FEATURE: Use second factor for admin confirmation (#14293)

Administrators can use second factor to confirm granting admin access
without using email. The old method of confirmation via email is still
used as a fallback when second factor is unavailable.

app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-user-index.js

@@ -218,8 +218,15 @@ export default Controller.extend(CanCheckEmails, {
     grantAdmin() {
       return this.model
         .grantAdmin()
-        .then(() => {
-          bootbox.alert(I18n.t("admin.user.grant_admin_confirm"));
+        .then((result) => {
+          if (result.email_confirmation_required) {
+            bootbox.alert(I18n.t("admin.user.grant_admin_confirm"));
+          } else {
+            const controller = showModal("grant-admin-second-factor", {
+              model: this.model,
+            });
+            controller.setResult(result);
+          }
         })
         .catch(popupAjaxError);
     },

app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/models/admin-user.js

@@ -99,9 +99,20 @@ const AdminUser = User.extend({
     });
   },
 
-  grantAdmin() {
+  grantAdmin(data) {
     return ajax(`/admin/users/${this.id}/grant_admin`, {
       type: "PUT",
+      data,
+    }).then((resp) => {
+      if (resp.success && !resp.email_confirmation_required) {
+        this.setProperties({
+          admin: true,
+          can_grant_admin: false,
+          can_revoke_admin: true,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return resp;
     });
   },
 

app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/user-index.hbs

@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
       {{/if}}
       {{#if model.can_grant_admin}}
         {{d-button
-          class="btn-default"
+          class="btn-default grant-admin"
           action=(action "grantAdmin")
           icon="shield-alt"
           label="admin.user.grant_admin"}}

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/grant-admin-second-factor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import Controller from "@ember/controller";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import discourseComputed from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
+import { getWebauthnCredential } from "discourse/lib/webauthn";
+import ModalFunctionality from "discourse/mixins/modal-functionality";
+import { SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS } from "discourse/models/user";
+import I18n from "I18n";
+
+export default Controller.extend(ModalFunctionality, {
+  showSecondFactor: false,
+  secondFactorMethod: SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS.TOTP,
+  secondFactorToken: null,
+  securityKeyCredential: null,
+
+  inProgress: false,
+
+  onShow() {
+    this.setProperties({
+      showSecondFactor: false,
+      secondFactorMethod: SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS.TOTP,
+      secondFactorToken: null,
+      securityKeyCredential: null,
+    });
+  },
+
+  @discourseComputed("inProgress", "securityKeyCredential", "secondFactorToken")
+  disabled(inProgress, securityKeyCredential, secondFactorToken) {
+    return inProgress || (!securityKeyCredential && !secondFactorToken);
+  },
+
+  setResult(result) {
+    this.setProperties({
+      otherMethodAllowed: result.multiple_second_factor_methods,
+      secondFactorRequired: true,
+      showLoginButtons: false,
+      backupEnabled: result.backup_enabled,
+      showSecondFactor: result.totp_enabled,
+      showSecurityKey: result.security_key_enabled,
+      secondFactorMethod: result.security_key_enabled
+        ? SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS.SECURITY_KEY
+        : SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS.TOTP,
+      securityKeyChallenge: result.challenge,
+      securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds: result.allowed_credential_ids,
+    });
+  },
+
+  @action
+  authenticateSecurityKey() {
+    getWebauthnCredential(
+      this.securityKeyChallenge,
+      this.securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds,
+      (credentialData) => {
+        this.set("securityKeyCredential", credentialData);
+        this.send("authenticate");
+      },
+      (errorMessage) => {
+        this.flash(errorMessage, "error");
+      }
+    );
+  },
+
+  @action
+  authenticate() {
+    this.set("inProgress", true);
+    this.model
+      .grantAdmin({
+        second_factor_token:
+          this.securityKeyCredential || this.secondFactorToken,
+        second_factor_method: this.secondFactorMethod,
+        timezone: moment.tz.guess(),
+      })
+      .then((result) => {
+        if (result.success) {
+          this.send("closeModal");
+          bootbox.alert(I18n.t("admin.user.grant_admin_success"));
+        } else {
+          this.flash(result.error, "error");
+          this.setResult(result);
+        }
+      })
+      .finally(() => this.set("inProgress", false));
+  },
+});

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/grant-admin-second-factor.hbs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{{#d-modal-body title="admin.user.grant_admin"}}
+  {{#second-factor-form
+    secondFactorMethod=secondFactorMethod
+    secondFactorToken=secondFactorToken
+    class=secondFactorClass
+    backupEnabled=backupEnabled
+  }}
+    {{#if showSecurityKey}}
+      {{#security-key-form
+        allowedCredentialIds=securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds
+        challenge=securityKeyChallenge
+        showSecurityKey=showSecurityKey
+        showSecondFactor=showSecondFactor
+        secondFactorMethod=secondFactorMethod
+        otherMethodAllowed=otherMethodAllowed
+        action=(action "authenticateSecurityKey")}}
+      {{/security-key-form}}
+    {{else}}
+      {{second-factor-input value=secondFactorToken inputId="second-factor-confirmation" secondFactorMethod=secondFactorMethod backupEnabled=backupEnabled}}
+    {{/if}}
+  {{/second-factor-form}}
+
+  {{#unless showSecurityKey}}
+    <div class="modal-footer">
+      {{d-button
+        action=(action "authenticate")
+        icon="shield-alt"
+        label="admin.user.grant_admin"
+        disabled=disabled
+        class="btn btn-primary"}}
+    </div>
+  {{/unless}}
+{{/d-modal-body}}

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/admin-user-index-test.js

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import {
   acceptance,
   exists,
+  query,
   queryAll,
 } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
 import { click, currentURL, fillIn, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import selectKit from "discourse/tests/helpers/select-kit-helper";
 import { test } from "qunit";
+import I18n from "I18n";
 
 acceptance("Admin - User Index", function (needs) {
   needs.user();
@@ -40,6 +42,60 @@ acceptance("Admin - User Index", function (needs) {
     server.put("/users/sam/preferences/username", () => {
       return helper.response({ id: 2, username: "new-sam" });
     });
+
+    server.get("/admin/users/3.json", () => {
+      return helper.response({
+        id: 3,
+        username: "user1",
+        name: null,
+        avatar_template: "/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/{size}.png",
+        active: true,
+        admin: false,
+        moderator: false,
+        can_grant_admin: true,
+        can_revoke_admin: false,
+        can_grant_moderation: true,
+        can_revoke_moderation: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    server.put("/admin/users/3/grant_admin", () => {
+      return helper.response({
+        success: "OK",
+        email_confirmation_required: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    server.get("/admin/users/4.json", () => {
+      return helper.response({
+        id: 4,
+        username: "user2",
+        name: null,
+        avatar_template: "/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/{size}.png",
+        active: true,
+        admin: false,
+        moderator: false,
+        can_grant_admin: true,
+        can_revoke_admin: false,
+        can_grant_moderation: true,
+        can_revoke_moderation: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    server.put("/admin/users/4/grant_admin", () => {
+      return helper.response({
+        failed: "FAILED",
+        ok: false,
+        error: "The selected two-factor method is invalid.",
+        reason: "invalid_second_factor_method",
+        backup_enabled: true,
+        security_key_enabled: true,
+        totp_enabled: true,
+        multiple_second_factor_methods: true,
+        allowed_credential_ids: ["allowed_credential_ids"],
+        challenge: "challenge",
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   test("can edit username", async function (assert) {
@@ -124,4 +180,21 @@ acceptance("Admin - User Index", function (needs) {
       "group should not be set"
     );
   });
+
+  test("grant admin - shows the confirmation bootbox", async function (assert) {
+    await visit("/admin/users/3/user1");
+    await click(".grant-admin");
+    assert.ok(exists(".bootbox"));
+    assert.equal(
+      I18n.t("admin.user.grant_admin_confirm"),
+      query(".modal-body").textContent.trim()
+    );
+    await click(".bootbox .btn-primary");
+  });
+
+  test("grant admin - shows the second factor modal", async function (assert) {
+    await visit("/admin/users/4/user2");
+    await click(".grant-admin");
+    assert.ok(exists(".grant-admin-second-factor-modal"));
+  });
 });

app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb

@@ -191,8 +191,25 @@ class Admin::UsersController < Admin::AdminController
   end
 
   def grant_admin
-    AdminConfirmation.new(@user, current_user).create_confirmation
-    render json: success_json
+    guardian.ensure_can_grant_admin!(@user)
+    if current_user.has_any_second_factor_methods_enabled?
+      second_factor_authentication_result = current_user.authenticate_second_factor(params, secure_session)
+      if second_factor_authentication_result.ok
+        @user.grant_admin!
+        StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_grant_admin(@user)
+        render json: success_json
+      else
+        failure_payload = second_factor_authentication_result.to_h
+        if current_user.security_keys_enabled?
+          Webauthn.stage_challenge(current_user, secure_session)
+          failure_payload.merge!(Webauthn.allowed_credentials(current_user, secure_session))
+        end
+        render json: failed_json.merge(failure_payload)
+      end
+    else
+      AdminConfirmation.new(@user, current_user).create_confirmation
+      render json: success_json.merge(email_confirmation_required: true)
+    end
   end
 
   def revoke_moderation

config/locales/client.en.yml

@@ -4960,6 +4960,7 @@ en:
         logged_out: "User was logged out on all devices"
         revoke_admin: "Revoke Admin"
         grant_admin: "Grant Admin"
+        grant_admin_success: "New administrator was confirmed."
         grant_admin_confirm: "We've sent you an email to verify the new administrator. Please open it and follow the instructions."
         revoke_moderation: "Revoke Moderation"
         grant_moderation: "Grant Moderation"

spec/requests/admin/users_controller_spec.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'rails_helper'
 require 'discourse_ip_info'
+require 'rotp'
 
 RSpec.describe Admin::UsersController do
   fab!(:admin) { Fabricate(:admin) }
@@ -362,6 +363,27 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::UsersController do
       expect(response.status).to eq(200)
       expect(AdminConfirmation.exists_for?(another_user.id)).to eq(true)
     end
+
+    it 'asks user for second factor if it is enabled' do
+      user_second_factor = Fabricate(:user_second_factor_totp, user: admin)
+
+      put "/admin/users/#{another_user.id}/grant_admin.json"
+
+      expect(response.parsed_body["failed"]).to eq("FAILED")
+      expect(another_user.reload.admin).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it 'grants admin if second factor is correct' do
+      user_second_factor = Fabricate(:user_second_factor_totp, user: admin)
+
+      put "/admin/users/#{another_user.id}/grant_admin.json", params: {
+        second_factor_token: ROTP::TOTP.new(user_second_factor.data).now,
+        second_factor_method: UserSecondFactor.methods[:totp]
+      }
+
+      expect(response.parsed_body["success"]).to eq("OK")
+      expect(another_user.reload.admin).to eq(true)
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#add_group' do