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Graph/unprotected-endpoints-authz-missing

AntiPattern

Endpoint Authorization Missing

unprotected-endpoints-authz-missing

Missing or misapplied authZ enforcement lets unauthorized users reach handlers because endpoints aren’t wired to role checks, and middleware may fail to block requests unless it returns an HttpResponse/403 response.

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Updated5/4/2026

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Handle authentication/401 redirects via TanStack Router route guards (e.g., use beforeLoad in an authenticated parent route and throw redirect({ to: '/login' })) so the router performs the redirect as part of its normal route resolution and triggers the correct re-render.

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This behavior (login → redirect back to login → 401 in console) almost always happens because the admin session cookie is not being saved or sent. — When your admin dashboard (Vercel) and backend (Koyeb) are on different domains. Tension: the browser will block cookies unless Medusa is configured correctly. Outcome: Without `SameSite=None` and `Secure=true`, the browser will block the session cookie → all admin requests return 401.

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Implement role-based authorization as a reusable dependency (e.g., a callable class used with Depends) that loads the current user from the token and raises HTTP 403 when the user's role is not in the allowed roles; apply the dependency to routes.

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Do not rely on parent-app `@app.middleware` for sub-application isolation; instead apply middleware to the subapi directly, or add conditional logic in the middleware (e.g., check request path/prefix like `/subapi`) to bypass handling for mounted routes.

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Follow the v4.x API for route handling and hooks instead of importing handleAuth; configure authentication via the provided Auth0Client/server setup (e.g., implement the relevant callback such as beforeSessionSaved) and use the correct route handler pattern per the latest documentation.

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Add headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } to the mutation query

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Attach an authentication dependency to only the endpoints that must be protected—either by adding `Depends(...)` (e.g., `HTTPBasic` or the configured AuthX dependency) directly on each protected route or by registering those routes under a separate `APIRouter` with the required auth dependency.

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Ideally, use a standard protocol like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect — where an authorization server provides single sign on capabilities. Tension: to enable the above.

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Use object-level security like is_granted('MY_ENTITY_READ', object) when authorization depends on the returned entity

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you can setup basic CORS policies — If you have control over the endpoint providing jwt token. Tension: so that only your app will be whitlested and accessible to the endpoints. Outcome: Here is the sample example for CORS settings.

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Use Laravel Sanctum personal access tokens and CSRF tokens to authenticate API requests

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Perform the authorization-code-to-token exchange in the backend to keep tokens and the client secret off the client. Create/establish an app-specific user session (e.g., HTTP session cookies or tokens) and do not use the external provider access token directly for your backend authorization; generate/validate authorization specific to your APIs.

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You should also look into CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) and related security headers — requests made to the fastapi app can only be made by my co-workers. Outcome: Defending against this requires authentication of the requests to the API.

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send token in headers — Then try using protected endpoint. Tension: Swagger will not store your token and attach it to every request.

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Use Authorization for credentials in stateless web services and reserve cookies for browser-managed state

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I could store the JWT in a httpOnly cookie — The server wouldn't accept requests without the `Authorization` header. Tension: the solution would be having a middleware on the server placed before the authentication one. Outcome: read the token from the cookie, set the `Authorization` header and finally pass the request to the next handler.

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jwtAuthFilter was triggered. — i sent a request by Post man on "localhost:8085/api/auth/login". Outcome: OncePerRequestFilter has shouldNotFilter method to avoid filtering for some requests.

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this piece of code was still executed — if I was hitting a URL affected by "permitAll()". Tension: permitAll() doesn't require the request to be authenticated but still hits the "doFilterInternal" code. Outcome: Found the problem.

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Use an authentication/authorities converter to map realm_access.roles into Spring Security authorities

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Define the matcher inside `authorizeHttpRequests` (e.g., `http.authorizeHttpRequests(authz -> authz.requestMatchers("/api/auth/**").permitAll().anyRequest().authenticated())`) or otherwise ensure the effective `requestMatchers` configuration is correctly wired into the `SecurityFilterChain`.

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Use Swagger UI's built-in requestInterceptor to add the Authorization header to Swagger UI requests while excluding the spec-load request (e.g., via a req.loadSpec check).

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protecting the individual endpoints properly. Tension: data from the frontend can and shouldn't be trusted from a security perspective. Outcome: you're already taking the proper countermeasures.

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Update the API folder’s .htaccess to allow the Authorization header (add Authorization to Access-Control-Allow-Headers, optionally keep the other CORS headers/methods).

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Use the correct route mounting and handler path so GET /api/weather is matched before the unknown-endpoint middleware

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Solution: — leveraging Spring Security for Authentication. Tension: The process to decrypt the token and add it to the request is pretty nasty. Outcome: I worked around the issue and got it working.

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In process_view, return an HttpResponse (e.g., JsonResponse with an appropriate status code) when authorization fails so the API view is not executed; otherwise return None to allow the request.

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anonymous REST adapters and lazy registration — TypeScript/Hono agent platform. Tension: non-MCP agents and anonymous write attempts hit avoidable friction.

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Wget before 1.21.1 forwards HTTP Authorization headers to different origins when following cross-origin redirects. — when following cross-origin redirects. Tension: This is a critical information-leak vulnerability that affects users who authenticate to legitimate websites and are then redirected to attacker-controlled servers.

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Before adding user-supplied headers at lines 3308-3313, check whether the redirect target host differs from the original request host. Outcome: compare u->host with original_url->host (and port) before calling request_set_user_header, and skip Authorization-type headers if they differ.

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Implemented Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, CSRF tokens, and rate limiting middleware — for Tor hidden services. Outcome: Implemented Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, CSRF tokens, and rate limiting middleware for Tor hidden services.

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