snapshot of https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus.git @ cf3cfa355b4d3bb61c6b6c80071f71783e32470e (2026-09-15)

tests/server/broadcastStatelessBypass.ts

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+import test from 'ava'
+import * as encoding from 'lib0/encoding'
+import { writeAuthentication } from '@hocuspocus/common'
+import { newHocuspocus, newHocuspocusProvider } from '../utils/index.ts'
+
+// Wire-level MessageType values (mirrors packages/server/src/types.ts).
+const MessageType = {
+  Auth: 2,
+  Stateless: 5,
+  BroadcastStateless: 6,
+}
+
+const buildAuthFrame = (documentName: string, token: string): Uint8Array => {
+  const encoder = encoding.createEncoder()
+  encoding.writeVarString(encoder, documentName)
+  encoding.writeVarUint(encoder, MessageType.Auth)
+  writeAuthentication(encoder, token)
+  // providerVersion is optional on the server side, omit it.
+  return encoding.toUint8Array(encoder)
+}
+
+const buildBroadcastStatelessFrame = (documentName: string, payload: string): Uint8Array => {
+  const encoder = encoding.createEncoder()
+  encoding.writeVarString(encoder, documentName)
+  encoding.writeVarUint(encoder, MessageType.BroadcastStateless)
+  encoding.writeVarString(encoder, payload)
+  return encoding.toUint8Array(encoder)
+}
+
+const openRawSocket = (url: string): Promise<WebSocket> => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  const ws = new WebSocket(url)
+  ws.binaryType = 'arraybuffer'
+  ws.addEventListener('open', () => resolve(ws), { once: true })
+  ws.addEventListener('error', (event) => reject(event), { once: true })
+})
+
+test('rejects client-sent BroadcastStateless (opcode 6) — payload must not reach peers', async t => {
+  const documentName = 'hocuspocus-test'
+  const attackerPayload = '{"spoof":"server-system-banner","marker":"LITMUS"}'
+
+  let onStatelessCalls = 0
+  let beforeBroadcastStatelessCalls = 0
+
+  const server = await newHocuspocus(t, {
+    async onAuthenticate({ token, connectionConfig }) {
+      if (token === 'readonly') {
+        connectionConfig.readOnly = true
+      }
+    },
+    async onStateless() {
+      onStatelessCalls += 1
+    },
+    async beforeBroadcastStateless() {
+      beforeBroadcastStatelessCalls += 1
+    },
+  })
+
+  const received: string[] = []
+  const victimReady = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    newHocuspocusProvider(t, server, {
+      name: documentName,
+      token: 'read+write',
+      onSynced: () => resolve(),
+      onStateless: ({ payload }) => {
+        received.push(payload)
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  await victimReady
+
+  // Attacker: raw WebSocket using a readOnly token. Sends a single
+  // BroadcastStateless (opcode 6) frame after a successful auth. The
+  // server must reject this server-internal opcode and not fan it out.
+  const attacker = await openRawSocket(server.server!.webSocketURL)
+  t.teardown(() => attacker.close())
+
+  const authenticated = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('auth timeout')), 5000)
+    attacker.addEventListener('message', () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer)
+      resolve()
+    }, { once: true })
+  })
+
+  attacker.send(buildAuthFrame(documentName, 'readonly'))
+  await authenticated
+
+  attacker.send(buildBroadcastStatelessFrame(documentName, attackerPayload))
+
+  // Give the server time to (incorrectly) fan out, if the bug is present.
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
+
+  t.false(
+    received.includes(attackerPayload),
+    'victim must not receive payloads from client-sent BroadcastStateless frames',
+  )
+  t.is(onStatelessCalls, 0, 'onStateless must not fire for opcode 6 (it is not the Stateless opcode)')
+  t.is(
+    beforeBroadcastStatelessCalls,
+    0,
+    'beforeBroadcastStateless must not fire because the frame is rejected before fan-out',
+  )
+})