T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation
Error
- Location
- context_collector.py:298
- Finding
- Private Local Context Is Read Before First-Use Consent Is Enforced<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `context_collector.py:298-346`; related consent enforcement at `xplai_gen_audio.py:212-219, 326` **Vulnerability Type**: Authorization-order flaw affecting private local data **Risk Level**: High ### Vulnerable Code ```python def collect_context(source_tool, keywords_str, days, max_results): """Main orchestration: search sessions, memories, and user profile.""" keywords = [k.strip() for k in keywords_str.split(",") if k.strip()] if not keywords: debug_utils.debug_print("No keywords provided") return { "source_tool": source_tool, "fragments": [], "daily_memories": [], "user_profile": {"name": "", "mbti": "", "interests": [], "notes": ""}, } paths = get_paths(source_tool) patterns = compile_keyword_patterns(keywords) # Search session files all_fragments = [] sessions = find_recent_sessions(paths["sessions_dir"], days) for session_path in sessions: debug_utils.debug_print(f"Scanning session: {session_path.name}") session_id, messages = parse_session_messages(session_path) indices = match_keywords(messages, patterns) if indices: debug_utils.debug_print( f" Found {len(indices)} matches in {session_path.name}" ) frags = extract_fragments(messages, indices, session_id) all_fragments.extend(frags) # Early stop if we have enough if len(all_fragments) >= max_results: debug_utils.debug_print(f"Reached max_results ({max_results}), stopping") break # Sort by timestamp descending, limit all_fragments.sort(key=lambda f: f["timestamp"], reverse=True) all_fragments = all_fragments[:max_results] # Load supplementary data daily_memories = load_daily_memories(paths["memory_dir"], days) user_profile = load_user_profile(paths["user_md"]) return { ...[truncated 2726 chars]
- Remediation
- <![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Move consent handling into a shared module imported by both `context_collector.py` and `xplai_gen_audio.py`. 2. Require valid persistent consent before resolving, enumerating, or reading any history, memory, or profile path. 3. Make personalization opt-in and default to generic generation when authorization is absent. 4. Bind the consent record to a versioned list of data sources and purposes. Require renewed consent if either changes. 5. Add a command for revoking consent and deleting the local consent record. 6. Store the consent record with owner-only permissions, such as mode `0600`. 7. If the collector is intended to be callable directly, enforce authorization inside `collect_context()` rather than only in the command-line entry point. 8. Add tests demonstrating that no source path is accessed before consent and that revoked, malformed, or outdated consent records fail closed. ]]>
