SECURITY_PASSWORD_PLAN.md

@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
   - `auth/authEmail.js`
   - `mongoDB.js`
 
-## 1. Replace insecure reset flow with token-based reset
+## 1. Replace insecure reset flow with single-use token login
 - Problem:
   - Current flow resets by username and emails a plaintext temporary password.
 - Implementation:
-  - Add `POST /password/request-reset`:
+  - Keep `POST /resetPassword` as token request endpoint:
-    - Accept identifier (email).
+    - Accept identifier (email/username).
     - Always return generic success response.
-    - If account exists, create one-time reset token with short TTL (15-30 min), store hashed token, email reset link.
+    - If account exists, create one-time login token with short TTL (15-30 min), store hashed token, email link.
-  - Add `POST /password/confirm-reset`:
+  - Add `POST /password/token-login`:
-    - Accept token + new password.
+    - Accept token.
-    - Validate token (exists, not expired, unused), then rotate password hash and invalidate all active sessions.
+    - Validate token (exists, not expired, unused), mark used atomically, then create normal auth session cookies.
   - Data model:
-    - New collection `password_reset_tokens` with fields:
+    - New collection `password_login_tokens` with fields:
       - `userId`, `tokenHash`, `expiresAt`, `usedAt`, `createdAt`, `requestMeta`.
     - Add TTL index on `expiresAt`.
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   - On login, detect outdated hash params and rehash after successful auth.
 
 ## Suggested rollout order
-1. Tokenized reset flow (new endpoints + DB token store).
+1. Tokenized login flow (new endpoint + DB token store).
 2. POST-only auth route enforcement.
 3. Generic auth/reset responses.
 4. Dedicated auth rate limiting.
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
 
 ## Validation checklist
 - Unit/integration tests:
-  - reset token creation, expiry, one-time use, invalid token paths.
+  - token creation, expiry, one-time use, invalid token paths.
   - login generic error response behavior.
   - auth rate limiter trigger and cooldown.
   - query credential rejection.
 - Manual:
   - verify no plaintext password emails are sent.
-  - verify existing sessions are revoked after password reset.
+  - verify token cannot be reused after first successful consumption.

auth/authEmail.js

@@ -10,6 +10,38 @@ const Notifications = require("../notifications");
 const Post = require("../def/post.js")
 const Profile = require("../def/profile.js");
 const DUMMY_BCRYPT_HASH = '$2b$10$2zQfAaxK0cN13N7V2Q5hAOL3wxY5E9OQj1YxDCEV4VpWw2X2gYd6C';
+const PASSWORD_TOKEN_TTL_MINUTES = parseInt(process.env.PASSWORD_TOKEN_TTL_MINUTES || '20', 10);
+const PASSWORD_TOKEN_PATH = process.env.PASSWORD_TOKEN_PATH || '/token-login';
+const FRONTEND_URL = (process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'https://social.emmint.com').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+
+const createPasswordTokenHash = (rawToken) =>
+    crypto.createHash('sha256').update(rawToken).digest('hex');
+
+const createSessionFromUser = async ({ DB, user, req, res }) => {
+    const sessionObj = await DB.newSession(user._id);
+    res.cookie('user_sid', user._id, cookiesOptions);
+    res.cookie('session_id', sessionObj.insertedId, cookiesOptions);
+    const latestUpdatedProfile = await DB.latestProfile(user._id);
+    if (latestUpdatedProfile && latestUpdatedProfile._id) {
+        res.cookie('profile_id', latestUpdatedProfile._id, cookiesOptions);
+    }
+    client_logger.identify({
+        distinctId: user._id,
+        properties: {
+            name: latestUpdatedProfile?.profile?.firstName || '',
+        }
+    });
+    client_logger.capture({
+        distinctId: user._id,
+        event: 'server@' + req.method + '@' + req.originalUrl,
+    });
+    return {
+        status: "ok",
+        user_sid: user._id,
+        session_id: sessionObj.insertedId,
+        profile_id: latestUpdatedProfile?._id
+    };
+};
 
 // Function to Singup new users. An user is a combination of a user obj and a profile.
 // When new users are subscribed, they have a single profile, which is the personal one.
@@ -103,30 +135,7 @@ const login = async function (req, res) {
     // SECURITY FIX (#4): same response for non-existing user and wrong password.
     if (!user || !isSamePassword) return invalidCredentials();
     try {
-        // Store a new session loging on DB, and use ID as session ID
+        return res.json(await createSessionFromUser({ DB, user, req, res }));
-        const sessionObj = await DB.newSession(user._id);
-        // Create coockies with information for Auth
-        res.cookie('user_sid', user._id, cookiesOptions);
-        res.cookie('session_id', sessionObj.insertedId, cookiesOptions);
-        // Chooses the most recent update profile as current active profile
-        const latestUpdatedProfile = await DB.latestProfile(user._id);
-        res.cookie('profile_id', latestUpdatedProfile._id, cookiesOptions);
-        client_logger.identify({
-            distinctId: user._id,
-            properties: {
-                name: latestUpdatedProfile.profile.firstName,
-            }
-        });
-        client_logger.capture({
-            distinctId: user._id,
-            event: 'server@' + req.method + '@' + req.originalUrl,
-        });
-        return res.json({
-            status: "ok",
-            user_sid: user._id,
-            session_id: sessionObj.insertedId,
-            profile_id: latestUpdatedProfile._id
-        });
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(error);
         client_logger.capture({
@@ -158,38 +167,10 @@ const logout = async function (req, res) {
     }
 }
 
-// Util function for generating new random password for users.
-function generatePassword(length = 12) {
-    const charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()-_=+";
-    return Array.from(crypto.randomFillSync(new Uint8Array(length)))
-        .map((x) => charset[x % charset.length])
-        .join("");
-}
-
 const resetPassword = async function (req, res) {
-    const session_id = getSessionId(req);
-    const user_sid = getUserId(req);
     const DB = await MongoDB.getDB;
-    if (session_id && user_sid) {
+
-        // Sadly reusing this endpoint to change password to legged in users.
+    // SECURITY FIX (#1): issue a single-use token instead of sending/changing passwords.
-        // TODO: Move change password logic to its own endpoint.
-        const userInfo = await DB.checkSessionOnDB(session_id, user_sid);
-        if (userInfo) {
-            const password = req.body.password;
-            const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
-            // TODO: Add salt to password here as well.
-            DB.resetUserPassword(userInfo.username, hashedPassword);
-            return res.json({
-                status: "ok",
-                details: 'password changed!' // This should be an enum that syncs with clients.
-            });
-        }
-    }
-    // SECURITY PLAN (point #1):
-    // Replace this entire non-authenticated branch with reset-token flow:
-    // request-reset(email) -> email link -> confirm-reset(token, newPassword).
-    // Do not generate/send plaintext passwords by email.
-    // SECURITY FIX (#4): return generic response regardless of account existence.
     const genericResetResponse = {
         status: "ok",
         details: "If the account exists, check your email for next steps"
@@ -206,20 +187,24 @@ const resetPassword = async function (req, res) {
         });
         return res.json(genericResetResponse);
     }
-    const password = generatePassword();
+    const rawToken = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
-    const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
+    const tokenHash = createPasswordTokenHash(rawToken);
-    // TODO: Add salt to password here as well.
+    const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + PASSWORD_TOKEN_TTL_MINUTES * 60 * 1000);
-    // TODO: We need to limit this to every 2 hours or something like this.
+    const tokenStored = await DB.createPasswordLoginToken(user._id, tokenHash, expiresAt);
-    // TODO: Move this template to the Notif file.
+    if (!tokenStored) {
-    DB.resetUserPassword(username, hashedPassword);
+        return res.json(genericResetResponse);
-    Notifications.sendEmail(username, "Your new credentials",
+    }
+    const loginUrl = `${FRONTEND_URL}${PASSWORD_TOKEN_PATH}?token=${rawToken}`;
+    Notifications.sendEmail(username, "Your secure sign-in link",
         `
-<p> Hello,</p>
+<p>Hello,</p>
-<p> This is your new password: ${password}</p>
+<p>Use this one-time sign-in link to access your account:</p>
-<p><a href="https://social.emmint.com/">Log in</a></p>
+<p><a href="${loginUrl}">${loginUrl}</a></p>
+<p>This link expires in ${PASSWORD_TOKEN_TTL_MINUTES} minutes and can only be used once.</p>
+<p>If you did not request this, you can ignore this email.</p>
 <p>Blessings</p>
 <p>Emmanuel International Ministries</p>
-`)
+`);
     client_logger.capture({
         distinctId: user._id,
         event: 'server@' + req.method + '@' + req.originalUrl,
@@ -230,10 +215,34 @@ const resetPassword = async function (req, res) {
     return res.json(genericResetResponse);
 }
 
+const loginWithPasswordToken = async function (req, res) {
+    const DB = await MongoDB.getDB;
+    const token = (req.body.token || "").trim();
+    if (!token || token.length < 32) {
+        return res.status(401).json({ status: "Invalid or expired token" });
+    }
+    const tokenHash = createPasswordTokenHash(token);
+    const tokenDoc = await DB.consumePasswordLoginToken(tokenHash);
+    if (!tokenDoc || !tokenDoc.userId) {
+        return res.status(401).json({ status: "Invalid or expired token" });
+    }
+    const user = await DB.getUserById(tokenDoc.userId);
+    if (!user || !user._id) {
+        return res.status(401).json({ status: "Invalid or expired token" });
+    }
+    try {
+        return res.json(await createSessionFromUser({ DB, user, req, res }));
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Token login error", error);
+        return res.status(500).json({ status: "Internal server error" });
+    }
+}
+
 
 module.exports = {
     signup,
     login,
     logout,
     resetPassword,
+    loginWithPasswordToken,
 }

index.js

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ app.use(limiter);
 // Use tighter thresholds than the global limiter and key by account+IP.
 
 // Authentication
-const { signup, login, logout, resetPassword } = require('./auth/authEmail.js');
+const { signup, login, logout, resetPassword, loginWithPasswordToken } = require('./auth/authEmail.js');
 /**
  * @swagger
  * /signup:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ app.get('/logout', logout);
  * @swagger
  * /resetPassword:
  *   post:
- *     summary: Resets a user's password
+ *     summary: Sends a one-time sign-in link if the account exists
  *     tags: [Auth]
  *     requestBody:
  *       required: true
@@ -159,10 +159,30 @@ app.get('/logout', logout);
  *         description: Bad request.
  */
 app.route('/resetPassword').post(resetPassword);
-// SECURITY PLAN (point #1):
+// SECURITY FIX (#1):
-// Replace /resetPassword with request/confirm reset token endpoints:
+// Single-use token login endpoint for password recovery flow.
-// POST /password/request-reset
+/**
-// POST /password/confirm-reset
+ * @swagger
+ * /password/token-login:
+ *   post:
+ *     summary: Consumes a one-time password token and starts a session
+ *     tags: [Auth]
+ *     requestBody:
+ *       required: true
+ *       content:
+ *         application/json:
+ *           schema:
+ *             type: object
+ *             properties:
+ *               token:
+ *                 type: string
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Logged in with one-time token
+ *       401:
+ *         description: Invalid or expired token
+ */
+app.post('/password/token-login', loginWithPasswordToken);
 
 // Routes
 const profileRoute = require('./routes/profile.js');

mongoDB.js

@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ const getDB = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         DB.usersCol = db.db(DBName).collection("users");
         DB.tokensCol = db.db(DBName).collection("tokens");
         DB.invitationCol = db.db(DBName).collection("invitation");
-        // SECURITY PLAN (point #1):
+        DB.passwordLoginTokensCol = db.db(DBName).collection("password_login_tokens");
-        // Add password reset token collection + TTL index, e.g.:
+        DB.passwordLoginTokensCol.createIndex({ expiresAt: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 0 }).catch(console.error);
-        // DB.passwordResetTokensCol = db.db(DBName).collection("password_reset_tokens");
+        DB.passwordLoginTokensCol.createIndex({ tokenHash: 1 }, { unique: true }).catch(console.error);
-        // DB.passwordResetTokensCol.createIndex({ expiresAt: 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: 0 });
     
         DB.checkSessionOnDB = async (session_id, user_sid)=>{
             const temp_id = new mongo.ObjectID(session_id);
@@ -82,6 +81,42 @@ const getDB = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             return DB.usersCol.findOne({ _id });
         }
 
+        DB.createPasswordLoginToken = async (userId, tokenHash, expiresAt) => {
+            const userObjectId = mongo.ObjectID.isValid(userId) ? new mongo.ObjectID(userId) : userId;
+            const tokenDoc = {
+                userId: userObjectId,
+                tokenHash,
+                createdAt: new Date(),
+                expiresAt,
+                usedAt: null,
+            };
+            return DB.passwordLoginTokensCol.insertOne(tokenDoc).catch((err) => {
+                console.log(err);
+                return false;
+            });
+        };
+
+        DB.consumePasswordLoginToken = async (tokenHash) => {
+            const now = new Date();
+            const result = await DB.passwordLoginTokensCol.findOneAndUpdate(
+                {
+                    tokenHash,
+                    usedAt: null,
+                    expiresAt: { $gt: now }
+                },
+                {
+                    $set: { usedAt: now }
+                },
+                {
+                    returnOriginal: false
+                }
+            ).catch((err) => {
+                console.log(err);
+                return false;
+            });
+            return result?.value || null;
+        };
+
         let usernamesCache = {}
         DB.getUsernameByIdCache = async (userid)=>{
             if(!userid) return {};