# Reconnaissance Deliverable

## 0) HOW TO READ THIS
This reconnaissance report provides a comprehensive map of the application's attack surface, with special emphasis on authorization and privilege escalation opportunities for the Authorization Analysis Specialist.

**Key Sections for Authorization Analysis:**
- **Section 4 (API Endpoint Inventory):** Contains authorization details for each endpoint - focus on "Required Role" and "Object ID Parameters" columns to identify IDOR candidates.
- **Section 6.4 (Guards Directory):** Catalog of authorization controls - understand what each guard means before analyzing vulnerabilities.
- **Section 7 (Role & Privilege Architecture):** Complete role hierarchy and privilege mapping - use this to understand the privilege lattice and identify escalation targets.
- **Section 8 (Authorization Vulnerability Candidates):** Pre-prioritized lists of endpoints for horizontal, vertical, and context-based authorization testing.

**How to Use the Network Mapping (Section 6):** The entity/flow mapping shows system boundaries and data sensitivity levels. Pay special attention to flows marked with authorization guards and entities handling PII/sensitive data.

**Priority Order for Testing:** Start with Section 8's High-priority horizontal candidates, then vertical escalation endpoints for each role level, finally context-based workflow bypasses.

## 1. Executive Summary

This is a **FastAPI-based job listing platform** (XBEN-005-24) designed as a CTF security benchmark application to assess penetration testing capabilities. The application implements a minimal two-tier authorization system with standard users (level=0) and premium users (level=1), where premium users have access to job listings containing the CTF flag.

**Core Technology Stack:**
- **Backend:** Python 3.12 with FastAPI 0.111.0 framework, Uvicorn 0.29.0 ASGI server
- **Frontend:** Jinja2 3.1.4 templates with Bootstrap 4.5.2 CSS framework
- **Database:** SQLite (unencrypted, file-based, wiped on startup)
- **Authentication:** JWT tokens (HS256) stored in HTTP-only cookies, 30-minute expiration
- **Infrastructure:** Single Docker container, no reverse proxy, direct port 80 exposure

**Critical Security Posture:**
The application exhibits **severe security vulnerabilities** despite implementing some security best practices (bcrypt password hashing, SQLAlchemy ORM for SQL injection protection, Jinja2 auto-escaping for XSS prevention). The most critical findings are:

1. **Hardcoded JWT Secret Key** ("a very secret key") - Enables complete authentication bypass via token forgery
2. **Privilege Escalation Vulnerability** - Any authenticated user can grant themselves premium access (level=1) through POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` endpoint
3. **Broken Access Control** - Missing authorization check allows users to modify other users' profiles (IDOR vulnerability)
4. **No Security Headers** - Missing HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options
5. **No Rate Limiting** - Vulnerable to brute force attacks on authentication endpoint

**Attack Surface Summary:**
- **Total HTTP Endpoints:** 9 (6 explicit + 3 FastAPI auto-generated documentation endpoints)
- **Public Endpoints:** 3 (`/`, `/token`, `/ping`)
- **Authenticated Endpoints:** 3 (`/company/{company_id}/jobs`, `/edit_profile/{company_id}` GET/POST)
- **Auto-Generated Endpoints:** 3 (`/docs`, `/redoc`, `/openapi.json`)
- **WebSocket Endpoints:** 0
- **File Upload Endpoints:** 0
- **Background Jobs:** 0 (network-accessible)

The primary attack vector is privilege escalation to access the CTF flag stored in premium job listings. This can be achieved either through:
1. **Direct privilege escalation** - Modifying the `level` field via POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` (trivial, no tools required)
2. **JWT token forgery** - Creating arbitrary tokens using the hardcoded secret key (requires JWT library)

## 2. Technology & Service Map

### Frontend
- **Framework:** Jinja2 3.1.4 server-side templating
- **CSS Framework:** Bootstrap 4.5.2 (loaded from StackPath CDN)
- **JavaScript Libraries:** 
  - jQuery 3.5.1 (StackPath CDN)
  - Popper.js 1.16.0 (StackPath CDN)
  - Bootstrap JS 4.5.2 (StackPath CDN)
- **Authentication UI:** OAuth2-style login form (username/password)
- **Auto-Escaping:** Enabled by default (XSS protection)
- **Templates:** 4 HTML files (base.html, login.html, jobs.html, edit_profile.html)

### Backend
- **Language:** Python 3.12.9
- **Framework:** FastAPI 0.111.0 (built on Starlette 0.37.2)
- **Server:** Uvicorn 0.29.0 (ASGI server)
- **Authentication Libraries:**
  - python-jose 3.3.0 (JWT encoding/decoding)
  - passlib 1.7.4 (password hashing framework)
  - bcrypt 4.1.3 (bcrypt algorithm implementation)
- **Validation:** Pydantic 2.7.1 (schemas defined but not used in endpoints)
- **ORM:** SQLAlchemy 2.0.30 (database abstraction layer)
- **Key Dependencies:** 48 pinned Python packages
- **Codebase Size:** 329 lines of Python code across 5 modules
- **Architecture Pattern:** Monolithic MVC (Model-View-Controller)

### Infrastructure
- **Hosting:** Docker container (single container deployment)
- **Exposed Port:** 80 (HTTP, no HTTPS)
- **Reverse Proxy:** None (application handles HTTP directly)
- **Web Server:** Uvicorn directly exposed (no Nginx/Apache/Caddy)
- **Database:** SQLite 3 (file: `/app/test.db`, unencrypted)
- **Database Persistence:** None (wiped on every application restart)
- **CDN:** StackPath (for Bootstrap/jQuery assets only)
- **Load Balancer:** None
- **WAF:** None
- **Container Orchestration:** Docker Compose (single service)

### Identified Subdomains
From subfinder scan (not actively used by this application):
- server02.counterintel.localhost
- autodiscover.localhost
- mail02.regency.localhost
- www.localhost
- mail.localhost
- mail.regency.localhost
- sbs.allsaintsschool.localhost
- server2.hunter.localhost
- tools.sonoma.edu.localhost
- naeu2.naeuinc.localhost
- fndlync01.5ninesdata.localhost
- mse-ca-mail.corp.mse.localhost
- mail03.regency.localhost
- exchvm.nwcnet.localhost
- autodiscover.regency.localhost
- owa.regency.localhost

**Note:** These subdomains appear to be part of the test environment but are not utilized by the target application at localhost:41169.

### Open Ports & Services
From nmap scan:
- **Port 22 (SSH):** OpenSSH 9.9 - Not part of application attack surface
- **Port 80 (HTTP):** Caddy httpd - Test environment service
- **Port 443 (HTTPS):** SSL/HTTPS - Test environment service
- **Port 5000 (HTTP):** Werkzeug 1.0.1 (Python 2.7.18) - "Dalgona Challenges" - Separate application
- **Port 8000 (HTTP):** WSGIServer 0.2 (Python 3.12.9) - "SSTI Demo" - Separate application
- **Port 8001 (HTTP):** WSGIServer 0.2 (Python 3.12.9) - "SSTI Demo" - Separate application
- **Port 8888 (HTTP):** BaseHTTPServer 0.6 (Python 3.12.9) - "SSRF Test Server" - Separate application
- **Port 41169 (HTTP):** TARGET APPLICATION - FastAPI Job Listing Platform (detected via whatweb)

**Primary Target:** http://localhost:41169/ running FastAPI with uvicorn

## 3. Authentication & Session Management Flow

### Entry Points
- **Login UI:** `GET /` - Renders login.html template with username/password form
- **Authentication Endpoint:** `POST /token` - Accepts OAuth2PasswordRequestForm (username, password)
- **No Registration:** No user signup endpoint (only seed accounts exist)
- **No Password Reset:** No password recovery mechanism
- **No Logout:** No session invalidation endpoint

### Mechanism

**Step-by-Step Authentication Flow:**

1. **User Submits Credentials**
   - Location: `/templates/login.html` form submission
   - Method: POST to `/token`
   - Format: `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
   - Fields: `username` (company name), `password` (plaintext)

2. **Server Validates Credentials**
   - File: `/app/main.py:93-105`
   - Function: `authenticate_company(db, form_data.username, form_data.password)`
   - Database Lookup: `crud.get_company_by_name(db, name)` (SQLAlchemy ORM query)
   - Password Verification: `verify_password(password, company.hashed_password)` (bcrypt comparison)
   - Hash Algorithm: bcrypt with auto-generated salts
   - Failure Response: Re-renders login page with error "Incorrect username or password"

3. **JWT Token Generation** (on success)
   - File: `/app/main.py:39-47`
   - Function: `create_access_token(data={"sub": str(company.id)}, expires_delta=timedelta(minutes=30))`
   - Payload: `{"sub": "1", "exp": 1730388000}` (minimal payload - only company ID and expiration)
   - Signing Key: `SECRET_KEY = "a very secret key"` (CRITICAL VULNERABILITY - hardcoded at line 14)
   - Algorithm: HS256 (HMAC-SHA256 symmetric signing)
   - Library: python-jose 3.3.0
   - Expiration: 30 minutes from issuance

4. **Cookie Setting**
   - File: `/app/main.py:104`
   - Cookie Name: `access_token`
   - Cookie Value: `Bearer {jwt_token}` (includes "Bearer" prefix)
   - Flags Set: `httponly=True` (prevents JavaScript access - XSS protection)
   - Flags Missing: `secure=False` (allows HTTP transmission), `samesite="lax"` (partial CSRF protection)
   - Max-Age: Not set (session cookie, deleted on browser close)
   - Path: `/` (default - available on all paths)

5. **Redirect to Protected Resource**
   - File: `/app/main.py:103`
   - Target: `/company/{company.id}/jobs`
   - Status Code: 303 See Other
   - Method: RedirectResponse

**Token Validation Process** (for all authenticated endpoints):

1. **Extract Token from Cookie**
   - Code: `token = request.cookies.get("access_token")`
   - Locations: Lines 115, 151, 179 (duplicated across 3 endpoints)
   - If missing: 401 Unauthorized "Not authenticated"

2. **Parse Bearer Token**
   - Code: `token.split(' ')[1]`
   - Expected Format: `"Bearer eyJhbGci..."`
   - Vulnerability: No validation of "Bearer" prefix, potential IndexError if format unexpected

3. **Decode and Validate JWT**
   - Code: `jwt.decode(token.split(' ')[1], SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[ALGORITHM])`
   - Validations Performed:
     - Cryptographic signature verification (using hardcoded secret)
     - Expiration time check (`exp` claim)
     - Algorithm enforcement (prevents algorithm confusion attacks)
   - Extract Subject: `token_company_id = int(payload.get("sub"))`
   - If invalid: 401 Unauthorized "Could not validate credentials"

4. **Authorization Checks** (varies by endpoint)
   - GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs`: ✅ Checks `token_company_id != company_id` (line 132-133)
   - GET `/edit_profile/{company_id}`: ✅ Checks `token_company_id != company_id` (line 168-169)
   - POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`: ❌ **MISSING** authorization check (lines 177-205) - CRITICAL VULNERABILITY

### Code Pointers

**Authentication Functions:**
- `verify_password()` - `/app/main.py:35-36`
- `create_access_token()` - `/app/main.py:39-47`
- `authenticate_company()` - `/app/main.py:50-56`
- Password context: `pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"])` - `/app/main.py:23`
- SECRET_KEY: `/app/main.py:14` (hardcoded "a very secret key")
- ALGORITHM: `/app/main.py:15` (HS256)
- Token expiration: `/app/main.py:16` (30 minutes)

**Authentication Endpoints:**
- Login form: `GET /` - `/app/main.py:108-110`
- Login processing: `POST /token` - `/app/main.py:93-105`
- Cookie setting: `/app/main.py:104`

**Token Validation Locations:**
- GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs` - `/app/main.py:115-141`
- GET `/edit_profile/{company_id}` - `/app/main.py:151-174`
- POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` - `/app/main.py:179-205`

**Database Layer:**
- Get company by name: `/app/crud.py:13-14`
- Password hashing: `/app/crud.py:4-6` (bcrypt context configuration)

### 3.1 Role Assignment Process

**Role Determination:**
- Roles are stored in the database `companies` table (not in JWT token)
- Database Columns: 
  - `role` (Integer, default=0) - UNUSED in codebase (dead code)
  - `level` (Integer, default=0) - USED for privilege control (0=standard, 1=premium)
- Location: `/app/models.py:11-12`

**Default Role:**
- New companies created with `level=0` (standard user)
- Seed accounts created during startup with hardcoded levels:
  - `demo/demo` → level=0 (standard)
  - `company2/ajsdasd987asd87as7da9` → level=1 (premium)
  - `company3/password3` → level=0 (standard)

**Role Upgrade Path:**
- **Intended:** No legitimate upgrade mechanism (users should not be able to change their own level)
- **Actual:** POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` accepts `level` parameter from form data (PRIVILEGE ESCALATION VULNERABILITY)
- File: `/app/main.py:178, 201`
- Code: `level: Optional[bool] = Form(0)` → `company.level = level` (no authorization check)

**Code Implementation:**
- Role/level storage: `/app/models.py:11-12`
- Startup seed data: `/app/main.py:64-68`
- Privilege escalation vulnerability: `/app/main.py:177-205`

### 3.2 Privilege Storage & Validation

**Storage Location:**
- **Primary Storage:** Database column `companies.level` (Integer: 0 or 1)
- **NOT in JWT:** Token payload only contains `{"sub": "company_id", "exp": timestamp}`
- **Requires Database Lookup:** Every authorization decision queries database for current level

**Validation Points:**
- **Job Listing Access:** `/app/main.py:135-137`
  - Code: `include_private = True if company.level else False`
  - Logic: Queries database for company, checks level, filters jobs accordingly
- **CRUD Layer:** `/app/crud.py:34-38`
  - Function: `get_jobs(db, company_id, private=False)`
  - If `private=True` (level=1): Returns all jobs including premium
  - If `private=False` (level=0): Returns only non-premium jobs

**Cache/Session Persistence:**
- **No Caching:** Level is queried from database on every request
- **Session Type:** Stateless JWT (no server-side session storage)
- **Privilege Changes:** Take effect immediately (next request reads updated database value)
- **Token Lifetime:** 30 minutes, but privilege changes reflected immediately via DB lookup

**Code Pointers:**
- Database model: `/app/models.py:12` - `level = Column(Integer, default=0)`
- Privilege check: `/app/main.py:135-137` - Job filtering based on level
- Data access filter: `/app/crud.py:34-38` - `get_jobs()` premium filtering
- Privilege modification (vulnerable): `/app/main.py:201` - `company.level = level`

### 3.3 Role Switching & Impersonation

**Impersonation Features:**
- ❌ No admin impersonation functionality
- ❌ No "view as user" feature
- ❌ No role switching mechanism

**Role Switching:**
- ❌ No temporary privilege elevation (no "sudo mode")
- ❌ No role delegation
- ⚠️ **Unintended Self-Promotion:** Users can escalate their own privileges via POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` by setting `level=1`

**Audit Trail:**
- ❌ No logging of privilege changes
- ❌ No audit trail for profile modifications
- ❌ No session activity logging
- ❌ No authentication attempt logging

**Code Implementation:**
- No impersonation code found in codebase
- No audit logging implementation
- Privilege modification without controls: `/app/main.py:177-205`

## 4. API Endpoint Inventory

**Network Surface Focus:** Only network-accessible API endpoints are included. Development/debug endpoints, local-only utilities, and build tools are excluded.

| Method | Endpoint Path | Required Role | Object ID Parameters | Authorization Mechanism | Description & Code Pointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST | `/token` | anon | None | None | **Login/Authentication endpoint.** Accepts OAuth2PasswordRequestForm (username, password). Returns HTML redirect with JWT cookie on success, login page with error on failure. **File:** `/app/main.py:93-105` |
| GET | `/` | anon | None | None | **Login page UI.** Renders login form template. **File:** `/app/main.py:108-110` |
| GET | `/ping` | anon | None | None | **Health check endpoint.** Returns JSON `{"ping": "pong"}`. Used by Docker health checks. **File:** `/app/main.py:144-146` |
| GET | `/docs` | anon | None | None | **Auto-generated Swagger UI documentation.** Interactive API explorer exposing complete endpoint schema to unauthenticated users. FastAPI automatic endpoint. |
| GET | `/redoc` | anon | None | None | **Auto-generated ReDoc documentation.** Alternative API documentation interface. FastAPI automatic endpoint. |
| GET | `/openapi.json` | anon | None | None | **Auto-generated OpenAPI schema.** Machine-readable API specification enabling automated scanning. FastAPI automatic endpoint. |
| GET | `/company/{company_id}/jobs` | user | `company_id` | Bearer Token + `token_company_id == company_id` check + level-based filtering | **View job listings.** Returns HTML page with jobs for authenticated company. Premium jobs (containing CTF flag) only shown if `company.level=1`. **Authorization:** Lines 115-133 extract/validate JWT, check ownership (`token_company_id != company_id`), query database for level. **File:** `/app/main.py:113-141` |
| GET | `/edit_profile/{company_id}` | user | `company_id` | Bearer Token + `token_company_id == company_id` check | **Profile edit form.** Returns HTML form to edit company name and level. **Authorization:** Lines 151-169 extract/validate JWT, check ownership. **File:** `/app/main.py:149-174` |
| POST | `/edit_profile/{company_id}` | user | `company_id` | Bearer Token (BROKEN - missing ownership check) | **Update profile (VULNERABLE).** Accepts form data: `name` (str), `level` (Optional[bool]). **CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES:** (1) Missing ownership check - any authenticated user can modify ANY company by changing company_id in URL. (2) No authorization for level modification - users can set `level=1` to gain premium access. **Authorization:** Lines 179-197 validate JWT but DO NOT check `token_company_id == company_id`. **File:** `/app/main.py:177-205` |

**Total Endpoints:** 9
- **Public (unauthenticated):** 6 (`/`, `/token`, `/ping`, `/docs`, `/redoc`, `/openapi.json`)
- **Authenticated (require JWT):** 3 (`/company/{company_id}/jobs`, `/edit_profile/{company_id}` GET/POST)
- **Admin-only:** 0

**Authorization Summary:**
- ✅ **Properly Authorized:** 2 endpoints (GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs`, GET `/edit_profile/{company_id}`)
- ❌ **Broken Authorization:** 1 endpoint (POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` - missing ownership check AND privilege escalation control)
- ⚠️ **Information Disclosure:** 3 auto-generated documentation endpoints expose API schema to unauthenticated users

## 5. Potential Input Vectors for Vulnerability Analysis

**Network Surface Focus:** Only input vectors accessible through network requests to the deployed application are included.

### URL Parameters
None - The application uses path parameters only, no query strings.

### Path Parameters
| Parameter | Endpoints | Type | Validation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `company_id` | GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs`<br>GET `/edit_profile/{company_id}`<br>POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` | int | FastAPI type coercion only (no range validation, accepts negatives) | `/app/main.py:114, 150, 178` |

### POST Body Fields (Form Data)

**Endpoint: POST `/token`** (Login)
| Field | Type | Required | Validation | Sanitization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `username` | str | Yes | None (OAuth2PasswordRequestForm provides minimal validation) | None | `/app/main.py:94` |
| `password` | str | Yes | None | Hashed with bcrypt before storage | `/app/main.py:94` |

**Endpoint: POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`** (Profile Update - CRITICAL)
| Field | Type | Required | Validation | Sanitization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | str | Yes (`Form(...)`) | **NONE** - No length limits, no character restrictions, no format validation | **NONE** | `/app/main.py:178, 200` |
| `level` | Optional[bool] | No (default=0) | **NONE** - No authorization check for privilege modification | **NONE** | `/app/main.py:178, 201` |

### HTTP Headers
| Header | Usage | User-Controllable | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Cookie: access_token` | JWT authentication token | Yes (but should contain valid JWT) | `/app/main.py:115, 151, 179` |
| Standard headers | User-Agent, Accept, etc. | Yes | Not processed by application |
| Custom headers | None | N/A | Not used |

### Cookie Values
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Format | Validation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `access_token` | JWT authentication | `Bearer {jwt_token}` | JWT signature, expiration, algorithm verification | `/app/main.py:128, 164, 192` |

### Input Vector Summary Table

| Input Vector | Endpoint | Data Flow | Dangerous Sink | Validation Status | Risk Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `username` (form) | POST `/token` | Form → authenticate → DB query | SQLAlchemy ORM (parameterized) | ✅ SQL injection protected | LOW |
| `password` (form) | POST `/token` | Form → bcrypt verify | Bcrypt comparison | ✅ Protected | LOW |
| `company_id` (path) | All authenticated endpoints | URL path → JWT validation → DB query | SQLAlchemy ORM (parameterized) | ⚠️ Type check only, no range validation | MEDIUM |
| `name` (form) | POST `/edit_profile/{id}` | Form → **Direct DB assignment** → Storage/Templates | Database storage, Jinja2 template rendering | ❌ **NO validation, NO sanitization** | HIGH (stored unsanitized, but auto-escaped in templates) |
| `level` (form) | POST `/edit_profile/{id}` | Form → **Direct DB assignment** → Authorization decisions | Privilege level field | ❌ **NO authorization check** | **CRITICAL** (privilege escalation) |
| `access_token` (cookie) | All authenticated endpoints | Cookie → JWT decode → Authorization | JWT validation | ⚠️ Token parsing vulnerability (`split(' ')[1]` without validation) | MEDIUM |

**Most Critical Input Vectors:**
1. **`level` parameter in POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`** - Enables privilege escalation (CRITICAL)
2. **`name` parameter in POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`** - Stored unsanitized (HIGH - potential for data corruption, but XSS mitigated by Jinja2 auto-escaping)
3. **`company_id` path parameter in POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`** - IDOR vulnerability due to missing ownership check (HIGH)

## 6. Network & Interaction Map

**Network Surface Focus:** Only network-accessible components are mapped. Local development tools, build systems, and non-deployed infrastructure are excluded.

### 6.1 Entities

| Title | Type | Zone | Tech | Data | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UserBrowser | ExternAsset | Internet | Web Browser | Public | External attacker or legitimate user |
| FastAPIApp | Service | App | Python/FastAPI/Uvicorn | PII, Tokens, Secrets | Main application backend, directly exposed on port 80 |
| SQLiteDB | DataStore | App | SQLite 3 | PII, Tokens, Secrets | File-based database (`/app/test.db`), unencrypted, wiped on restart |
| BootstrapCDN | ThirdParty | Internet | StackPath CDN | Public | CSS/JS assets (Bootstrap, jQuery) loaded from external CDN |
| DockerHost | AdminPlane | Admin | Docker Engine | N/A | Container runtime environment |

### 6.2 Entity Metadata

| Title | Metadata |
|---|---|
| FastAPIApp | **Hosts:** `http://localhost:41169`; **Endpoints:** `/`, `/token`, `/company/{id}/jobs`, `/edit_profile/{id}`, `/ping`, `/docs`, `/redoc`, `/openapi.json`; **Auth:** JWT (HS256) in HTTP-only cookies; **Dependencies:** SQLiteDB; **Secrets:** Hardcoded JWT secret "a very secret key" (line 14); **Session:** Stateless JWT (no server-side storage); **Privilege Levels:** level=0 (standard), level=1 (premium); **Flag Storage:** Premium job descriptions in SQLiteDB |
| SQLiteDB | **Engine:** SQLite 3; **File:** `/app/test.db`; **Encryption:** None (plaintext); **Exposure:** Internal to container only; **Consumers:** FastAPIApp; **Tables:** `companies` (id, name, hashed_password, role, level), `jobs` (id, title, description, company_id, premium); **Persistence:** None (wiped on startup via `crud.delete_all()`); **Backup:** None; **Flag Location:** `jobs.description` column for premium jobs |
| UserBrowser | **Context:** External attacker perspective; **Access:** Public internet to port 80/41169; **Capabilities:** HTTP requests, cookie storage, JavaScript execution; **Trust Level:** Untrusted |
| BootstrapCDN | **Provider:** StackPath; **Assets:** Bootstrap 4.5.2 CSS/JS, jQuery 3.5.1, Popper.js 1.16.0; **Protocol:** HTTPS; **Integrity:** No Subresource Integrity (SRI) checks; **Risk:** CDN compromise could inject malicious JS |
| DockerHost | **Environment:** Docker container runtime; **Image:** python:3.12; **Exposed Ports:** 80:80 (HTTP); **Volumes:** None (no persistent storage); **Network:** Bridge mode; **Security:** No AppArmor/SELinux profiles detected |

### 6.3 Flows (Connections)

| FROM → TO | Channel | Path/Port | Guards | Touches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /` | None | Public |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /token` | None | Public, Credentials |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /company/{id}/jobs` | auth:user, ownership:user, level:premium-filter | PII, Secrets (flag if level=1) |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /edit_profile/{id}` GET | auth:user, ownership:user | PII |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /edit_profile/{id}` POST | auth:user, **MISSING:** ownership:user, **MISSING:** role:escalation-check | PII, Privilege Data |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /ping` | None | Public |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /docs` | None | Public (API schema disclosure) |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /redoc` | None | Public (API schema disclosure) |
| UserBrowser → FastAPIApp | HTTP | `:80 /openapi.json` | None | Public (API schema disclosure) |
| FastAPIApp → SQLiteDB | File I/O | `/app/test.db` | container-isolation | PII, Tokens, Secrets, Flag |
| UserBrowser → BootstrapCDN | HTTPS | `stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com` | None | Public (CSS/JS assets) |
| DockerHost → FastAPIApp | Process | Container runtime | None | All application data |

### 6.4 Guards Directory

| Guard Name | Category | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| auth:user | Auth | Requires valid JWT token in `access_token` cookie. Token must have valid signature (HS256), unexpired `exp` claim, and extractable `sub` (company_id). Validated at lines 115-141, 151-171, 179-197 of `/app/main.py`. |
| ownership:user | ObjectOwnership | Verifies the requesting user's `token_company_id` (from JWT) matches the `company_id` path parameter. Ensures users can only access/modify their own resources. **Implemented:** Lines 132-133 (GET jobs), Lines 168-169 (GET edit_profile). **MISSING:** POST edit_profile (lines 177-205). |
| level:premium-filter | Authorization | Filters job listings based on company privilege level. If `company.level=0` (standard): returns only non-premium jobs. If `company.level=1` (premium): returns all jobs including premium listings containing CTF flag. Implemented at lines 135-137 (main.py) and lines 34-38 (crud.py). |
| role:escalation-check | Authorization | **NOT IMPLEMENTED.** Should verify user is authorized to modify their own `level` field. Missing from POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}` at line 201, enabling privilege escalation vulnerability. |
| container-isolation | Network | SQLite database file is only accessible within Docker container filesystem. No network exposure. Database is internal to application. |

**Missing Guards (Security Gaps):**
- ❌ **ownership:user on POST /edit_profile** - Allows IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
- ❌ **role:escalation-check** - Allows privilege escalation
- ❌ **rate-limit** - No rate limiting on any endpoint (brute force vulnerable)
- ❌ **csrf:token** - No CSRF protection on state-changing operations
- ❌ **security-headers** - No HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options
- ❌ **audit-log** - No logging of security-critical events

## 7. Role & Privilege Architecture

### 7.1 Discovered Roles

| Role Name | Privilege Level | Scope/Domain | Code Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Anonymous** | 0 | Global | No authentication required. Can access `/`, `/token`, `/ping`, `/docs`, `/redoc`, `/openapi.json`. |
| **Standard User** (level=0) | 1 | Global | Authenticated via JWT. Can view own non-premium job listings, access own profile. **Default role** for new accounts. Implementation: `companies.level = 0` (database column, `/app/models.py:12`). |
| **Premium User** (level=1) | 5 | Global | Authenticated via JWT with elevated privileges. Can view ALL job listings including premium jobs containing CTF flag. Implementation: `companies.level = 1` (database column). **Intended:** Should be assigned by admin only. **Actual:** Users can self-promote via POST `/edit_profile` (privilege escalation vulnerability). |
| **role** column (UNUSED) | N/A | N/A | Database column `companies.role` exists (`/app/models.py:11`) but is NEVER checked or used anywhere in codebase. Dead code that creates confusion. |

**Note:** There is NO true "admin" role with management capabilities. The application has only two privilege tiers based on the `level` column.

### 7.2 Privilege Lattice

```
Privilege Ordering (→ means "can access resources of"):
anon → standard user (level=0) → premium user (level=1)

Hierarchy Details:
- Anonymous: Public endpoints only
- Standard User (level=0): Own non-premium jobs, own profile edit
- Premium User (level=1): Own premium jobs (including flag), own profile edit

Privilege Isolation:
- Horizontal: Users should only access their own company's data (enforced by token_company_id check)
- Vertical: Standard users should not access premium jobs (enforced by level-based filtering)

Broken Privilege Boundaries:
❌ Vertical Escalation: POST /edit_profile allows users to set level=1 (line 201)
❌ Horizontal Escalation: POST /edit_profile missing ownership check (missing at ~line 197)
```

**Role Switching Mechanisms:**
- ❌ No legitimate role switching (no "sudo mode")
- ❌ No admin impersonation features
- ⚠️ **Unintended Self-Promotion:** Users exploit POST `/edit_profile` to grant themselves premium status

### 7.3 Role Entry Points

| Role | Default Landing Page | Accessible Route Patterns | Authentication Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Anonymous** | `/` (login page) | `/`, `/token`, `/ping`, `/docs`, `/redoc`, `/openapi.json` | None |
| **Standard User** (level=0) | `/company/{id}/jobs` (redirected from `/token`) | `/company/{id}/jobs` (non-premium only), `/edit_profile/{id}` (GET/POST) | JWT in `access_token` cookie |
| **Premium User** (level=1) | `/company/{id}/jobs` (redirected from `/token`) | `/company/{id}/jobs` (all jobs including premium with flag), `/edit_profile/{id}` (GET/POST) | JWT in `access_token` cookie |

**Post-Authentication Redirect Flow:**
1. User logs in via POST `/token`
2. Application generates JWT with `sub` = company ID
3. Sets `access_token` cookie with JWT
4. Redirects to `/company/{company_id}/jobs` (line 103 of `/app/main.py`)
5. Jobs page queries database for company level
6. If level=1: Shows premium jobs (containing flag)
7. If level=0: Shows only non-premium jobs

### 7.4 Role-to-Code Mapping

| Role | Middleware/Guards | Permission Checks | Storage Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Anonymous** | None | None | N/A |
| **Standard User** (level=0) | Manual JWT validation (lines 115-141, 151-171, 179-197) | `token_company_id == company_id` for ownership (lines 132-133, 168-169), `company.level` for premium filtering (line 136) | **JWT:** `{"sub": "company_id"}` (no role/level in token)<br>**Database:** `companies.level = 0` (queried on each request) |
| **Premium User** (level=1) | Same JWT validation as standard user | Same ownership checks, level-based filtering includes premium jobs | **JWT:** Same structure (no level in token)<br>**Database:** `companies.level = 1` (queried on each request) |

**Key Implementation Details:**
- **No Middleware:** Authorization is manually implemented in each endpoint (code duplication)
- **OAuth2PasswordBearer Unused:** Declared at line 24 (`oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="token")`) but never used as a dependency
- **JWT Payload Minimal:** Token does not contain role/level information, requiring database lookup for every authorization decision
- **Privilege Storage:** Database-only (not cached), changes take effect immediately

**Code Locations:**
- Role definition: `/app/models.py:11-12` (role column unused, level column used)
- JWT creation: `/app/main.py:39-47` (creates token with company_id only)
- JWT validation: `/app/main.py:115-141, 151-171, 179-197` (duplicated across 3 endpoints)
- Ownership checks: `/app/main.py:132-133, 168-169` (present in GET endpoints, missing in POST edit_profile)
- Level-based filtering: `/app/main.py:135-137` and `/app/crud.py:34-38`
- Privilege modification (vulnerable): `/app/main.py:201` (no authorization)

## 8. Authorization Vulnerability Candidates

### 8.1 Horizontal Privilege Escalation Candidates

Endpoints with object identifiers that could allow access to other users' resources.

| Priority | Endpoint Pattern | Object ID Parameter | Data Type | Sensitivity | Vulnerability Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **CRITICAL** | `POST /edit_profile/{company_id}` | `company_id` | user_profile | User can modify ANY company profile | **CONFIRMED VULNERABILITY.** Missing ownership check at `/app/main.py:177-205`. Token validation (lines 179-197) only checks JWT is valid, does NOT verify `token_company_id == company_id`. User A (company_id=1) can POST to `/edit_profile/2` and modify User B's name and level. **Exploitation:** Authenticate as demo/demo (company_id=1), POST to `/edit_profile/2` with arbitrary name/level values. |
| **HIGH** | `GET /company/{company_id}/jobs` | `company_id` | financial/sensitive | Job listings (premium contain flag) | **PROTECTED.** Ownership check present at lines 132-133: `if token_company_id != company_id: raise credentials_exception`. Users cannot access other companies' job listings. **Note:** If JWT secret is compromised (hardcoded "a very secret key"), attacker can forge tokens for any company_id and access all jobs. |
| **MEDIUM** | `GET /edit_profile/{company_id}` | `company_id` | user_profile | Profile data (name, level) | **PROTECTED.** Ownership check present at lines 168-169: `if token_company_id != company_id: raise credentials_exception`. Users cannot view other companies' edit forms. |

**Summary:** 1 CRITICAL horizontal IDOR vulnerability confirmed in POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`.

### 8.2 Vertical Privilege Escalation Candidates

Endpoints that modify privileges or require higher privilege levels.

| Target Role | Endpoint Pattern | Functionality | Risk Level | Vulnerability Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Premium (level=1)** | `POST /edit_profile/{company_id}` | Modify own privilege level | **CRITICAL** | **CONFIRMED VULNERABILITY.** The `level` parameter (line 178) is directly assigned to `company.level` (line 201) without any authorization check. Standard user can set `level=1` via form data. **Client-side "protection" (easily bypassed):** Template `/app/templates/edit_profile.html:19` disables level dropdown for non-premium users: `<select name="level" {% if not company.level %} disabled {% endif%}>`. However, `disabled` attribute is client-side only and bypassed via browser DevTools or raw HTTP POST. **Exploitation:** 1) Login as demo/demo (level=0), 2) POST to `/edit_profile/1` with `name=demo&level=1`, 3) Navigate to `/company/1/jobs` to view premium jobs with flag. |
| **Premium (level=1)** | `GET /company/{company_id}/jobs` | View premium job listings | **INFO** | This endpoint correctly enforces privilege-based filtering (lines 135-137). However, it's the TARGET of vertical escalation attacks, not the vulnerability itself. Once user escalates to level=1 via POST `/edit_profile`, this endpoint reveals premium jobs containing the CTF flag. |

**Summary:** 1 CRITICAL vertical privilege escalation vulnerability allowing any authenticated user to gain premium access.

### 8.3 Context-Based Authorization Candidates

Multi-step workflow endpoints that assume prior steps were completed.

| Workflow | Endpoint | Expected Prior State | Bypass Potential | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Authentication → Protected Resources** | All authenticated endpoints | Valid JWT token | **HIGH** (JWT forgery) | Due to hardcoded secret "a very secret key" (line 14), attackers can forge arbitrary JWTs: `jwt.encode({"sub": "1", "exp": 9999999999}, "a very secret key", algorithm="HS256")`. This completely bypasses authentication, allowing access to any company's resources without credentials. Not a "context-based" auth issue, but a cryptographic failure enabling complete bypass. |
| **Login → Profile Edit** | `POST /edit_profile/{company_id}` | Authenticated session | **NONE** | Endpoint properly validates JWT exists and is valid. Issue is missing ownership check, not state validation. |
| **Profile Edit Form (GET) → Profile Update (POST)** | GET `/edit_profile/{id}` → POST `/edit_profile/{id}` | User viewed form, understands current values | **LOW** | No multi-step state tracking. POST endpoint accepts form data regardless of whether GET was called first. However, this is not a security issue - direct POST to update endpoint is legitimate behavior. |

**Summary:** No true context-based authorization vulnerabilities (multi-step workflows requiring state validation). The application lacks complex workflows. Primary issue is cryptographic failure (weak JWT secret) enabling complete authentication bypass.

## 9. Injection Sources (Command Injection and SQL Injection)

**TASK AGENT COORDINATION:** A dedicated Injection Source Tracer Agent analyzed the codebase for command injection and SQL injection sources.

**Network Surface Focus:** Only sources accessible through network requests to the deployed application are included. Startup events, build-time operations, and local-only scripts are excluded.

### Command Injection Sources

**RESULT: ZERO network-accessible command injection sources found.**

**Analysis Summary:**
- ✅ No `os.system()` calls in network-accessible code
- ✅ No `subprocess.Popen()`, `subprocess.run()`, or `subprocess.call()` usage
- ✅ No `os.popen()` usage
- ✅ No `eval()` or `exec()` with user input
- ✅ No shell command execution in request handlers

**Excluded Operations (Out of Scope):**
- **Startup Event File Read:** `/app/main.py:78-79` - `with open("flag.txt") as f: flag = f.read()`
  - **Scope:** Executes during application startup (line 59 `@app.on_event("startup")`), not via HTTP requests
  - **Network Accessible:** NO
- **Build-Time sed Command:** `/app/Dockerfile:12` - `RUN sed -i s/FLAG/$FLAG/g flag.txt`
  - **Scope:** Docker image build process
  - **Network Accessible:** NO

### SQL Injection Sources

**RESULT: ZERO network-accessible SQL injection vulnerabilities found.**

**Analysis Summary:**
All database operations use SQLAlchemy ORM with proper parameterization. No raw SQL queries with string concatenation detected.

**Detailed Query Analysis:**

#### 1. Login - Company Lookup by Name
- **Endpoint:** POST `/token`
- **Input:** `username` from OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
- **Code:** `/app/crud.py:14` - `db.query(Company).filter(Company.name == name).first()`
- **Query Type:** ORM with parameterized filter
- **Data Flow:**
  ```
  OAuth2PasswordRequestForm.username (main.py:94)
    ↓
  authenticate_company(db, form_data.username, ...) (main.py:96)
    ↓
  crud.get_company_by_name(db, name) (main.py:51)
    ↓
  db.query(Company).filter(Company.name == name).first() (crud.py:14)
  ```
- **SQL Generated:** `SELECT * FROM companies WHERE name = ?` with bound parameter `[name]`
- **Exploitability:** NO - SQLAlchemy automatically parameterizes

#### 2. Get Company by ID
- **Endpoints:** GET/POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`, GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs`
- **Input:** `company_id` path parameter (integer type-checked by FastAPI)
- **Code:** `/app/crud.py:10` - `db.query(Company).filter(Company.id == company_id).first()`
- **Query Type:** ORM with parameterized filter
- **SQL Generated:** `SELECT * FROM companies WHERE id = ?` with bound parameter `[company_id]`
- **Exploitability:** NO - ORM parameterization + integer type enforcement

#### 3. Get Jobs with Premium Filtering
- **Endpoint:** GET `/company/{company_id}/jobs`
- **Input:** `company_id` path parameter
- **Code:** `/app/crud.py:36-38`
  ```python
  if private:
      return db.query(Job).filter(Job.company_id == company_id).all()
  else:
      return db.query(Job).filter(Job.company_id == company_id, Job.premium == False).all()
  ```
- **Query Type:** ORM with parameterized filters
- **SQL Generated:** `SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE company_id = ? AND premium = ?` with bound parameters
- **Exploitability:** NO

#### 4. Update Company Profile (Most Complex)
- **Endpoint:** POST `/edit_profile/{company_id}`
- **Inputs:** `company_id` (path), `name` (form), `level` (form)
- **Code:** `/app/main.py:199-204`
  ```python
  company = crud.get_company(db, company_id)  # Line 199 - ORM SELECT
  company.name = name                          # Line 200 - Attribute assignment
  company.level = level                        # Line 201 - Attribute assignment
  db.add(company)                              # Line 202
  db.commit()                                  # Line 203
  ```
- **Query Type:** ORM UPDATE via attribute assignment
- **Data Flow:**
  ```
  Form field "name" (main.py:178)
    ↓
  name: str = Form(...) - FastAPI validation
    ↓
  company.name = name (main.py:200)
    ↓
  db.commit() - SQLAlchemy generates UPDATE with bound parameters
  ```
- **SQL Generated:** `UPDATE companies SET name = ?, level = ? WHERE id = ?` with bound parameters `[name, level, company_id]`
- **Protection:** SQLAlchemy's Unit of Work pattern tracks changes and generates parameterized UPDATE statements during `commit()`
- **Exploitability:** NO - Even with direct attribute assignment, SQLAlchemy ensures parameterization
- **Note:** While SQL injection is prevented, this endpoint has AUTHORIZATION vulnerabilities (privilege escalation and IDOR)

**Additional Security Verifications:**
- ✅ No f-strings in SQL queries
- ✅ No `.format()` in SQL queries
- ✅ No `%` string formatting in SQL queries
- ✅ No string concatenation in queries
- ✅ No `db.execute()` with raw SQL
- ✅ No `text()` or `TextClause` usage
- ✅ No dynamic table/column names from user input

### Vulnerability Sources by Type

**Command Injection Sources:** NONE

**SQL Injection Sources:** NONE

### Conclusion

The application demonstrates **strong protection against injection attacks** through architectural choices:
- **SQLAlchemy ORM Usage:** All database operations use the ORM layer, which automatically parameterizes queries
- **No Shell Interaction:** Application never invokes system commands in response to HTTP requests
- **Type Safety:** FastAPI's dependency injection ensures inputs are type-validated before reaching database operations

**Note:** While injection vulnerabilities are absent, the application has critical AUTHORIZATION vulnerabilities (privilege escalation, IDOR) and CRYPTOGRAPHIC failures (hardcoded JWT secret).

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# END OF RECONNAISSANCE DELIVERABLE

**Report Generated:** 2025-10-31  
**Target:** http://localhost:41169/ (FastAPI Job Listing Platform - XBEN-005-24)  
**Scope:** Network-accessible attack surface only  
**Next Phase:** Vulnerability Analysis (Injection, XSS, Auth, Authz, SSRF specialists)