Added OTP vulnerability - #763
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds an OTP module with database persistence, seeded users, five request and validation levels, HTTP endpoints, localized challenge content, a level 1 web interface, and unit tests. ChangesOTP authentication
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The change adds OTP flows, but the strongest protection level currently stores codes in plaintext, allows concurrent requests and validations to bypass limits and one-time use, and accepts validation over GET, exposing codes in URLs. These are concrete security and correctness issues that should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant OTPPage
participant OTPVulnerability
participant OTPService
participant OTPRepository
participant EmailService
User->>OTPPage: enter email and request OTP
OTPPage->>OTPVulnerability: submit OTP request
OTPVulnerability->>OTPService: request OTP for level
OTPService->>OTPRepository: persist OTP token
OTPService->>EmailService: send OTP
OTPService-->>OTPVulnerability: return OTPResult
OTPVulnerability-->>OTPPage: display request response
User->>OTPPage: enter OTP
OTPPage->>OTPVulnerability: submit OTP validation
OTPVulnerability->>OTPService: validate OTP for level
OTPService->>OTPRepository: retrieve and update token
OTPService-->>OTPVulnerability: return OTPResult
OTPVulnerability-->>OTPPage: display validation response
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@preetkaran20 opening this draft PR to check in and get early feedback before I implement all levels. Happy to adjust anything |
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| public static class OTPResult { |
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please avoid creating inner classes.
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| public String getMessage() { |
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May be we can use message bundle here.
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| private ResponseEntity<GenericVulnerabilityResponseBean<Object>> response( |
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please prefer returning the Concrete class object instead of Object class.
| value = "OTP_LEVEL_1_PAYLOAD_VALUE")) | ||
| @VulnerableAppRequestMapping(value = LevelConstants.LEVEL_1, htmlTemplate = "LEVEL_1/OTP") | ||
| public ResponseEntity<GenericVulnerabilityResponseBean<Object>> level1RequestOTP( | ||
| @RequestParam(required = false) String username) { |
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any reasons for not choosing email as username for ease?
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Overall structure looks good to me. Thanks
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Make it as level string and then you can use same level constants that we are using in annotations
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| public interface OTPRepository extends JpaRepository<OTPUser, Long> { | ||
| // most recent OTP for a user | ||
| Optional<OTPUser> findTopByUsernameOrderByCreatedAtDesc(String userName); |
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Ensure taking level as input as well in this method.
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| @VulnerableAppRequestMapping( |
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instead directly use RequestMapping springboot annotation.
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@preetkaran20 Hi, implementation is complete. All 5 levels have been implemented with tests, html templates, i18n keys, and database seeding ready for review. |
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In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPService.java`:
- Around line 189-193: Update the successful OTP validation in the OTP service
to reject tokens where otpEntity.isUsed() is true, and persist
otpEntity.setUsed(true) after hash and expiry validation succeeds but before
returning OTPResult.success. Preserve the existing invalid-OTP response for
rejected tokens and the successful login response for valid unused tokens.
- Around line 216-218: Update the Level 5 OTP creation and validation flow
around OTPEntity.setOtpHash and the comparison near validation to store and
compare a keyed digest rather than the raw six-digit OTP. Derive the digest
consistently for both operations using a server-side key supplied from secure
configuration or another non-database secret source, and ensure existing OTP
verification behavior remains unchanged.
- Around line 205-224: Make the Level 5 OTP request and validation transitions
atomic in the OTP service: replace the separate recent-count/read-then-save flow
around the Level 5 generation logic with a database transaction and lock or
conditional write that enforces the three-request limit during creation, and
protect the unused-to-used transition in the validation flow with a conditional
update or equivalent database lock so only one concurrent validation succeeds.
Anchor the changes to the Level 5 generation logic and the validation transition
around the existing OTP service methods and otpRepository operations.
In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPVulnerability.java`:
- Around line 155-160: Change level5ValidateOTP from an unrestricted
`@RequestMapping` to a POST-only mapping, preserving its existing endpoint path
and parameter binding through form or request-body inputs. Add coverage
verifying GET requests are rejected while POST validation remains functional.
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src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/configuration/VulnerableAppConfiguration.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPEntity.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPRepository.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPResult.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPService.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPUser.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPUserRepository.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPUserSeeder.javasrc/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPVulnerability.javasrc/main/resources/i18n/messages.propertiessrc/main/resources/scripts/OTP/db/data.sqlsrc/main/resources/scripts/OTP/db/schema.sqlsrc/main/resources/static/templates/OTPVulnerability/LEVEL_1/OTP.csssrc/main/resources/static/templates/OTPVulnerability/LEVEL_1/OTP.htmlsrc/main/resources/static/templates/OTPVulnerability/LEVEL_1/OTP.jssrc/test/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPServiceTest.javasrc/test/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPVulnerabilityTest.java
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| if ((token.get().getOtpHash().equals(otp)) | ||
| && LocalDateTime.now().isBefore(token.get().getExpiresAt())) { | ||
| return OTPResult.success("Login successful"); | ||
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| return OTPResult.failure("Invalid OTP"); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Consume a successful Level 4 OTP.
Line 189 validates the OTP but never rejects a previously used token or marks it as used. The same OTP can therefore authenticate repeatedly until expiry, which repeats the Level 3 replay flaw instead of isolating the Level 4 issuance-limit flaw.
Reject otpEntity.isUsed() and persist setUsed(true) after successful validation.
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In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPService.java` around
lines 189 - 193, Update the successful OTP validation in the OTP service to
reject tokens where otpEntity.isUsed() is true, and persist
otpEntity.setUsed(true) after hash and expiry validation succeeds but before
returning OTPResult.success. Preserve the existing invalid-OTP response for
rejected tokens and the successful login response for valid unused tokens.
| LocalDateTime fifteenMinutesAgo = LocalDateTime.now().minusMinutes(15); | ||
| int recentOTPs = | ||
| otpRepository.countByEmailAndLevelAndCreatedAtAfter( | ||
| email, LevelConstants.LEVEL_5, fifteenMinutesAgo); | ||
| if (recentOTPs >= 3) { | ||
| return OTPResult.failure("Too many OTP requests, please wait"); | ||
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| SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom(); | ||
| String otp = String.format("%06d", random.nextInt(1000000)); | ||
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| OTPEntity token = new OTPEntity(); | ||
| token.setEmail(email); | ||
| token.setOtpHash(otp); | ||
| token.setLevel(LevelConstants.LEVEL_5); | ||
| token.setCreatedAt(LocalDateTime.now()); | ||
| token.setExpiresAt(LocalDateTime.now().plusMinutes(5)); | ||
| token.setUsed(false); | ||
| token.setAttempts(0); | ||
| otpRepository.save(token); |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Make Level 5 state transitions atomic.
Parallel OTP requests can each observe fewer than three recent tokens before Line 224 saves them. Parallel validations can each observe used == false before either request persists Line 252. This bypasses both the request limit and one-time-use guarantee.
Use a database-level lock or conditional update for the count-and-create and unused-to-used transitions. Do not rely on separate read and save operations.
Also applies to: 241-253
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In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPService.java` around
lines 205 - 224, Make the Level 5 OTP request and validation transitions atomic
in the OTP service: replace the separate recent-count/read-then-save flow around
the Level 5 generation logic with a database transaction and lock or conditional
write that enforces the three-request limit during creation, and protect the
unused-to-used transition in the validation flow with a conditional update or
equivalent database lock so only one concurrent validation succeeds. Anchor the
changes to the Level 5 generation logic and the validation transition around the
existing OTP service methods and otpRepository operations.
| OTPEntity token = new OTPEntity(); | ||
| token.setEmail(email); | ||
| token.setOtpHash(otp); |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Do not store the Level 5 OTP in plaintext.
Lines 218 and 250 store and compare the raw six-digit OTP even though the field is named otpHash. Any reader of an active token record can use that value to authenticate.
Store a keyed digest of the Level 5 OTP, then derive and compare the same digest during validation. Keep the server-side key outside the database.
Also applies to: 250-251
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In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPService.java` around
lines 216 - 218, Update the Level 5 OTP creation and validation flow around
OTPEntity.setOtpHash and the comparison near validation to store and compare a
keyed digest rather than the raw six-digit OTP. Derive the digest consistently
for both operations using a server-side key supplied from secure configuration
or another non-database secret source, and ensure existing OTP verification
behavior remains unchanged.
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@sara-zou please keyed hash it and store it. on the server starting, just create a key randomly and make it in memory and then use that key to compute HMAC
| @RequestMapping(value = LevelConstants.LEVEL_5 + "/validate") | ||
| public ResponseEntity<GenericVulnerabilityResponseBean<String>> level5ValidateOTP( | ||
| @RequestParam(required = false) String email, | ||
| @RequestParam(required = false) String otp) { | ||
| OTPResult result = otpService.validateOTPLevel5(email, otp); | ||
| return response(result.getMessage(), result.isSuccess()); |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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In the Spring Framework, including version 5.3, the @RequestMapping annotation matches all HTTP methods if no specific HTTP method is declared [1][2][3]. By default, when you use @RequestMapping without specifying the method attribute, the handler method will accept requests regardless of the HTTP verb (e.g., GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) [1][2]. Official documentation strongly recommends that controller methods explicitly declare the supported HTTP methods, primarily by using the more specific shortcut annotations [1][2][3]: - @GetMapping - @PostMapping - @PutMapping - @DeleteMapping - @PatchMapping These shortcut annotations were introduced because it is considered best practice to map controller methods to specific HTTP methods rather than relying on the default behavior of @RequestMapping [1][2][4]. Additionally, if a @RequestMapping is used without HTTP method declarations, the Allow header in the HTTP response is automatically set to "GET,HEAD,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE,OPTIONS" [1][2][4].
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Restrict level5ValidateOTP to POST requests.
@RequestMapping without method accepts GET requests. The handler passes URL parameters to validateOTPLevel5, which updates OTP attempts and marks successful tokens as used. This can expose OTP values in URLs and related request metadata. Use @PostMapping with form or request-body parameters, and add a test that rejects GET requests.
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[warning] 154-160: Spring CSRF unrestricted RequestMapping
Context: @RequestMapping(value = LevelConstants.LEVEL_5 + "/validate")
public ResponseEntity<GenericVulnerabilityResponseBean> level5ValidateOTP(
@RequestParam(required = false) String email,
@RequestParam(required = false) String otp) {
OTPResult result = otpService.validateOTPLevel5(email, otp);
return response(result.getMessage(), result.isSuccess());
}
Note: [CWE-352] Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Security best practice.
(spring-csrf-requestmapping)
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In `@src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/OTPVulnerability.java`
around lines 155 - 160, Change level5ValidateOTP from an unrestricted
`@RequestMapping` to a POST-only mapping, preserving its existing endpoint path
and parameter binding through form or request-body inputs. Add coverage
verifying GET requests are rejected while POST validation remains functional.
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Overall the PR structure looks good. @sara-zou can you please fix some of the issues related to User enumeration as well as others.
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can you please fix the alignment?
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| otpUserRepository.findByEmailAndLevel(email, LevelConstants.LEVEL_1); | ||
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this will cause user enumeration. please ensure we don't tell user if user is found or not.
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| emailService.sendEmail(email, "Your OTP", "Your OTP is: " + otp); | ||
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| return OTPResult.success("OTP sent to " + email); |
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if user is found then otp will be send to the user, we should have message like this.
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| email, LevelConstants.LEVEL_1); | ||
| if (token.isEmpty()) { | ||
| return OTPResult.failure("No OTP found"); |
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we should not tell if otp is found, just say login unsuccessful.
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please fix user enumeration in all the levels.
| if (attempts >= 3) { | ||
| return OTPResult.failure("Too many attempts, request a new OTP"); | ||
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| otpEntity.setAttempts(attempts + 1); |
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Potential concurrency issue: The attempt count is read and updated using separate operations. Concurrent validation requests can read the same attempts value before either request saves the increment, allowing the 3-attempt limit to be bypassed. Please ensure the attempt check and increment are handled atomically (e.g., with appropriate transaction/locking or a conditional database update).
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| token.setEmail(email); | ||
| token.setOtpHash(otp); |
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@sara-zou please keyed hash it and store it. on the server starting, just create a key randomly and make it in memory and then use that key to compute HMAC
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we should not make validate endpoint as GET, else it will be logged at server side or at proxy logs. if we are making it GET, then we should make this a vulnerability and add a challenge. The secure implement should ensure that it is POST request at least.
| BLIND_SQL_INJECTION_VULNERABILITY_LEVEL1_CHALLENGE2_PAYLOAD_VALUE=1 AND (SELECT SUBSTRING(password,1,1) FROM auth_users WHERE username='admin_sqli')='n' | ||
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| # OTP Vulnerability | ||
| OTP_VULNERABILITY=OTP Authentication Vulnerability demonstrates common implementation mistakes \ |
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can you please add more details for OTP based Login implementation?
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| description = "OTP_LEVEL_1_PAYLOAD_DESCRIPTION", | ||
| value = "OTP_LEVEL_1_PAYLOAD_VALUE")) | ||
| @VulnerableAppRequestMapping(value = LevelConstants.LEVEL_1, htmlTemplate = "LEVEL_1/OTP") |
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I think this should be post Api considering this is doing server side change.
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| String otp = String.format("%06d", random.nextInt(1000000)); | ||
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All these methods have a lot in common. Please refactor to our common code in a different method and call it from each levels.
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Closes #690
What this adds
Full implementation of all 5 levels of OTP Authentication Vulnerability lab following existing patterns of Authentication Vulnerability, demonstrating common OTP implementation mistakes.
Level design
Files added
/src/main/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/
scripts/OTP/db/schema.sql - creates otp_users and otp_tokens tables
/src/main/resources/static/templates/OTPVulnerability/LEVEL_1/
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/src/test/java/org/sasanlabs/service/vulnerability/otp/
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