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Paul NothaftandPaul Nothaft 3b88036fda fix(security): backup/restore hardening — public-dir DB dump, restore path allowlist, gunzip bound, manifest keying (stable) (#962)
* fix(security): stop caller-chosen database backup destination (GHSA-jw8m)

POST /api/admin/database-backup/backup forwarded req.body straight into
databaseBackupService.backup(), which merges options over config:
  const { destinationPath = '/backup/database', ... } = { ...config, ...options }

destinationPath is not a persistable setting — the /config allowlist only
accepts database_backup_* keys — so the request body was its only source.
The built-in `admin` role holds backup.create but neither settings.edit nor
backup.restore, so it could aim a full DB dump (admin bcrypt hashes, gallery
password hashes, encrypted SMTP creds) at the PUBLIC /uploads static mount
(server.js mounts it with no auth middleware) and then fetch it
unauthenticated. Filed low; it is a privilege escalation to unauthenticated
disclosure.

Forward only the real knobs, and only when present so absent keys can't
override config defaults via spread.

* fix(security): backup/restore hardening — restore path allowlist, gunzip bound, manifest checksum keying (GHSA-fw4c, h652, hgp8)

- adminRestore /validate + /start: constrain caller-supplied source and
  manifestPath to the operator-configured backup roots — the SAME set the
  restore wizard discovers from — so disaster recovery from a rescued mount
  still works, with RESTORE_ALLOWED_ROOTS as an escape hatch (GHSA-fw4c).
- restoreService.decompressFile: bound the EXPANDED size and abort the
  pipeline when exceeded; default 50 GB, RESTORE_MAX_DECOMPRESSED_BYTES
  overrides (GHSA-h652).
- backupManifest: BACKUP_MANIFEST_KEY upgrades new manifests to a keyed
  HMAC (GHSA-hgp8). Deliberately opt-in and verify-if-present — the key
  cannot live in the database because the database is inside the backup, so
  a mandatory HMAC would lock operators out of the exact disaster-recovery
  case this exists for.

Also fixes a pre-existing bug found while testing hgp8: the checksum passed
Object.keys().sort() as JSON.stringify's second argument, which is an array
REPLACER (a property allowlist applied at every depth), not a key sorter. All
nested keys — path, size, per-file checksum — were dropped before hashing, so
the file list sat outside the integrity check entirely and a manifest path
could be rewritten to ../../etc/passwd without disturbing the digest. Now
hashes a recursively-canonicalized copy, with the legacy serialization
accepted on validation so existing backups stay restorable.

* fix(security): codex round 2 — unbreak the restore wizard, share checksum verification, guard downgrades

- adminRestore: `source` is usually a SOURCE TYPE ('local'|'s3'|'upload'),
  not a path — restoreService branches on those literals. The containment
  check treated it as a path, so path.resolve('local') fell outside the
  backup roots and BOTH /validate and /start returned 400, blocking every
  normal restore. Type tokens are now excluded from the path check.
- backupManifest: extracted verifyManifestChecksum() as the single source of
  truth for the legacy/keyed fallbacks. restoreService.performPreRestoreValidation
  recomputed the digest itself with the default canonical+keyed settings,
  which rejected EVERY backup written before this batch. It now delegates.
- backupManifest: guard the algorithm downgrade — with a key configured, an
  attacker able to rewrite the backup store could strip checksum_algorithm,
  edit the manifest and recompute a plain SHA-256 that verified. Opt-in via
  BACKUP_MANIFEST_REQUIRE_KEYED so pre-key backups keep restoring by default.

* fix(security): codex round 3 — close two manifest-verification fail-opens (GHSA-hgp8)

verifyManifestChecksum returned valid for a manifest with no
verification.total_checksum at all, and restoreService only called it when
that field was present. Deleting the field was therefore a complete bypass of
the keying work: no digest check, no downgrade guard, no
BACKUP_MANIFEST_REQUIRE_KEYED. Every manifest this codebase writes stamps the
field, so an absent one now fails validation, and the call site invokes the
verifier unconditionally.

Second fail-open: the strict-mode rejection of an unkeyed manifest was gated on
`&& key`, so with BACKUP_MANIFEST_REQUIRE_KEYED=true and no BACKUP_MANIFEST_KEY
configured a plain SHA-256 manifest sailed through. Strict mode is a statement
about the operator's manifests, not about the host — it is exactly the fresh
disaster-recovery box that lacks the secret. The rejection no longer depends on
a key being present.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F211U4dDbEj4zXiyKbi9me
(cherry picked from commit 292a5b784acd7f47099aa234c1c2ea00050fca97)

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Co-authored-by: Paul Nothaft <[email protected]>
2026-08-02 21:18:43 +02:00
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Enhanced Backup System Test Suite

This directory contains comprehensive tests for the enhanced backup system with S3 support.

Test Structure

Unit Tests

  • services/backupService.enhanced.test.js - Unit tests for the enhanced backup service
    • Configuration management
    • S3 backup functionality
    • Manifest generation
    • Error handling and recovery
    • Backward compatibility (local and rsync)
    • Service lifecycle management

Integration Tests

  • integration/backup-s3.test.js - Integration tests for S3 backups
    • Real S3/MinIO connection tests
    • Full backup process with actual files
    • Incremental backup verification
    • Manifest storage and retrieval
    • Error recovery scenarios

Manual Integration Test Script

  • ../scripts/test-backup-integration.js - Comprehensive manual testing script
    • Can test against MinIO, AWS S3, or any S3-compatible service
    • Tests all backup types (S3, local, rsync)
    • Performance testing with large files
    • Detailed progress reporting

Running Tests

Prerequisites

  1. For Unit Tests: No special setup required, all dependencies are mocked.

  2. For Integration Tests: Requires a running S3-compatible service (MinIO recommended)

    # Start MinIO using Docker
    docker run -d \
      -p 9000:9000 \
      -p 9001:9001 \
      --name minio-test \
      -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin \
      -e MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin \
      minio/minio server /data --console-address ":9001"
    
  3. Environment Variables (for integration tests):

    # Optional - defaults work with local MinIO
    export TEST_S3_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:9000
    export TEST_S3_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
    export TEST_S3_SECRET_KEY=minioadmin
    
    # Skip S3 tests if no S3 service available
    export SKIP_S3_TESTS=true
    

Running Unit Tests

# Run all backup service tests
npm test -- __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js

# Run specific test suite
npm test -- __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js -t "S3 Backup Functionality"

# Run with coverage
npm test -- --coverage __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js

Running Integration Tests

# Ensure MinIO is running first!

# Run S3 integration tests
npm test -- __tests__/integration/backup-s3.test.js

# Run with verbose output
npm test -- __tests__/integration/backup-s3.test.js --verbose

# Skip S3 tests if needed
SKIP_S3_TESTS=true npm test -- __tests__/integration/backup-s3.test.js

Running Manual Integration Tests

# Test with local MinIO (default)
node scripts/test-backup-integration.js

# Test with AWS S3
node scripts/test-backup-integration.js \
  --endpoint https://s3.amazonaws.com \
  --access-key YOUR_ACCESS_KEY \
  --secret-key YOUR_SECRET_KEY \
  --bucket your-test-bucket

# Test local backup
node scripts/test-backup-integration.js --type local

# Test with cleanup after completion
node scripts/test-backup-integration.js --cleanup

# Verbose output
node scripts/test-backup-integration.js --verbose

Test Coverage

The test suite covers:

Configuration

  • Database configuration retrieval
  • JSON parsing and error handling
  • Configuration validation
  • Required field validation

S3 Functionality

  • S3 client initialization
  • Connection testing
  • File upload with progress tracking
  • Large file handling (multipart upload)
  • Metadata and custom headers
  • Error handling and retries

Backup Process

  • Full backup execution
  • Incremental backup (changed files only)
  • File checksum calculation and comparison
  • Database backup inclusion
  • Archive inclusion toggle
  • File size limits

Manifest Generation

  • Full manifest generation
  • Incremental manifest with parent reference
  • JSON and YAML format support
  • Manifest validation
  • S3 manifest storage and retrieval
  • Checksum verification

Error Handling

  • S3 connection failures
  • File read errors
  • Individual file failure recovery
  • Retry logic with exponential backoff
  • Email notifications on failure
  • Concurrent backup prevention

Backward Compatibility

  • Local directory backup
  • Rsync backup
  • Existing manifest format support

Service Management

  • Cron job scheduling
  • Service start/stop
  • Manual backup triggering
  • Backup history and status

Mock Setup

The unit tests use comprehensive mocking:

// Database mocking
jest.mock('../../src/database/db');

// S3 client mocking
jest.mock('../../src/services/storage/s3Storage');

// File system mocking
const mockFs = require('mock-fs');

// Cron job mocking
jest.mock('node-cron');

CI/CD Integration

To run tests in CI/CD pipeline:

# Example GitHub Actions
- name: Run Unit Tests
  run: npm test -- __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js

- name: Start MinIO
  run: |
    docker run -d \
      -p 9000:9000 \
      --name minio-test \
      -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin \
      -e MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin \
      minio/minio server /data

- name: Run Integration Tests
  run: npm test -- __tests__/integration/backup-s3.test.js

Debugging Tests

# Run tests in debug mode
node --inspect-brk ./node_modules/.bin/jest __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js

# Run single test with console output
npm test -- __tests__/services/backupService.enhanced.test.js -t "should perform S3 backup" --verbose

Performance Considerations

  • Integration tests create real files and S3 objects
  • Each test run creates a unique S3 bucket to avoid conflicts
  • Cleanup is automatic but can be disabled for debugging
  • Large file tests (10MB+) are included but can be slow

Adding New Tests

When adding new backup features:

  1. Add unit tests to backupService.enhanced.test.js
  2. Add integration tests to backup-s3.test.js if S3-specific
  3. Update manual test script for comprehensive testing
  4. Ensure mocks are properly configured
  5. Document any new environment requirements