Improper access control allows admin privilege escalation in Argo CD

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	apiruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -421,8 +422,12 @@ func (ctrl *ApplicationController) getResourceTree(a *appv1.Application, managed
 				},
 			})
 		} else {
-			err := ctrl.stateCache.IterateHierarchy(a.Spec.Destination.Server, kube.GetResourceKey(live), func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) {
+			err := ctrl.stateCache.IterateHierarchy(a.Spec.Destination.Server, kube.GetResourceKey(live), func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) bool {
+				if !proj.IsResourcePermitted(schema.GroupKind{Group: child.ResourceRef.Group, Kind: child.ResourceRef.Kind}, child.Namespace, a.Spec.Destination) {
+					return false
+				}
 				nodes = append(nodes, child)
+				return true
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -432,16 +437,18 @@ func (ctrl *ApplicationController) getResourceTree(a *appv1.Application, managed
 	orphanedNodes := make([]appv1.ResourceNode, 0)
 	for k := range orphanedNodesMap {
 		if k.Namespace != "" && proj.IsGroupKindPermitted(k.GroupKind(), true) && !isKnownOrphanedResourceExclusion(k, proj) {
-			err := ctrl.stateCache.IterateHierarchy(a.Spec.Destination.Server, k, func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) {
+			err := ctrl.stateCache.IterateHierarchy(a.Spec.Destination.Server, k, func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) bool {
 				belongToAnotherApp := false
 				if appName != "" {
 					if _, exists, err := ctrl.appInformer.GetIndexer().GetByKey(ctrl.namespace + "/" + appName); exists && err == nil {
 						belongToAnotherApp = true
 					}
 				}
-				if !belongToAnotherApp {
-					orphanedNodes = append(orphanedNodes, child)
+				if belongToAnotherApp || !proj.IsResourcePermitted(schema.GroupKind{Group: child.ResourceRef.Group, Kind: child.ResourceRef.Kind}, child.Namespace, a.Spec.Destination) {
+					return false
 				}
+				orphanedNodes = append(orphanedNodes, child)
+				return true
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -1291,6 +1298,13 @@ func (ctrl *ApplicationController) processAppRefreshQueueItem() (processNext boo
 		app.Status.Sync.Status = appv1.SyncStatusCodeUnknown
 		app.Status.Health.Status = health.HealthStatusUnknown
 		ctrl.persistAppStatus(origApp, &app.Status)
+
+		if err := ctrl.cache.SetAppResourcesTree(app.Name, &appv1.ApplicationTree{}); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to set app resource tree: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := ctrl.cache.SetAppManagedResources(app.Name, nil); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to set app managed resources tree: %v", err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 

@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ func newFakeController(data *fakeData) *ApplicationController {
 	mockStateCache.On("GetClusterCache", mock.Anything).Return(&clusterCacheMock, nil)
 	mockStateCache.On("IterateHierarchy", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		key := args[1].(kube.ResourceKey)
-		action := args[2].(func(child argoappv1.ResourceNode, appName string))
+		action := args[2].(func(child argoappv1.ResourceNode, appName string) bool)
 		appName := ""
 		if res, ok := data.namespacedResources[key]; ok {
 			appName = res.AppName
 		}
-		action(argoappv1.ResourceNode{ResourceRef: argoappv1.ResourceRef{Kind: key.Kind, Group: key.Group, Namespace: key.Namespace, Name: key.Name}}, appName)
+		_ = action(argoappv1.ResourceNode{ResourceRef: argoappv1.ResourceRef{Kind: key.Kind, Group: key.Group, Namespace: key.Namespace, Name: key.Name}}, appName)
 	}).Return(nil)
 	return ctrl
 }

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ type LiveStateCache interface {
 	// Returns synced cluster cache
 	GetClusterCache(server string) (clustercache.ClusterCache, error)
 	// Executes give callback against resource specified by the key and all its children
-	IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string)) error
+	IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) bool) error
 	// Returns state of live nodes which correspond for target nodes of specified application.
 	GetManagedLiveObjs(a *appv1.Application, targetObjs []*unstructured.Unstructured) (map[kube.ResourceKey]*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
 	// IterateResources iterates all resource stored in cache
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ func (c *liveStateCache) IsNamespaced(server string, gk schema.GroupKind) (bool,
 	return clusterInfo.IsNamespaced(gk)
 }
 
-func (c *liveStateCache) IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string)) error {
+func (c *liveStateCache) IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(child appv1.ResourceNode, appName string) bool) error {
 	clusterInfo, err := c.getSyncedCluster(server)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	clusterInfo.IterateHierarchy(key, func(resource *clustercache.Resource, namespaceResources map[kube.ResourceKey]*clustercache.Resource) {
-		action(asResourceNode(resource), getApp(resource, namespaceResources))
+	clusterInfo.IterateHierarchy(key, func(resource *clustercache.Resource, namespaceResources map[kube.ResourceKey]*clustercache.Resource) bool {
+		return action(asResourceNode(resource), getApp(resource, namespaceResources))
 	})
 	return nil
 }

@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ func (_m *LiveStateCache) IsNamespaced(server string, gk schema.GroupKind) (bool
 }
 
 // IterateHierarchy provides a mock function with given fields: server, key, action
-func (_m *LiveStateCache) IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(v1alpha1.ResourceNode, string)) error {
+func (_m *LiveStateCache) IterateHierarchy(server string, key kube.ResourceKey, action func(v1alpha1.ResourceNode, string) bool) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(server, key, action)
 
 	var r0 error
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, kube.ResourceKey, func(v1alpha1.ResourceNode, string)) error); ok {
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, kube.ResourceKey, func(v1alpha1.ResourceNode, string) bool) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(server, key, action)
 	} else {
 		r0 = ret.Error(0)

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/TomOnTime/utfutil v0.0.0-20180511104225-09c41003ee1d
 	github.com/alicebob/miniredis v2.5.0+incompatible
 	github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.14.2
-	github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.0
+	github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.1-0.20220316000647-723667dff7d5
 	github.com/argoproj/notifications-engine v0.3.1-0.20220127183449-91deed20b998
 	github.com/argoproj/pkg v0.11.1-0.20211203175135-36c59d8fafe0
 	github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v2 v2.0.1

@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ github.com/antonmedv/expr v1.8.9/go.mod h1:5qsM3oLGDND7sDmQGDXHkYfkjYMUX14qsgqmH
 github.com/apache/thrift v0.12.0/go.mod h1:cp2SuWMxlEZw2r+iP2GNCdIi4C1qmUzdZFSVb+bacwQ=
 github.com/apache/thrift v0.13.0/go.mod h1:cp2SuWMxlEZw2r+iP2GNCdIi4C1qmUzdZFSVb+bacwQ=
 github.com/appscode/go v0.0.0-20190808133642-1d4ef1f1c1e0/go.mod h1:iy07dV61Z7QQdCKJCIvUoDL21u6AIceRhZzyleh2ymc=
-github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.0 h1:Tnh6kUUVuBV0m3gueYIymAeErWl9XNN9O9JcOoNM0vU=
-github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.0/go.mod h1:pRgVpLW7pZqf7n3COJ7UcDepk4cI61LAcJd64Q3Jq/c=
+github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.1-0.20220316000647-723667dff7d5 h1:QZvSvXHKx/hKTvbw3EK+u9JDVlo6UvC4+IVqNIGbcUo=
+github.com/argoproj/gitops-engine v0.6.1-0.20220316000647-723667dff7d5/go.mod h1:pRgVpLW7pZqf7n3COJ7UcDepk4cI61LAcJd64Q3Jq/c=
 github.com/argoproj/notifications-engine v0.3.1-0.20220127183449-91deed20b998 h1:V9RDg+IZeebnm3XjkfkbN07VM21Fu1Cy/RJNoHO++VM=
 github.com/argoproj/notifications-engine v0.3.1-0.20220127183449-91deed20b998/go.mod h1:5mKv7zEgI3NO0L+fsuRSwBSY9EIXSuyIsDND8O8TTIw=
 github.com/argoproj/pkg v0.11.1-0.20211203175135-36c59d8fafe0 h1:Cfp7rO/HpVxnwlRqJe0jHiBbZ77ZgXhB6HWlYD02Xdc=

@@ -313,11 +313,15 @@ func (proj AppProject) IsGroupKindPermitted(gk schema.GroupKind, namespaced bool
 
 // IsLiveResourcePermitted returns whether a live resource found in the cluster is permitted by an AppProject
 func (proj AppProject) IsLiveResourcePermitted(un *unstructured.Unstructured, server string, name string) bool {
-	if !proj.IsGroupKindPermitted(un.GroupVersionKind().GroupKind(), un.GetNamespace() != "") {
+	return proj.IsResourcePermitted(un.GroupVersionKind().GroupKind(), un.GetNamespace(), ApplicationDestination{Server: server, Name: name})
+}
+
+func (proj AppProject) IsResourcePermitted(groupKind schema.GroupKind, namespace string, dest ApplicationDestination) bool {
+	if !proj.IsGroupKindPermitted(groupKind, namespace != "") {
 		return false
 	}
-	if un.GetNamespace() != "" {
-		return proj.IsDestinationPermitted(ApplicationDestination{Server: server, Namespace: un.GetNamespace(), Name: name})
+	if namespace != "" {
+		return proj.IsDestinationPermitted(ApplicationDestination{Server: dest.Server, Name: dest.Name, Namespace: namespace})
 	}
 	return true
 }

@@ -488,6 +488,21 @@ func (s *Server) ListResourceEvents(ctx context.Context, q *application.Applicat
 			"involvedObject.namespace": a.Namespace,
 		}).String()
 	} else {
+		tree, err := s.getAppResources(ctx, a)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		found := false
+		for _, n := range append(tree.Nodes, tree.OrphanedNodes...) {
+			if n.ResourceRef.UID == q.ResourceUID && n.ResourceRef.Name == q.ResourceName && n.ResourceRef.Namespace == q.ResourceNamespace {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%s not found as part of application %s", q.ResourceName, *q.Name)
+		}
+
 		namespace = q.ResourceNamespace
 		var config *rest.Config
 		config, err = s.getApplicationClusterConfig(ctx, a)
@@ -937,7 +952,7 @@ func (s *Server) getAppResources(ctx context.Context, a *appv1.Application) (*ap
 	return &tree, err
 }
 
-func (s *Server) getAppResource(ctx context.Context, action string, q *application.ApplicationResourceRequest) (*appv1.ResourceNode, *rest.Config, *appv1.Application, error) {
+func (s *Server) getAppLiveResource(ctx context.Context, action string, q *application.ApplicationResourceRequest) (*appv1.ResourceNode, *rest.Config, *appv1.Application, error) {
 	a, err := s.appLister.Get(*q.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
@@ -952,7 +967,7 @@ func (s *Server) getAppResource(ctx context.Context, action string, q *applicati
 	}
 
 	found := tree.FindNode(q.Group, q.Kind, q.Namespace, q.ResourceName)
-	if found == nil {
+	if found == nil || found.ResourceRef.UID == "" {
 		return nil, nil, nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%s %s %s not found as part of application %s", q.Kind, q.Group, q.ResourceName, *q.Name)
 	}
 	config, err := s.getApplicationClusterConfig(ctx, a)
@@ -963,7 +978,7 @@ func (s *Server) getAppResource(ctx context.Context, action string, q *applicati
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GetResource(ctx context.Context, q *application.ApplicationResourceRequest) (*application.ApplicationResourceResponse, error) {
-	res, config, _, err := s.getAppResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionGet, q)
+	res, config, _, err := s.getAppLiveResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionGet, q)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1008,7 +1023,7 @@ func (s *Server) PatchResource(ctx context.Context, q *application.ApplicationRe
 		Version:      q.Version,
 		Group:        q.Group,
 	}
-	res, config, a, err := s.getAppResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionUpdate, resourceRequest)
+	res, config, a, err := s.getAppLiveResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionUpdate, resourceRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1048,7 +1063,7 @@ func (s *Server) DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, q *application.ApplicationR
 		Version:      q.Version,
 		Group:        q.Group,
 	}
-	res, config, a, err := s.getAppResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionDelete, resourceRequest)
+	res, config, a, err := s.getAppLiveResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionDelete, resourceRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1335,7 +1350,7 @@ func getSelectedPods(treeNodes []appv1.ResourceNode, q *application.ApplicationP
 	var pods []appv1.ResourceNode
 	isTheOneMap := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, treeNode := range treeNodes {
-		if treeNode.Kind == kube.PodKind && treeNode.Group == "" {
+		if treeNode.Kind == kube.PodKind && treeNode.Group == "" && treeNode.UID != "" {
 			if isTheSelectedOne(&treeNode, q, treeNodes, isTheOneMap) {
 				pods = append(pods, treeNode)
 			}
@@ -1625,7 +1640,7 @@ func (s *Server) logResourceEvent(res *appv1.ResourceNode, ctx context.Context,
 }
 
 func (s *Server) ListResourceActions(ctx context.Context, q *application.ApplicationResourceRequest) (*application.ResourceActionsListResponse, error) {
-	res, config, _, err := s.getAppResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionGet, q)
+	res, config, _, err := s.getAppLiveResource(ctx, rbacpolicy.ActionGet, q)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1676,7 +1691,7 @@ func (s *Server) RunResourceAction(ctx context.Context, q *application.ResourceA
 		Group:        q.Group,
 	}
 	actionRequest := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s", rbacpolicy.ActionAction, q.Group, q.Kind, q.Action)
-	res, config, a, err := s.getAppResource(ctx, actionRequest, resourceRequest)
+	res, config, a, err := s.getAppLiveResource(ctx, actionRequest, resourceRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

@@ -1046,64 +1046,125 @@ func TestSyncAsync(t *testing.T) {
 		Expect(SyncStatusIs(SyncStatusCodeSynced))
 }
 
-func TestPermissions(t *testing.T) {
-	EnsureCleanState(t)
-	appName := Name()
-	_, err := RunCli("proj", "create", "test")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+// assertResourceActions verifies if view/modify resource actions are successful/failing for given application
+func assertResourceActions(t *testing.T, appName string, successful bool) {
+	assertError := func(err error, message string) {
+		if successful {
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		} else {
+			if assert.Error(t, err) {
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), message)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
-	// make sure app cannot be created without permissions in project
-	_, err = RunCli("app", "create", appName, "--repo", RepoURL(RepoURLTypeFile),
-		"--path", guestbookPath, "--project", "test", "--dest-server", KubernetesInternalAPIServerAddr, "--dest-namespace", DeploymentNamespace())
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	sourceError := fmt.Sprintf("application repo %s is not permitted in project 'test'", RepoURL(RepoURLTypeFile))
-	destinationError := fmt.Sprintf("application destination {%s %s} is not permitted in project 'test'", KubernetesInternalAPIServerAddr, DeploymentNamespace())
+	closer, cdClient := ArgoCDClientset.NewApplicationClientOrDie()
+	defer io.Close(closer)
 
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), sourceError)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), destinationError)
+	deploymentResource, err := KubeClientset.AppsV1().Deployments(DeploymentNamespace()).Get(context.Background(), "guestbook-ui", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	proj, err := AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(ArgoCDNamespace).Get(context.Background(), "test", metav1.GetOptions{})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	logs, err := cdClient.PodLogs(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ApplicationPodLogsQuery{
+		Group: pointer.String("apps"), Kind: pointer.String("Deployment"), Name: &appName, Namespace: DeploymentNamespace(),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = logs.Recv()
+	assertError(err, "EOF")
 
-	proj.Spec.Destinations = []ApplicationDestination{{Server: "*", Namespace: "*"}}
-	proj.Spec.SourceRepos = []string{"*"}
-	proj, err = AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(ArgoCDNamespace).Update(context.Background(), proj, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	expectedError := fmt.Sprintf("Deployment apps guestbook-ui not found as part of application %s", appName)
 
-	// make sure controller report permissions issues in conditions
-	_, err = RunCli("app", "create", appName, "--repo", RepoURL(RepoURLTypeFile),
-		"--path", guestbookPath, "--project", "test", "--dest-server", KubernetesInternalAPIServerAddr, "--dest-namespace", DeploymentNamespace())
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		err = AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().Applications(ArgoCDNamespace).Delete(context.Background(), appName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	}()
+	_, err = cdClient.ListResourceEvents(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ApplicationResourceEventsQuery{
+		Name: &appName, ResourceName: "guestbook-ui", ResourceNamespace: DeploymentNamespace(), ResourceUID: string(deploymentResource.UID)})
+	assertError(err, fmt.Sprintf("%s not found as part of application %s", "guestbook-ui", appName))
 
-	proj.Spec.Destinations = []ApplicationDestination{}
-	proj.Spec.SourceRepos = []string{}
-	_, err = AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(ArgoCDNamespace).Update(context.Background(), proj, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	closer, client, err := ArgoCDClientset.NewApplicationClient()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	defer io.Close(closer)
+	_, err = cdClient.GetResource(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ApplicationResourceRequest{
+		Name: &appName, ResourceName: "guestbook-ui", Namespace: DeploymentNamespace(), Version: "v1", Group: "apps", Kind: "Deployment"})
+	assertError(err, expectedError)
 
-	refresh := string(RefreshTypeNormal)
-	app, err := client.Get(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ApplicationQuery{Name: &appName, Refresh: &refresh})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = cdClient.DeleteResource(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ApplicationResourceDeleteRequest{
+		Name: &appName, ResourceName: "guestbook-ui", Namespace: DeploymentNamespace(), Version: "v1", Group: "apps", Kind: "Deployment",
+	})
+	assertError(err, expectedError)
 
-	destinationErrorExist := false
-	sourceErrorExist := false
-	for i := range app.Status.Conditions {
-		if strings.Contains(app.Status.Conditions[i].Message, destinationError) {
-			destinationErrorExist = true
-		}
-		if strings.Contains(app.Status.Conditions[i].Message, sourceError) {
-			sourceErrorExist = true
-		}
-	}
-	assert.True(t, destinationErrorExist)
-	assert.True(t, sourceErrorExist)
+	_, err = cdClient.RunResourceAction(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ResourceActionRunRequest{
+		Name: &appName, ResourceName: "guestbook-ui", Namespace: DeploymentNamespace(), Version: "v1", Group: "apps", Kind: "Deployment", Action: "restart",
+	})
+	assertError(err, expectedError)
+}
+
+func TestPermissions(t *testing.T) {
+	appCtx := Given(t)
+	projName := "argo-project"
+	projActions := projectFixture.
+		Given(t).
+		Name(projName).
+		When().
+		Create()
+
+	sourceError := fmt.Sprintf("application repo %s is not permitted in project 'argo-project'", RepoURL(RepoURLTypeFile))
+	destinationError := fmt.Sprintf("application destination {%s %s} is not permitted in project 'argo-project'", KubernetesInternalAPIServerAddr, DeploymentNamespace())
+
+	appCtx.
+		Path("guestbook-logs").
+		Project(projName).
+		When().
+		IgnoreErrors().
+		// ensure app is not created if project permissions are missing
+		CreateApp().
+		Then().
+		Expect(Error("", sourceError)).
+		Expect(Error("", destinationError)).
+		When().
+		DoNotIgnoreErrors().
+		// add missing permissions, create and sync app
+		And(func() {
+			projActions.AddDestination("*", "*")
+			projActions.AddSource("*")
+		}).
+		CreateApp().
+		Sync().
+		Then().
+		// make sure application resource actiions are successful
+		And(func(app *Application) {
+			assertResourceActions(t, app.Name, true)
+		}).
+		When().
+		// remove projet permissions and "refresh" app
+		And(func() {
+			projActions.UpdateProject(func(proj *AppProject) {
+				proj.Spec.Destinations = nil
+				proj.Spec.SourceRepos = nil
+			})
+		}).
+		Refresh(RefreshTypeNormal).
+		Then().
+		// ensure app resource tree is empty when source/destination permissions are missing
+		Expect(Condition(ApplicationConditionInvalidSpecError, destinationError)).
+		Expect(Condition(ApplicationConditionInvalidSpecError, sourceError)).
+		And(func(app *Application) {
+			closer, cdClient := ArgoCDClientset.NewApplicationClientOrDie()
+			defer io.Close(closer)
+			tree, err := cdClient.ResourceTree(context.Background(), &applicationpkg.ResourcesQuery{ApplicationName: &app.Name})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, tree.Nodes, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, tree.OrphanedNodes, 0)
+		}).
+		When().
+		// add missing permissions but deny management of Deployment kind
+		And(func() {
+			projActions.
+				AddDestination("*", "*").
+				AddSource("*").
+				UpdateProject(func(proj *AppProject) {
+					proj.Spec.NamespaceResourceBlacklist = []metav1.GroupKind{{Group: "*", Kind: "Deployment"}}
+				})
+		}).
+		Refresh(RefreshTypeNormal).
+		Then().
+		// make sure application resource actiions are failing
+		And(func(app *Application) {
+			assertResourceActions(t, "test-permissions", false)
+		})
 }
 
 func TestPermissionWithScopedRepo(t *testing.T) {

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package project
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/pkg/apis/application/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/test/e2e/fixture"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 // this implements the "when" part of given/when/then
@@ -34,6 +39,25 @@ func (a *Actions) Create(args ...string) *Actions {
 	return a
 }
 
+func (a *Actions) AddDestination(cluster string, namespace string) *Actions {
+	a.runCli("proj", "add-destination", a.context.name, cluster, namespace)
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *Actions) AddSource(repo string) *Actions {
+	a.runCli("proj", "add-source", a.context.name, repo)
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *Actions) UpdateProject(updater func(project *v1alpha1.AppProject)) *Actions {
+	proj, err := fixture.AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(fixture.ArgoCDNamespace).Get(context.TODO(), a.context.name, v1.GetOptions{})
+	require.NoError(a.context.t, err)
+	updater(proj)
+	_, err = fixture.AppClientset.ArgoprojV1alpha1().AppProjects(fixture.ArgoCDNamespace).Update(context.TODO(), proj, v1.UpdateOptions{})
+	require.NoError(a.context.t, err)
+	return a
+}
+
 func (a *Actions) Name(name string) *Actions {
 	a.context.name = name
 	return a
@@ -72,4 +96,7 @@ func (a *Actions) Then() *Consequences {
 func (a *Actions) runCli(args ...string) {
 	a.context.t.Helper()
 	a.lastOutput, a.lastError = fixture.RunCli(args...)
+	if !a.ignoreErrors {
+		require.Empty(a.context.t, a.lastError)
+	}
 }