changeset 9287:32d4582c484d

Mail: fixed EXTERNAL to be accepted only if enabled. As originally implemented in 6774:bcb107bb89cd, it wasn't possible to disable the EXTERNAL authentication method: it was always accepted (but not advertised unless enabled). It is, however, believed that it is better to reject attempts to use the disabled method, hence in 6869:b2915d99ee8d an attempt was made to address this. This attempt was insufficient though: it was still possible to use the method as long as initial SASL response was used. With this patch both challenge-response and initial response forms are disabled. Additionally, initial response handling for the PLAIN authentication is removed from ngx_mail_auth_parse(), for consistency and to don't provoke such bugs.
author Maxim Dounin <mdounin@mdounin.ru>
date Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:03:05 +0300
parents d9fe808c1841
children f83cb031a4a4
files src/mail/ngx_mail_imap_handler.c src/mail/ngx_mail_parse.c src/mail/ngx_mail_pop3_handler.c src/mail/ngx_mail_smtp_handler.c
diffstat 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_imap_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_imap_handler.c
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ ngx_mail_imap_authenticate(ngx_mail_sess
 
     case NGX_MAIL_AUTH_PLAIN:
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_plain(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, imap_plain_next);
         s->mail_state = ngx_imap_auth_plain;
 
@@ -420,6 +424,10 @@ ngx_mail_imap_authenticate(ngx_mail_sess
             return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
         }
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_external(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, imap_username);
         s->mail_state = ngx_imap_auth_external;
 
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_parse.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_parse.c
@@ -934,13 +934,11 @@ ngx_mail_auth_parse(ngx_mail_session_t *
 
         if (ngx_strncasecmp(arg[0].data, (u_char *) "PLAIN", 5) == 0) {
 
-            if (s->args.nelts == 1) {
+            if (s->args.nelts == 1 || s->args.nelts == 2) {
                 return NGX_MAIL_AUTH_PLAIN;
             }
 
-            if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
-                return ngx_mail_auth_plain(s, c, 1);
-            }
+            return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
         }
 
         return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
@@ -959,13 +957,11 @@ ngx_mail_auth_parse(ngx_mail_session_t *
 
         if (ngx_strncasecmp(arg[0].data, (u_char *) "EXTERNAL", 8) == 0) {
 
-            if (s->args.nelts == 1) {
+            if (s->args.nelts == 1 || s->args.nelts == 2) {
                 return NGX_MAIL_AUTH_EXTERNAL;
             }
 
-            if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
-                return ngx_mail_auth_external(s, c, 1);
-            }
+            return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
         }
 
         return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_pop3_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_pop3_handler.c
@@ -517,6 +517,10 @@ ngx_mail_pop3_auth(ngx_mail_session_t *s
 
     case NGX_MAIL_AUTH_PLAIN:
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_plain(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, pop3_next);
         s->mail_state = ngx_pop3_auth_plain;
 
@@ -541,6 +545,10 @@ ngx_mail_pop3_auth(ngx_mail_session_t *s
             return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
         }
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_external(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, pop3_username);
         s->mail_state = ngx_pop3_auth_external;
 
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_smtp_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_smtp_handler.c
@@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ ngx_mail_smtp_auth(ngx_mail_session_t *s
 
     case NGX_MAIL_AUTH_PLAIN:
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_plain(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, smtp_next);
         s->mail_state = ngx_smtp_auth_plain;
 
@@ -733,6 +737,10 @@ ngx_mail_smtp_auth(ngx_mail_session_t *s
             return NGX_MAIL_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
         }
 
+        if (s->args.nelts == 2) {
+            return ngx_mail_auth_external(s, c, 1);
+        }
+
         ngx_str_set(&s->out, smtp_username);
         s->mail_state = ngx_smtp_auth_external;