Merge pull request 'use constant time check for internal token' (#5719) from earl-warren/forgejo:wip-timing into forgejo

Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/pulls/5719
Reviewed-by: 0ko <0ko@noreply.codeberg.org>

release-notes/5719.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Forgejo generates a token which is used to authenticate web endpoints that are only meant to be used internally, for instance when the SSH daemon is used to push a commit with Git. The verification of this token was not done in constant time and was susceptible to [timing attacks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timing_attack). A pre-condition for such an attack is the precise measurements of the time for each operation. Since it requires observing the timing of network operations, the issue is mitigated when a Forgejo instance is accessed over the internet because the ISP introduce unpredictable random delays.

routers/private/internal.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package private
 
 import (
+	"crypto/subtle"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func CheckInternalToken(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusForbidden), http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
-		if len(fields) != 2 || fields[0] != "Bearer" || fields[1] != setting.InternalToken {
+		if len(fields) != 2 || fields[0] != "Bearer" || subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(fields[1]), []byte(setting.InternalToken)) == 0 {
 			log.Debug("Forbidden attempt to access internal url: Authorization header: %s", tokens)
 			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusForbidden), http.StatusForbidden)
 		} else {