asf-tooling opened a new issue, #1078:
URL: https://github.com/apache/tooling-trusted-releases/issues/1078
**ASVS Level(s):** L2-only
**Description:**
### Summary
The `util.write_quart_session_cookie()` function is called during the
request lifecycle but its source code is not included in the audit scope. If
this function uses `response.set_cookie()` directly rather than
`quart.session`, it must explicitly pass `httponly=True` to maintain
compliance. If it writes to `quart.session`, the framework-level
`SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY` config is automatically applied. If
`write_quart_session_cookie` bypasses Quart's session framework and does not
set HttpOnly, the session cookie would be accessible to client-side JavaScript,
enabling session hijacking via XSS.
### Details
The issue exists in `atr/server.py` lines 316-319 (function call) and
`atr/util.py` (function implementation - unknown line, not in audit scope).
### Recommended Remediation
Verify that `atr/util.py::write_quart_session_cookie()` either:
**Option A (Preferred):** Uses `quart.session` (inherits HttpOnly from
config):
```python
async def write_quart_session_cookie(session_data: dict):
"""Write session data using Quart's session framework."""
# This inherits SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY=True from config
quart.session[cookie_id] = session_data
```
**Option B:** If using `response.set_cookie()` directly, explicitly sets
`httponly=True`:
```python
async def write_quart_session_cookie(response: quart.Response, session_data:
dict):
"""Write session cookie with explicit HttpOnly flag."""
response.set_cookie(
key='session',
value=serialize_session(session_data),
httponly=True, # Explicit HttpOnly
secure=True, # HTTPS only
samesite='Strict', # CSRF protection
path='/',
max_age=SESSION_MAX_AGE
)
```
### Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] Source code of write_quart_session_cookie() reviewed
- [ ] Function uses quart.session OR explicitly sets httponly=True
- [ ] Unit tests verify HttpOnly flag is set
- [ ] Integration tests verify session cookie has HttpOnly attribute
- [ ] Manual testing confirms cookie is not accessible to JavaScript
- [ ] Documentation updated with session cookie implementation details
### References
- Source reports: L2:3.3.4.md
- Related findings: None
- ASVS sections: 3.3.4
- CWE: CWE-1004
### Priority
Low
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**Triage notes:** very-low
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