API: Prevented non-GET requests when using cookie-based auth

Added test to cover.
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Dan Brown
2026-01-29 03:37:16 +00:00
parent ff59bbdc07
commit 6a63b38bb3
3 changed files with 31 additions and 3 deletions

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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ApiAuthenticate
public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
{
// Validate the token and it's users API access
$this->ensureAuthorizedBySessionOrToken();
$this->ensureAuthorizedBySessionOrToken($request);
return $next($request);
}
@@ -28,15 +28,21 @@ class ApiAuthenticate
*
* @throws ApiAuthException
*/
protected function ensureAuthorizedBySessionOrToken(): void
protected function ensureAuthorizedBySessionOrToken(Request $request): void
{
// Return if the user is already found to be signed in via session-based auth.
// This is to make it easy to browser the API via browser after just logging into the system.
// This is to make it easy to browse the API via browser when exploring endpoints via the UI.
if (!user()->isGuest() || session()->isStarted()) {
// Ensure the user has API access permission
if (!$this->sessionUserHasApiAccess()) {
throw new ApiAuthException(trans('errors.api_user_no_api_permission'), 403);
}
// Only allow GET requests for cookie-based API usage
if ($request->method() !== 'GET') {
throw new ApiAuthException(trans('errors.api_cookie_auth_only_get'), 403);
}
return;
}

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@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ return [
'api_incorrect_token_secret' => 'The secret provided for the given used API token is incorrect',
'api_user_no_api_permission' => 'The owner of the used API token does not have permission to make API calls',
'api_user_token_expired' => 'The authorization token used has expired',
'api_cookie_auth_only_get' => 'Only GET requests are allowed when using the API with cookie-based authentication',
// Settings & Maintenance
'maintenance_test_email_failure' => 'Error thrown when sending a test email:',

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@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ class ApiAuthTest extends TestCase
$resp->assertStatus(200);
}
public function test_only_get_requests_are_supported_with_session_auth()
{
$user = $this->users->admin();
$this->actingAs($user, 'standard');
$uriByMethods = [
'POST' => '/books',
'PUT' => '/books/1',
'DELETE' => '/books/1',
'HEAD' => '/books',
];
foreach ($uriByMethods as $method => $uri) {
$resp = $this->withCredentials()->json($method, "/api{$uri}");
$resp->assertStatus(403);
if ($method !== 'HEAD') {
$resp->assertJson($this->errorResponse('Only GET requests are allowed when using the API with cookie-based authentication', 403));
}
}
}
public function test_token_expiry_checked()
{
$editor = $this->users->editor();