nebula-mesh's web UI lacks CSRF tokens on /ui/* mutating endpoints
Description
Every /ui/* POST / PUT / PATCH / DELETE route processes the request as soon as the session cookie validates. SameSite=Lax on the session cookie prevents most cross-site form submits but does not protect:
- top-level form-submit navigations from third-party pages (some browsers still send Lax cookies on top-level POSTs)
- same-registrable-domain attackers (sibling-subdomain XSS, subdomain takeover)
- the
GET /ui/logoutroute, which a third-party `` can force-trigger
The admin UI signs CA certificates, mints API keys, rotates / retires / deletes CAs, disables operators, and changes server settings. CSRF here is a real privilege escalation, not just annoyance.
Affected
All released versions up to v0.3.2.
Suggested fix
Double-submit cookie: a 32-byte crypto/rand token in a non-HttpOnly _csrf cookie, echoed in either X-CSRF-Token (htmx) or a _csrf form field (HTML forms). Compared in constant time. Rotated on every privilege transition (Login, OIDC StartAuthenticatedSession, CompleteTwoFactor, Logout) so pre-auth fixation cannot survive promotion. Rejections audit-logged as ui.csrf.rejected with reason; response body stays opaque.
/ui/logout becomes POST so it is no longer reachable via `` tags.
Fix coordinates with the Secure-cookie advisory disclosed concurrently — the _csrf cookie inherits the same Secure-attribute derivation.
Reproducer
With an authenticated operator session in browser tab A, open the following minimal HTML in any other tab:
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Click. The CA is deleted — the server processes the POST because the session cookie is automatically attached and there is no other check. The same trick works for force-rotate, retire, mint API keys, disable operators, etc.
Alternative force-logout: `` placed on an attacker's page logs out any visiting authenticated operator. No interaction required.
## Notes - Multipart and JSON endpoints don't exist in the current UI surface. Future additions must rely on the header path because r.PostFormValue only reads application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies. The middleware's package comment documents this. - The patch assumes nebula-mgmt is the sole authority on its registrable domain. A compromised sibling subdomain can still set parent-domain cookies and forge matches; SameSite=Lax does not prevent that. Documented in the patch.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/juev/nebula-meshGo | < 0.3.3 | 0.3.3 |
Affected products
1- Range: <=v0.3.2
Patches
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