CSRF problem in development with 'Discourse OpenID Connect' plug-in

wayway_way · October 19, 2023, 12:05pm

I spent five or six weeks setting up Discourse’s SSO, and encountered some problems during this period. Now there is a problem that is blocking me. I will record this problem in as much detail as possible.

Development environment

ubuntu22 on vmware
discourse 3.2.0.beta2-dev
- server runs on 127.0.0.1:3000
- ember-cli runs on 127.0.0.1:4200
- Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development
- disabled plugins
  - presence
  - chat
  - narrative bot
- Use plug-in Discourse OpenID Connect to connect kecloak based on OIDC, keycloak as the identity provider of discourse
  - OIDC connection configuration on Discourse OpenID Connect
    - openid connect discovery document: http://127.0.0.1:8080/realms/mediawiki-realm/.well-known/openid-configuration
    - openid connect client id: mydiscourse
    - openid connect client secret: O9A8zQuOn1bfpsWD89U8ULwYf6ooDu73
sso provider keycloak 22.0.4
- runs on 127.0.0.1:8080
- OIDC connection configuration on keycloak
  - Valid redirect URIs: http://127.0.0.1:3000/auth/oidc/callback
  - Client secret: O9A8zQuOn1bfpsWD89U8ULwYf6ooDu73
chrome version 118.0.5993.70

Reproduction process

Log in with OIDC

Discourse redirects to keycloak, enter user information in keycloak

CSRF

Logs

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// Application Trace

lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:53:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/gtm_script_nonce_injector.rb:10:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in `call'
lib/middleware/missing_avatars.rb:22:in `call'
lib/middleware/turbo_dev.rb:31:in `call'

// Framework Trace

omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:25:in `raise_out!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:20:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:12:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:491:in `fail!'
/home/hardway/Downloads/omniauth-oauth2/lib/omniauth/strategies/oauth2.rb:88:in `callback_phase'
plugins/discourse-openid-connect/lib/omniauth_open_id_connect.rb:142:in `callback_phase'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:238:in `callback_call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:189:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/builder.rb:45:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/http/permissions_policy.rb:38:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:704:in `call'
activerecord (7.0.7) lib/active_record/migration.rb:603:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `block in call'
activesupport (7.0.7) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:99:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/actionable_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:28:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:29:in `call'
logster (2.13.0) lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:40:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:40:in `call_app'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:27:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:93:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:26:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:23:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:137:in `call'
rack-mini-profiler (3.1.1) lib/mini_profiler.rb:413:in `call'
message_bus (4.3.8) lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:634:in `process_client'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:739:in `worker_loop'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:547:in `spawn_missing_workers'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:143:in `start'
unicorn (6.1.0) bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
bin/unicorn:96:in `load'
bin/unicorn:96:in `block in <main>'
bin/unicorn:95:in `fork'
bin/unicorn:95:in `<main>'

// Full Trace

omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:25:in `raise_out!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:20:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/failure_endpoint.rb:12:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:491:in `fail!'
/home/hardway/Downloads/omniauth-oauth2/lib/omniauth/strategies/oauth2.rb:88:in `callback_phase'
plugins/discourse-openid-connect/lib/omniauth_open_id_connect.rb:142:in `callback_phase'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:238:in `callback_call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:189:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:192:in `call!'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:169:in `call'
omniauth (1.9.2) lib/omniauth/builder.rb:45:in `call'
lib/middleware/omniauth_bypass_middleware.rb:53:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/conditional_get.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/http/permissions_policy.rb:38:in `call'
lib/content_security_policy/middleware.rb:12:in `call'
lib/middleware/gtm_script_nonce_injector.rb:10:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:266:in `context'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:704:in `call'
activerecord (7.0.7) lib/active_record/migration.rb:603:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `block in call'
activesupport (7.0.7) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:99:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/actionable_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:28:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:29:in `call'
logster (2.13.0) lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:40:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:40:in `call_app'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:27:in `call'
config/initializers/100-quiet_logger.rb:20:in `call'
config/initializers/100-silence_logger.rb:29:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:93:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:26:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:23:in `call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in `call'
actionpack (7.0.7) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/host_authorization.rb:137:in `call'
lib/middleware/missing_avatars.rb:22:in `call'
lib/middleware/turbo_dev.rb:31:in `call'
rack-mini-profiler (3.1.1) lib/mini_profiler.rb:413:in `call'
message_bus (4.3.8) lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/engine.rb:530:in `call'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `public_send'
railties (7.0.7) lib/rails/railtie.rb:226:in `method_missing'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in `block in call'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `each'
rack (2.2.8) lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in `call'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:634:in `process_client'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:739:in `worker_loop'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:547:in `spawn_missing_workers'
unicorn (6.1.0) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:143:in `start'
unicorn (6.1.0) bin/unicorn:128:in `<top (required)>'
bin/unicorn:96:in `load'
bin/unicorn:96:in `block in <main>'
bin/unicorn:95:in `fork'
bin/unicorn:95:in `<main>'

Possible reason

The guidance or tips I want to get

How authentication in discourse works?
How discourse uses session?
Discourse messaging mechanism
It would be best if you could tell me the solution directly

simon · October 19, 2023, 7:34pm

Possibly unrelated, but does setting the valid redirect URIs to http://127.0.0.1:4200/auth/oidc/callback make a difference?

Also, there’s currently something strange going on with the Ubuntu/Debian dev environment where the site can be accessed at either localhost:4200 or 127.0.0.1:4200. Each of those domains creates a separate session. Probably not related to your issue, but maybe something that could cause issues for local development. I always use the localhost:4200 domain. That seems to be what’s expected.

david · October 19, 2023, 10:17pm

Yeah this would be my first thought as well. It’s important the authentication flow starts and ends on the same port, otherwise the session may be different.

If you boot Rails and Ember-CLI together via bin/ember-cli -u, then things should be automatically configured for you. But if you’re starting them separately, make sure you set the DISCOURSE_PORT=4200 environment on the Rails server so that everything lines up correctly.

wayway_way · October 20, 2023, 3:57am

I tried, but “Invalid parameter: redirect_uri” appears in Keycloak.

Boot Rails and Ember-CLI together via bin/ember-cli -u

Set the valid redirect URIs to http://127.0.0.1:4200/auth/oidc/callback.

wayway_way · October 20, 2023, 6:57am

It appears that the cause is a discrepancy between the valid redirect URIs in Keycloak and the URIs depicted in the following illustration.

The URI depicted within the image is

http://127.0.0.1:8080/realms/mediawiki-realm/protocol/openid-connect/auth?client_id=mydiscourse&nonce=dce3dd8bccb09b25f88d1645d26b9d20b58e3d2ff3804f83ed79098c793a5ae2&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A3000%2Fauth%2Foidc%2Fcallback&response_type=code&scope=openid+profile+email&state=7fd712dd2b28c8264eac170721b898b26ae8fb2edb9a2e9f

Upon decoding the ‘redirect_uri’, its equivalence to

http://127.0.0.1:3000/auth/oidc/callback

What, indeed, ought to be the correct redirect_uri?

wayway_way · October 20, 2023, 2:07pm

Would you be so kind as to divulge the platform utilized for identity verification during the creation of this plugin?

wayway_way · October 23, 2023, 3:25am

Thanks, it works.
My workaround was to open discourse using 127.0.0.1:4200 instead of localhost:4200

simon · October 28, 2023, 7:34am

I’m not recommending it, but for local development I took the somewhat brutal approach of editing the plugin’s callback_url method: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-openid-connect/blob/main/lib/omniauth_open_id_connect.rb#L218-L220.

     def callback_url
        full_host = 'http://localhost:4200'
        full_host + script_name + callback_path
      end

That way it always returns http://localhost:4200/auth/oidc/callback

Without that change, I couldn’t find a way to get the host part of the URL set to anything other than http://127.0.0.1:3000

system · November 27, 2023, 7:34am

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