Allow bypassing of CSRF valdiation when needed.

buffoonery.nimble

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version       = "0.4.2"
+version       = "0.4.6"
 author        = "Jonathan Bernard"
 description   = "Jonathan's opinionated extensions and auth layer for Jester."
 license       = "MIT"

src/buffoonery/apierror.nim

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ proc newApiError*(parent: ref Exception = nil, respCode: HttpCode, respMsg: stri
   result.respCode = respCode
   result.respMsg = respMsg
 
+  if not parent.isNil:
+    result.trace &= parent.trace
+
 
 proc raiseApiError*(respCode: HttpCode, respMsg: string, msg = "") =
   var apiError = newApiError(

src/buffoonery/auth.nim

@@ -143,8 +143,15 @@ proc validateJWT*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, jwt: JWT) =
     if jwt.claims.sub.isNone: failAuth "Missing 'sub' claim."
     if jwt.claims.exp.isNone: failAuth "Missing or invalid 'exp' claim."
 
+    if jwt.claims["aud"].get.kind == JString:
+      # If the token is for a single audience, check that it is for us.
       if not ctx.validAudiences.contains(jwt.claims.aud.get):
         failAuth "JWT is not for us (invalid audience)."
+    elif jwt.claims["aud"].get.kind == JArray:
+      # If the token is for multiple audiences, check that at least one is for us.
+      let auds = jwt.claims["aud"].get.getElems
+      if not auds.anyIt(ctx.validAudiences.contains(it.getStr)):
+        failAuth "JWT is not for us (invalid audience)."
 
     let signingAlgorithm = jwt.header.alg.get
 
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ proc validateJWT*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, jwt: JWT) =
     failAuth(getCurrentExceptionMsg(), getCurrentException())
 
 
-proc extractValidJwt*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, req: Request): JWT =
+proc extractValidJwt*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, req: Request, validateCsrf = true): JWT =
   ## Extracts a valid JWT representing the user's authentication and
   ## authorization details, if present. If there are no valid credentials an
   ## exception is raised.
@@ -184,6 +191,12 @@ proc extractValidJwt*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, req: Request): JWT =
   ##
   ##   In the split-cookie mode we also check that the `csrfToken` claim in the
   ##   JWT payload matches the CSRF value passed via the `X-CSRF-TOKEN` header.
+  ##   This CSRF check can be disabled by setting `validateCsrf` to `false`.
+  ##   This option is proivded to support occasional use-cases where you want to
+  ##   be able to serve a request using cookie auth when the client can't set
+  ##   custom headers (e.g. a simple link from an <a> tag). Obviously, this is a
+  ##   security risk and should only be used with caution with a full
+  ##   understanding of the risk.
 
   try:
     if req.headers.contains("Authorization"):
@@ -207,6 +220,7 @@ proc extractValidJwt*(ctx: ApiAuthContext, req: Request): JWT =
 
       # Because this is a web session, check that the CSRF is present and
       # matches.
+      if validateCsrf:
         if not req.headers.contains("X-CSRF-TOKEN") or
            not result.claims["csrfToken"].isSome:
           failAuth "missing CSRF token"