[java-opensaml] branch main updated: OSJ-427: Simple signature verification fails to detect parameter ...

Brent Putman putmanb at georgetown.edu
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     new 880f15441 OSJ-427: Simple signature verification fails to detect parameter ...
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commit 880f154418d547cf494128c1f25bf967f1764f97
Author: Brent Putman <putmanb at georgetown.edu>
AuthorDate: Wed Mar 19 17:05:57 2025 -0400

    OSJ-427: Simple signature verification fails to detect parameter ...
    
    Refactor message handler to use new HttpServletRequestValidator.
---
 ...pServletRequestParametersValidationHandler.java | 173 ----------------
 .../impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandler.java  |  82 ++++++++
 ...vletRequestParametersValidationHandlerTest.java | 223 ---------------------
 .../HttpServletRequestValidationHandlerTest.java   |  78 +++++++
 4 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 396 deletions(-)

diff --git a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler.java b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c3dc2ce6..000000000
--- a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.opensaml.messaging.handler.impl;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.AbstractHttpServletRequestMessageHandler;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-
-import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import net.shibboleth.shared.collection.CollectionSupport;
-import net.shibboleth.shared.primitive.LoggerFactory;
-import net.shibboleth.shared.primitive.StringSupport;
-
-/**
- * Message handler that validates HTTP request parameters for required presence, uniqueness and mutual exclusivity.
- */
-public class HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler extends AbstractHttpServletRequestMessageHandler {
-    
-    /** Logger. */
-    @Nonnull private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler.class);
-    
-    /** Required parameters. */
-    @Nonnull private Set<String> requiredParameters = CollectionSupport.emptySet();
-    
-    /** Unique parameters. */
-    @Nonnull private Set<String> uniqueParameters = CollectionSupport.emptySet();
-    
-    /** Mutually exclusive parameters. */
-    @Nonnull private Set<Set<String>> mutuallyExclusiveParameters = CollectionSupport.emptySet();
-
-    /**
-     * Get the required parameters. 
-     * 
-     * <p>A required parameter must be present in the request.</p>
-     * 
-     * @return the required parameters
-     */
-    @Nonnull public Set<String> getRequiredParameters() {
-        return requiredParameters;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the required parameters. 
-     * 
-     * <p>A required parameter must be present in the request.</p>
-     * 
-     * @param params the required parameters
-     */
-    public void setRequiredParameters(@Nullable final Set<String> params) {
-        checkSetterPreconditions();
-        requiredParameters = CollectionSupport.copyToSet(StringSupport.normalizeStringCollection(params));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the unique parameters. 
-     * 
-     * <p>A unique parameter must have at most 1 value.</p>
-     * 
-     * @return the unique parameters
-     */
-    @Nonnull public Set<String> getUniqueParameters() {
-        return uniqueParameters;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the unique parameters. 
-     * 
-     * <p>A unique parameter must have at most 1 value.</p>
-     * 
-     * @param params the unique parameters
-     */
-    public void setUniqueParameters(@Nullable final Set<String> params) {
-        checkSetterPreconditions();
-        uniqueParameters = CollectionSupport.copyToSet(StringSupport.normalizeStringCollection(params));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the mutually exclusive parameters.
-     * 
-     * <p>A request may not contain more then 1 parameter from an exclusivity set (the "inner" set(s) configured).
-     * Multiple exclusivity sets may be specified.</p>
-     * 
-     * @return the mutually exclusive parameters
-     */
-    @Nonnull public Set<Set<String>> getMutuallyExclusiveParameters() {
-        return mutuallyExclusiveParameters;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the mutually exclusive parameters.
-     * 
-     * <p>A request may not contain more then 1 parameter from an exclusivity set (the "inner" set(s) configured).
-     * Multiple exclusivity sets may be specified.</p>
-     * 
-     * @param params the mutually exclusive parameters 
-     */
-    public void setMutuallyExclusiveParameters(@Nullable final Set<Set<String>> params) {
-        checkSetterPreconditions();
-        if (params == null) {
-            mutuallyExclusiveParameters = CollectionSupport.emptySet();
-        } else {
-            mutuallyExclusiveParameters = params.stream()
-                    .map(StringSupport::normalizeStringCollection)
-                    .map(CollectionSupport::copyToSet)
-                    .collect(CollectionSupport.nonnullCollector(Collectors.toSet())).get();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    @Override
-    protected void doInvoke(@Nonnull final MessageContext messageContext) throws MessageHandlerException {
-        final HttpServletRequest request = getHttpServletRequest();
-        final Set<String> requestParams = request.getParameterMap().keySet();
-
-        log.debug("{} Evaluating request for required parameters: {}", getLogPrefix(), getRequiredParameters());
-        for (final String param : getRequiredParameters()) {
-            if (!requestParams.contains(param)) {
-                log.warn("{} HTTP request did not contain required parameter: {}", getLogPrefix(), param);
-                throw new MessageHandlerException("HTTP request did not contain required parameter: " + param);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        log.debug("{} Evaluating request for unique parameters: {}", getLogPrefix(), getUniqueParameters());
-        for (final String param : getUniqueParameters()) {
-            final String[] values = request.getParameterValues(param);
-            if (values != null && values.length > 1) {
-                log.warn("{} HTTP request contained {} values for parameter: {}", getLogPrefix(), values.length, param);
-                throw new MessageHandlerException("HTTP request contained multiple values for parameter: " + param);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        log.debug("{} Evaluating request for mutually exclusive parameters: {}", getLogPrefix(),
-                getMutuallyExclusiveParameters());
-        for (final Set<String> group : getMutuallyExclusiveParameters())  {
-            if (group.size() < 2) {
-                log.debug("{} Exclusivity group had < 2 members, skipping evaluation: ", getLogPrefix(), group);
-                continue;
-            }
-            
-            final Set<String> groupIntersection = requestParams.stream()
-                    .filter(p -> group.contains(p))
-                    .collect(Collectors.toSet());
-
-           if (groupIntersection.size() > 1) {
-               log.warn("{} HTTP request contained mutuallly exclusive parameters: {}", getLogPrefix(),
-                       groupIntersection);
-               throw new MessageHandlerException("HTTP request contained mutually exclusivity parameters: "
-                       + groupIntersection);
-           }
-       }
-        
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandler.java b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a19d146f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/main/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opensaml.messaging.handler.impl;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.AbstractHttpServletRequestMessageHandler;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.annotation.constraint.NonnullAfterInit;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.primitive.LoggerFactory;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.servlet.HttpServletRequestValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Message handler that validates an HTTP request via an instance of {@link HttpServletRequestValidator}.
+ */
+public class HttpServletRequestValidationHandler extends AbstractHttpServletRequestMessageHandler {
+    
+    /** Logger. */
+    @Nonnull private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpServletRequestValidationHandler.class);
+    
+    /** Request validator. */
+    @NonnullAfterInit private HttpServletRequestValidator validator;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the request validator. 
+     * 
+     * @return the validator
+     */
+    @NonnullAfterInit public HttpServletRequestValidator getValidator() {
+        return validator;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the request validator.
+     * 
+     * @param newValidator the request validator
+     */
+    public void setValidator(final @Nullable HttpServletRequestValidator newValidator) {
+        validator = newValidator;
+    }
+
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Override
+    protected void doInitialize() throws ComponentInitializationException {
+        super.doInitialize();
+        
+        if (getValidator() == null) {
+            throw new ComponentInitializationException("HttpServletRequestValidator was null");
+        }
+            
+    }
+
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Override
+    protected void doInvoke(@Nonnull final MessageContext messageContext) throws MessageHandlerException {
+        try {
+            getValidator().validate(getHttpServletRequest());
+        } catch (final ServletException e) {
+            throw new MessageHandlerException("HttpServletRequest was invalid", e);
+        }
+        
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandlerTest.java b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandlerTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a808e07c..000000000
--- a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandlerTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,223 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.opensaml.messaging.handler.impl;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
-import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
-import org.testng.Assert;
-import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
-import org.testng.annotations.Test;
-
-import net.shibboleth.shared.collection.Pair;
-
-/**
- * Unit test for {@link HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler}.
- */
-public class HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandlerTest {
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] requiredParamsSetterData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { Set.of(),
-                    Set.of()},
-            new Object[] { Set.of("  Foo  ", "  Bar  ", "   "),
-                    Set.of("Foo", "Bar")},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="requiredParamsSetterData")
-    public void requiredSetter(Set<String> params, Set<String> expected) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setRequiredParameters(params);
-        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> new MockHttpServletRequest());
-        handler.initialize();
-        
-        Assert.assertEquals(handler.getRequiredParameters(), expected);
-    }
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] uniqueParamsSetterData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { Set.of(),
-                    Set.of()},
-            new Object[] { Set.of("  Foo  ", "  Bar  ", "   "),
-                    Set.of("Foo", "Bar")},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="uniqueParamsSetterData")
-    public void uniqueSetter(Set<String> params, Set<String> expected) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setUniqueParameters(params);
-        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> new MockHttpServletRequest());
-        handler.initialize();
-        
-        Assert.assertEquals(handler.getUniqueParameters(), expected);
-    }
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] exclusiveParamsSetterData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { Set.of(Set.of()),
-                    Set.of(Set.of())},
-            new Object[] { Set.of(Set.of("  Foo  ", "  Bar  ", "   ")),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar"))},
-            new Object[] { Set.of(Set.of("  Foo  ", "  Bar  ", "   "), Set.of("  Baz   ", "   ", "   ABC  ")),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar"), Set.of("Baz", "ABC"))},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="exclusiveParamsSetterData")
-    public void exclusiveSetter(Set<Set<String>> params, Set<Set<String>> expected) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setMutuallyExclusiveParameters(params);
-        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> new MockHttpServletRequest());
-        handler.initialize();
-        
-        Assert.assertEquals(handler.getMutuallyExclusiveParameters(), expected);
-    }
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] requiredParamsEvalData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { List.of(),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Bar", new String[]{"def"})),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    false},
-            new Object[] { List.of(),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    false},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="requiredParamsEvalData")
-    public void requiredEval(List<Pair<String, String[]>> requestParams, Set<String> requiredParams, boolean valid) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setRequiredParameters(requiredParams);
-        evaluateRequest(handler, "required", requestParams, valid);
-    }
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] uniqueParamsEvalData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { List.of(),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc", "def"})),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Bar", new String[]{"abc", "def"})),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc", "def"})),
-                    Set.of("Foo"),
-                    false},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="uniqueParamsEvalData")
-    public void uniqueEval(List<Pair<String, String[]>> requestParams, Set<String> uniqueParams, boolean valid) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setUniqueParameters(uniqueParams);
-        evaluateRequest(handler, "unique", requestParams, valid);
-    }
-    
-    @DataProvider
-    Object[][] mutuallyExclusiveParamsEvalData() {
-        return new Object[][] {
-            new Object[] { List.of(),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc",}), new Pair<>("Bar", new String[] {"def"})),
-                    Set.of(),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc",}), new Pair<>("Bar", new String[] {"def"})),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo")),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc"})),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar")),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc",}), new Pair<>("Baz", new String[] {"def"})),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar")),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc",}), new Pair<>("Baz", new String[] {"def"})),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar"), Set.of("Bar", "Baz")),
-                    true},
-            new Object[] { List.of(new Pair<>("Foo", new String[]{"abc",}), new Pair<>("Bar", new String[] {"def"})),
-                    Set.of(Set.of("Foo", "Bar")),
-                    false},
-        };
-    }
-    
-    @Test(dataProvider="mutuallyExclusiveParamsEvalData")
-    public void mutuallyExclusiveEval(List<Pair<String, String[]>> requestParams, Set<Set<String>> exclusiveParams, boolean valid) throws Exception {
-        HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler();
-        handler.setMutuallyExclusiveParameters(exclusiveParams);
-        evaluateRequest(handler, "exclusive", requestParams, valid);
-    }
-    
-    private void evaluateRequest(HttpServletRequestParametersValidationHandler handler, String desc,
-            List<Pair<String, String[]>> requestParams, boolean valid) throws Exception{
-
-        MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
-        for (final Pair<String,String[]> requestParam : requestParams) {
-            final String first = requestParam.getFirst();
-            final String[] second = requestParam.getSecond();
-            assert first != null && second != null;
-            request.addParameter(first, second); 
-        }
-
-        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> request);
-        handler.initialize();
-
-        MessageContext messageContext = new MessageContext();
-
-        try {
-            handler.invoke(messageContext);
-            if (!valid) {
-                Assert.fail(String.format("Request evaled to valid on invalid %s params", desc));
-            }
-        } catch (MessageHandlerException e) {
-            if (valid) {
-                Assert.fail(String.format("Request evaled to invaid on valid %s params", desc));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandlerTest.java b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandlerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12eb5c1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensaml-messaging-impl/src/test/java/org/opensaml/messaging/handler/impl/HttpServletRequestValidationHandlerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opensaml.messaging.handler.impl;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+import net.shibboleth.shared.servlet.HttpServletRequestValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for {@link HttpServletRequestValidationHandler}.
+ */
+public class HttpServletRequestValidationHandlerTest {
+    
+    @Test(expectedExceptions = ComponentInitializationException.class)
+    public void nullValidator() throws Exception {
+        HttpServletRequestValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestValidationHandler();
+        handler.initialize();
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void valid() throws Exception {
+        HttpServletRequestValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestValidationHandler();
+        handler.setValidator(new MockValidator(true));
+        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> new MockHttpServletRequest());
+        handler.initialize();
+        
+        handler.invoke(new MessageContext());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expectedExceptions = MessageHandlerException.class)
+    public void invalid() throws Exception {
+        HttpServletRequestValidationHandler handler = new HttpServletRequestValidationHandler();
+        handler.setValidator(new MockValidator(false));
+        handler.setHttpServletRequestSupplier(() -> new MockHttpServletRequest());
+        handler.initialize();
+        
+        handler.invoke(new MessageContext());
+    }
+
+    public class MockValidator implements HttpServletRequestValidator {
+        
+        private boolean valid;
+
+        public MockValidator(boolean result) {
+            valid = result ;
+        }
+
+        /** {@inheritDoc} */
+        @Override
+        public void validate(@Nonnull HttpServletRequest request) throws ServletException {
+            if (!valid) {
+                throw new ServletException("Request was invalid");
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+    }
+}

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