security: fix #4 — chmod data_dir to 0o700 on POSIX

The data directory holds the SQLite database whose `sites` table
stores api_key and api_user in plaintext. Previous behavior used
the inherited umask (typically 0o755), which leaves the dir
world-traversable on shared workstations and on networked home
dirs whose home is 0o755. Tighten to 0o700 unconditionally on
every data_dir() call so the fix is applied even when an older
version (or external tooling) left the directory loose.

Failures from filesystems that don't support chmod (some FUSE
mounts) are swallowed — better to keep working than refuse to
start. Windows: no-op, NTFS ACLs handle this separately.

behavior change from v0.2.5: ~/.local/share/booru-viewer is now
0o700 even if it was previously 0o755.

Audit-Ref: SECURITY_AUDIT.md finding #4
Severity: Medium
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pax 2026-04-11 16:14:30 -05:00
parent 19a22be59c
commit 6801a0b45e
2 changed files with 50 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ def popout_aspect_lock_enabled() -> bool:
def data_dir() -> Path:
"""Return the platform-appropriate data/cache directory."""
"""Return the platform-appropriate data/cache directory.
On POSIX, the directory is chmod'd to 0o700 after creation so the
SQLite DB inside (and the api_key/api_user columns it stores) are
not exposed to other local users on shared workstations or
networked home dirs with permissive umasks. On Windows the chmod
is a no-op NTFS ACLs handle access control separately and the
OS already restricts AppData\\Roaming\\<app> to the owning user.
"""
if IS_WINDOWS:
base = Path.home() / "AppData" / "Roaming"
else:
@ -55,6 +63,13 @@ def data_dir() -> Path:
)
path = base / APPNAME
path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
if not IS_WINDOWS:
try:
os.chmod(path, 0o700)
except OSError:
# Filesystem may not support chmod (e.g. some FUSE mounts).
# Better to keep working than refuse to start.
pass
return path

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@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ Locks in:
depth alongside `_validate_folder_name`)
- `find_library_files` matching exactly the root + 1-level subdirectory
layout that the library uses, with the right MEDIA_EXTENSIONS filter
- `data_dir` chmods its directory to 0o700 on POSIX (audit #4)
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import sys
import pytest
from booru_viewer.core import config
@ -55,3 +59,33 @@ def test_find_library_files_walks_root_and_one_level(tmp_library):
match_names = {p.name for p in matches}
assert match_names == {"123.jpg", "123.png"}
# -- data_dir permissions (audit finding #4) --
@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="POSIX-only chmod check")
def test_data_dir_chmod_700(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""`data_dir()` chmods the platform data dir to 0o700 on POSIX so the
SQLite DB and api_key columns inside aren't readable by other local
users on shared machines or networked home dirs."""
monkeypatch.setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", str(tmp_path))
path = config.data_dir()
mode = os.stat(path).st_mode & 0o777
assert mode == 0o700, f"expected 0o700, got {oct(mode)}"
# Idempotent: a second call leaves the mode at 0o700.
config.data_dir()
mode2 = os.stat(path).st_mode & 0o777
assert mode2 == 0o700
@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="POSIX-only chmod check")
def test_data_dir_tightens_loose_existing_perms(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""If a previous version (or external tooling) left the dir at 0o755,
the next data_dir() call must tighten it back to 0o700."""
monkeypatch.setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", str(tmp_path))
pre = tmp_path / config.APPNAME
pre.mkdir()
os.chmod(pre, 0o755)
config.data_dir()
mode = os.stat(pre).st_mode & 0o777
assert mode == 0o700