Require POST for file web mutations

internal/files/web.go

@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ func (h *webSrv) handleDownload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (h *webSrv) handleUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requirePost(w, r) {
+		return
+	}
 	sess, ok := h.session(w, r)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -268,6 +271,9 @@ func (h *webSrv) handleUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (h *webSrv) handleMkdir(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requirePost(w, r) {
+		return
+	}
 	sess, ok := h.session(w, r)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -286,6 +292,9 @@ func (h *webSrv) handleMkdir(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (h *webSrv) handleDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requirePost(w, r) {
+		return
+	}
 	sess, ok := h.session(w, r)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -299,6 +308,15 @@ func (h *webSrv) handleDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	h.redirectMsg(w, r, parent, "deleted "+path.Base(target))
 }
 
+func requirePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
+		return true
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Allow", http.MethodPost)
+	http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+	return false
+}
+
 // session resolves the logged-in member into a filesystem session, writing an
 // auth error to w when there is none.
 func (h *webSrv) session(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*session, bool) {

internal/files/web_test.go

@@ -124,6 +124,38 @@ func TestWebRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWebMutationsRejectGet(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := webTestHandler(t)
+	cookie := loginCookie(t, h)
+	uploadTo(t, h, cookie, "/me", "keep.txt", "keep me")
+
+	for _, target := range []string{
+		"/upload?dir=/me",
+		"/mkdir?dir=/me&name=from-get",
+		"/delete?path=/me/keep.txt",
+	} {
+		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, target, nil)
+		req.AddCookie(cookie)
+		h.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		if rr.Code != http.StatusMethodNotAllowed {
+			t.Fatalf("GET %s: want 405, got %d", target, rr.Code)
+		}
+	}
+
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/?path=/me", nil)
+	req.AddCookie(cookie)
+	h.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	body := rr.Body.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(body, "keep.txt") {
+		t.Fatal("GET /delete removed the file")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(body, "from-get") {
+		t.Fatal("GET /mkdir created a directory")
+	}
+}
+
 // loginCookie logs alice in and returns her session cookie.
 func loginCookie(t *testing.T, h http.Handler) *http.Cookie {
 	t.Helper()