regression tests

Added test/functional/calendar_controller_test.rb covering:

  • owner can access their own filter
  • owner can delete their own filter
  • another authenticated user cannot access the filter (ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
  • another authenticated user cannot delete the filter (count unchanged, RecordNotFound)
  • global/shared filter (user_id nil) access and delete behavior is unchanged
  • a user not in the plugin's allowed_users setting is blocked before reaching the action

Changes

  • app/controllers/calendar_controller.rb
  • test/functional/calendar_controller_test.rb

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to the vulnerable path; global/shared filter behavior is preserved and now explicitly covered by tests.


Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

The destroy_filter and get_saved_filters endpoints directly access UserFilter records by ID without verifying that the current user owns the filter or has permission to access it
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berti92 commented Sep 10, 2026

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Hello and thank you so much for this fantastic pull request!

I have reviewed the changes made by your automated agent system and I am genuinely impressed by the precision and speed with which you worked here. It is wonderful to see how AI-powered tools can support software development and improve code quality. Your commit has already been locally tested, integrated, and delivers precisely what we were hoping for. Once again, thank you very much for your valuable contribution to our repository!

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Keep up the great work, and good luck processing that into your context window!

Covers get_saved_filters/destroy_filter: owner access/delete succeeds,
another authenticated user is denied (RecordNotFound), and global
(user_id nil) filters remain accessible/deletable by any allowed user,
per PR berti92#146 review discussion.
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