🛡️ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix privilege escalation vulnerability in updateRole#232
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| if (role.isSystemRole) { | ||
| throw new DatabaseError('VALIDATION_ERROR', 'Cannot modify system roles') |
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This unconditional guard blocks all updates to isSystemRole records, including the core admin flow that calls updateRole for platform role management (apps/core/src/core/functions/roles.ts:65-70). Because updateRole has no caller-context check, core users now get VALIDATION_ERROR when editing built-in system roles, which is a regression from prior behavior and broader than the stated tenant-only restriction.
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In @.jules/sentinel.md:
- Around line 18-21: The header line "## 2025-03-18 - [Fix Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability in updateRole]" has an inconsistent date; either update that date
to the PR/current date (April 2026) or clarify it as the original discovery date
(e.g., append "(discovered 2025-03-18)") so readers aren’t confused; edit the
header string to reflect the correct date or add the parenthetical clarification
while leaving the rest of the entry (the vulnerability, learning, and prevention
text) unchanged.
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| ## 2025-03-18 - [Fix Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in updateRole] | ||
| **Vulnerability:** Tenants can modify system roles because `updateRole` lacks an `isSystemRole` check. | ||
| **Learning:** System roles (roles with `isSystemRole: true`) must be protected from modification by individual tenants to prevent privilege escalation. | ||
| **Prevention:** Always check `isSystemRole` and throw a validation error before updating or deleting a role. |
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Verify the entry date.
The date 2025-03-18 appears inconsistent with the PR creation date (April 2026). If this is a historical record of when the vulnerability was discovered, consider clarifying. Otherwise, update to the current date.
The documentation content itself accurately describes the vulnerability, learning, and prevention measures.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In @.jules/sentinel.md around lines 18 - 21, The header line "## 2025-03-18 -
[Fix Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in updateRole]" has an inconsistent
date; either update that date to the PR/current date (April 2026) or clarify it
as the original discovery date (e.g., append "(discovered 2025-03-18)") so
readers aren’t confused; edit the header string to reflect the correct date or
add the parenthetical clarification while leaving the rest of the entry (the
vulnerability, learning, and prevention text) unchanged.
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🚨 Severity: CRITICAL
💡 Vulnerability: Tenants can modify system roles because
updateRolelacks anisSystemRolecheck.🎯 Impact: Privilege escalation, tenants gaining unauthorized permissions.
🔧 Fix: Added
isSystemRolecheck inupdateRoleto throw a validation error if a tenant attempts to modify a system role.✅ Verification: Ensure
updateRolethrows aDatabaseErrorwhen trying to modify a system role.PR created automatically by Jules for task 18028638632798146388 started by @ldsgroups225
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