Merge pull request #389 from naturallaw777/fix/clear-text-root-password

fix: hash root password instead of storing in clear text (CWE-312)

app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py

@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@ def _resolve_credential(cred: dict) -> dict | None:
         else:
             return None
 
+    # Detect scrypt hash (salt_hex:hash_hex) — passwords stored securely
+    if re.match(r'^[0-9a-f]{32}:[0-9a-f]{64,}$', raw):
+        value = "(stored securely — use Security Reset to set a new one)"
+    else:
         value = prefix + raw + suffix
     result = {"label": label, "value": value, "multiline": multiline}
 
@@ -5173,7 +5177,7 @@ async def api_security_reset():
     try:
         os.makedirs("/var/lib/secrets", exist_ok=True)
         with open("/var/lib/secrets/root-password", "w") as f:
-            f.write(new_root_password)
+            f.write(_hash_password(new_root_password))
         os.chmod("/var/lib/secrets/root-password", 0o600)
     except Exception as exc:
         errors.append(f"write root-password: {exc}")
@@ -5195,7 +5199,7 @@ async def api_security_reset():
     except OSError:
         pass  # Non-fatal
 
-    return {"ok": True, "new_password": new_free_password, "errors": errors}
+    return {"ok": True, "new_password": new_free_password, "new_root_password": new_root_password, "errors": errors}
 
 
 @app.post("/api/security/verify-integrity")

modules/credentials.nix

@@ -111,7 +111,15 @@ in
         echo "$ROOT_PASS" > "$SECRET_FILE"
         chmod 600 "$SECRET_FILE"
       fi
-      echo "root:$(cat "$SECRET_FILE")" | chpasswd
+      # If the file contains a scrypt hash (salt:hash), skip chpasswd — the
+      # password was already set via the Hub security reset endpoint and this
+      # service is only re-running as a manual recovery step.
+      CONTENT="$(cat "$SECRET_FILE")"
+      if echo "$CONTENT" | grep -qE '^[0-9a-f]{32}:[0-9a-f]{64,}$'; then
+        echo "root-password-setup: stored value is already hashed — skipping chpasswd" >&2
+      else
+        echo "root:$CONTENT" | chpasswd
+      fi
     '';
   };
 

server_fix.patch

@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
-index 84c88eb..394eec9 100644
---- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
-+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
-@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ AUTOLAUNCH_DISABLE_FLAG = "/var/lib/sovran/hub-autolaunch-disabled"
- # ── Hub web authentication ────────────────────────────────────────
- 
- FREE_PASSWORD_FILE      = "/var/lib/secrets/free-password"
-+FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB  = "/var/lib/secrets/free-password-web"
- MIGRATION_NEWPASS_FILE  = "/var/lib/secrets/free-password-migration-newpass"
- HUB_SESSION_SECRET_FILE = "/var/lib/secrets/hub-session-secret"
- SESSION_COOKIE_NAME     = "hub_session"
-@@ -611,12 +612,44 @@ def _read_free_password() -> str | None:
-         return None
- 
- 
-+
-+
-+def _hash_password(password: str) -> str:
-+    """Return a scrypt-hash with 16-byte salt, formatted salt_hex:hash_hex."""
-+    salt = os.urandom(16)
-+    hashed = hashlib.scrypt(password.encode(), salt=salt, n=16384, r=8, p=1)
-+    return salt.hex() + ":" + hashed.hex()
-+
-+
- def _check_password(submitted: str) -> bool:
--    """Constant-time comparison of submitted password against the stored one."""
--    stored = _read_free_password()
--    if stored is None:
--        return False
--    return hmac.compare_digest(submitted.encode(), stored.encode())
-+    """Constant-time comparison against stored scrypt hash or legacy plaintext."""
-+    for fp in (FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, FREE_PASSWORD_FILE):
-+        try:
-+            with open(fp, "r") as f:
-+                stored = f.read().strip()
-+        except Exception:
-+            continue
-+        if not stored:
-+            continue
-+        if ":" in stored:
-+            try:
-+                salt_hex, hash_hex = stored.split(":", 1)
-+                salt = bytes.fromhex(salt_hex)
-+                submitted_hash = hashlib.scrypt(submitted.encode(), salt=salt, n=16384, r=8, p=1)
-+                if hmac.compare_digest(submitted_hash.hex().encode(), hash_hex.encode()):
-+                    return True
-+            except Exception:
-+                pass
-+        else:
-+            if hmac.compare_digest(submitted.encode(), stored.encode()):
-+                try:
-+                    with open(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, "w") as f:
-+                        f.write(_hash_password(submitted))
-+                    os.chmod(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, 0o600)
-+                except Exception:
-+                    pass
-+                return True
-+    return False
- 
- 
- def _ensure_onboarding_reopened_for_migration() -> None:
-@@ -5118,9 +5151,22 @@ async def api_security_reset():
-     # Write new passwords to secrets files
-     try:
-         os.makedirs("/var/lib/secrets", exist_ok=True)
--        with open("/var/lib/secrets/free-password", "w") as f:
--            f.write(new_free_password)
--        os.chmod("/var/lib/secrets/free-password", 0o600)
-+        try:
-+            import subprocess
-+            subprocess.run(
-+                ["chpasswd"],
-+                input=f"free:{new_free_password}\n".encode(),
-+                check=True,
-+                capture_output=True,
-+            )
-+        except Exception:
-+            pass
-+        try:
-+            with open(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, "w") as f:
-+                f.write(_hash_password(new_free_password))
-+            os.chmod(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, 0o600)
-+        except Exception:
-+            pass
-     except Exception as exc:
-         errors.append(f"write free-password: {exc}")
- 
-@@ -5301,9 +5347,21 @@ async def api_change_password(req: ChangePasswordRequest):
-     # Write new password to secrets file so Hub credentials stay in sync
-     try:
-         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE), exist_ok=True)
--        with open(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE, "w") as f:
--            f.write(req.new_password)
--        os.chmod(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE, 0o600)
-+        # Write secure web-only hash; sync system shadow via chpasswd (memory)
-+        try:
-+            import subprocess
-+            subprocess.run(
-+                ["chpasswd"],
-+                input=f"free:{req.new_password}\n".encode(),
-+                check=True,
-+                capture_output=True,
-+            )
-+        except Exception as exc:
-+            # Log but do not block; web hash is the critical fix
-+            pass
-+        with open(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, "w") as f:
-+            f.write(_hash_password(req.new_password))
-+        os.chmod(FREE_PASSWORD_FILE_WEB, 0o600)
-     except Exception as exc:
-         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to write secrets file: {exc}")
-