fix: drop live Azure instance from session, persist auth state only

The azure cloud-deployment module wrote a live Azure class instance
directly into session['azure']['azure_obj'] (no pickle.dumps -- it
relied on the session backend to serialize anything). That is an
implicit pickle dependency: any session-format change would crash, and
the live class instance carries Azure SDK credential objects with
mutable state.

Add Azure.to_state()/from_state() that round-trip the persistable
fields (tenant_id, session_token, use_interactive_credential,
authentication_record_json, region, subscription_id, availability_zone,
available_capabilities_list, azure_cache_name, azure_cache_location)
through a plain dict. Live SDK objects (_clients, _credentials,
_cli_credentials) are intentionally NOT in to_state -- they're rebuilt
lazily from authentication_record_json on first credential use.

from_state bypasses __init__ (which references current_user.username)
via cls.__new__(cls) so unit tests work without a Flask login context.

Module-level _get_azure_from_session()/_save_azure_to_session() helpers
replace the 18 session['azure']['azure_obj'] sites across 12 endpoints.

Worker-restart UX trade-off: today's behavior pickles the populated
Azure SDK client cache, surviving a worker recycle. After this change
the in-memory cache is gone on restart, but the persisted
authentication_record_json is sufficient for the SDK to silently rebuild
the credential without re-prompting for device code -- the class was
designed for this replay. Verification owed in PR review.

Seven new tests cover: round-trip of persistable fields, helper from
session state, lazy SDK objects after from_state, missing-session
graceful return, defaults for partial state, regression assertion that
no live instance leaks into 'azure_obj', and that the unsafe
deserializer is not used.
This commit is contained in:
Ashesh Vashi
2026-05-01 16:38:49 +05:30
parent 2b0d44a33f
commit 93206710f7
3 changed files with 316 additions and 20 deletions
+102 -20
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@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ blueprint = AzurePostgresqlModule(MODULE_NAME, __name__,
static_url_path='/misc/cloud/azure')
def _get_azure_from_session():
"""Build an Azure instance from `session['azure']['state']`.
Returns None when no Azure state has been seeded yet — callers should
treat that as "auth not yet started." Replaces an unsafe path that
previously persisted the live Azure instance directly in the session.
"""
azure = session.get('azure')
if not azure:
return None
state = azure.get('state')
if not state:
return None
return Azure.from_state(state)
def _save_azure_to_session(azure_obj):
"""Persist Azure instance state to session as a plain dict."""
if 'azure' not in session:
session['azure'] = {}
session['azure']['state'] = azure_obj.to_state()
@blueprint.route('/verify_credentials/',
methods=['POST'], endpoint='verify_credentials')
@pga_login_required
@@ -75,18 +98,20 @@ def verify_credentials():
error = ''
status = True
if 'azure_obj' not in session['azure'] or \
session['azure']['auth_type'] != data['secret']['auth_type'] or \
session['azure']['azure_tenant_id'] != tenant_id:
if 'azure_obj' in session['azure']:
del session['azure']['azure_obj']
cached_state = session['azure'].get('state')
auth_type_changed = session['azure'].get('auth_type') != \
data['secret']['auth_type']
tenant_changed = session['azure'].get('azure_tenant_id') != tenant_id
if cached_state is None or auth_type_changed or tenant_changed:
# Drop any stale state — these creds don't match the cached ones.
session['azure'].pop('state', None)
azure = Azure(
interactive_browser_credential=interactive_browser_credential,
tenant_id=tenant_id,
session_token=session_token)
status, error = azure.validate_azure_credentials()
if status:
session['azure']['azure_obj'] = azure
_save_azure_to_session(azure)
session['azure']['auth_type'] = data['secret']['auth_type']
session['azure']['azure_tenant_id'] = tenant_id
if not status and 'double check your tenant name' in error:
@@ -114,7 +139,7 @@ def get_azure_verification_codes():
def check_cluster_name_availability():
"""Check Server Name availability."""
data = request.args
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
server_name_available, error = \
azure.check_cluster_name_availability(data['name'])
if server_name_available:
@@ -135,7 +160,7 @@ def get_azure_subscriptions():
List subscriptions.
:return:
"""
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
subscriptions_list = azure.list_subscriptions()
return make_json_response(data=subscriptions_list)
@@ -149,7 +174,7 @@ def get_azure_resource_groups(subscription_id):
"""
if not subscription_id:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
resource_groups_list = azure.list_resource_groups(subscription_id)
return make_json_response(data=resource_groups_list)
@@ -161,9 +186,9 @@ def get_azure_regions(subscription_id):
"""List Regions for Azure."""
if not subscription_id:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
regions_list = azure.list_regions(subscription_id)
session['azure']['azure_obj'] = azure
_save_azure_to_session(azure)
return make_json_response(data=regions_list)
@@ -172,7 +197,7 @@ def get_azure_regions(subscription_id):
@pga_login_required
def is_ha_supported(region_name):
"""Check high availability support in given region."""
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
is_zone_redundant_ha_supported = \
azure.is_zone_redundant_ha_supported(region_name)
return make_json_response(data={'is_zone_redundant_ha_supported':
@@ -186,9 +211,9 @@ def get_azure_availability_zones(region_name):
"""List availability zones in given region."""
if not region_name:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
availability_zones = azure.list_azure_availability_zones(region_name)
session['azure']['azure_obj'] = azure
_save_azure_to_session(azure)
return make_json_response(data=availability_zones)
@@ -199,10 +224,10 @@ def get_azure_postgresql_server_versions(availability_zone):
"""Get azure postgres database versions."""
if not availability_zone:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
azure_postgresql_server_versions = \
azure.list_azure_postgresql_server_versions(availability_zone)
session['azure']['azure_obj'] = azure
_save_azure_to_session(azure)
return make_json_response(data=azure_postgresql_server_versions)
@@ -213,7 +238,7 @@ def get_azure_instance_types(availability_zone, db_version):
"""Get instance types for Azure."""
if not db_version:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
instance_types = azure.list_compute_types(availability_zone, db_version)
return make_json_response(data=instance_types)
@@ -225,7 +250,7 @@ def list_azure_storage_types(availability_zone, db_version):
"""Get the storage types supported."""
if not db_version:
return make_json_response(data=[])
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
storage_types = azure.list_storage_types(availability_zone, db_version)
return make_json_response(data=storage_types)
@@ -256,6 +281,63 @@ class Azure:
+ str(secrets.choice(range(1, 9999))) + "_msal.cache"
self.azure_cache_location = config.AZURE_CREDENTIAL_CACHE_DIR + '/'
def to_state(self):
"""Serialize persistable state to a plain dict for `flask.session`.
Live Azure SDK objects (`_clients`, `_credentials`,
`_cli_credentials`) are intentionally NOT included — they are
rebuilt lazily from `authentication_record_json` (interactive auth)
or `AzureCliCredential()` (CLI auth) on first use.
Replaces the previous design that persisted the live Azure instance
directly into the session, which required a serializable-anything
session storage backend (an insecure-deserialization vector).
"""
return {
'tenant_id': self._tenant_id,
'session_token': self._session_token,
'use_interactive_credential': self._use_interactive_credential,
'authentication_record_json': self.authentication_record_json,
'region': self._region,
'subscription_id': self.subscription_id,
'availability_zone': self._availability_zone,
'available_capabilities_list': self._available_capabilities_list,
'azure_cache_name': self.azure_cache_name,
'azure_cache_location': self.azure_cache_location,
}
@classmethod
def from_state(cls, state):
"""Rebuild an Azure instance from a previously-serialized dict.
Bypasses `__init__` (which references `current_user.username`) so
this works in unit tests and in worker contexts where the session
is being reconstructed from a previous request's state.
SDK clients are NOT pre-populated — they're built lazily from
`authentication_record_json` on first credential use.
"""
if not isinstance(state, dict):
return None
obj = cls.__new__(cls)
obj._clients = {}
obj._tenant_id = state.get('tenant_id')
obj._session_token = state.get('session_token')
obj._use_interactive_credential = bool(
state.get('use_interactive_credential', False))
obj.authentication_record_json = \
state.get('authentication_record_json')
obj._cli_credentials = None
obj._credentials = None
obj._region = state.get('region', 'eastus')
obj.subscription_id = state.get('subscription_id')
obj._availability_zone = state.get('availability_zone')
obj._available_capabilities_list = \
state.get('available_capabilities_list', []) or []
obj.azure_cache_name = state.get('azure_cache_name')
obj.azure_cache_location = state.get('azure_cache_location')
return obj
##########################################################################
# Azure Helper functions
##########################################################################
@@ -689,7 +771,7 @@ def deploy_on_azure(data):
env = dict()
azure = session['azure']['azure_obj']
azure = _get_azure_from_session()
env['AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID'] = azure.subscription_id
env['AUTH_TYPE'] = data['secret']['auth_type']
env['AZURE_CRED_CACHE_NAME'] = azure.azure_cache_name
@@ -719,7 +801,7 @@ def deploy_on_azure(data):
current_app.logger.exception(e)
return False, None, str(e)
finally:
del session['azure']['azure_obj']
session['azure'].pop('state', None)
def clear_azure_session(pid=None):
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
##########################################################################
#
# pgAdmin 4 - PostgreSQL Tools
#
# Copyright (C) 2013 - 2026, The pgAdmin Development Team
# This software is released under the PostgreSQL Licence
#
##########################################################################
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
##########################################################################
#
# pgAdmin 4 - PostgreSQL Tools
#
# Copyright (C) 2013 - 2026, The pgAdmin Development Team
# This software is released under the PostgreSQL Licence
#
##########################################################################
"""
Unit tests for the Azure cloud module's session-state refactor.
After the refactor, the live `Azure` class instance is no longer persisted
into `flask.session`. Instead a dict-shaped state is stored under
`session['azure']['state']` and rebuilt via `Azure.from_state` per request.
The Azure SDK's stateful credentials are designed for replay via
`authentication_record_json`, so worker-restart UX should not regress
provided the auth record survives in session.
"""
import unittest
from pgadmin.utils.route import BaseTestGenerator
class _SkipServerSetUpMixin:
"""Skip BaseTestGenerator's Postgres connection — pure logic tests."""
def setUp(self):
unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Positive tests
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestAzureToStateRoundTrip(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""to_state/from_state preserves all persistable Azure fields."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
from pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure import Azure
# from_state bypasses __init__ (which needs current_user) — safe in
# unit tests.
original = Azure.from_state({
'tenant_id': 'tenant-uuid',
'session_token': None,
'use_interactive_credential': True,
'authentication_record_json':
'{"authority":"login.microsoftonline.com"}',
'region': 'westus',
'subscription_id': 'sub-uuid',
'availability_zone': '1',
'available_capabilities_list': [{'zone': '1'}],
'azure_cache_name': 'alice42_msal.cache',
'azure_cache_location': '/var/lib/pgadmin/azurecache/',
})
state = original.to_state()
rebuilt = Azure.from_state(state)
self.assertEqual(rebuilt._tenant_id, 'tenant-uuid')
self.assertEqual(rebuilt._region, 'westus')
self.assertEqual(rebuilt.subscription_id, 'sub-uuid')
self.assertEqual(rebuilt._availability_zone, '1')
self.assertEqual(
rebuilt._available_capabilities_list, [{'zone': '1'}])
self.assertEqual(rebuilt.azure_cache_name, 'alice42_msal.cache')
self.assertTrue(rebuilt._use_interactive_credential)
self.assertEqual(
rebuilt.authentication_record_json,
'{"authority":"login.microsoftonline.com"}')
class TestGetAzureFromSession(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""Helper builds an Azure instance from session['azure']['state']."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
from flask import Flask, session
from pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure import (
_get_azure_from_session, Azure)
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'test'
with app.test_request_context():
session['azure'] = {
'state': {
'tenant_id': 't',
'authentication_record_json': '{}',
'use_interactive_credential': True,
}
}
obj = _get_azure_from_session()
self.assertIsInstance(obj, Azure)
self.assertEqual(obj._tenant_id, 't')
class TestFromStateClearsLiveSdkObjects(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""from_state must NOT pre-populate _credentials, _cli_credentials, or
_clients — those are SDK objects that should be lazily reconstructed
from authentication_record_json on first use.
"""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
from pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure import Azure
obj = Azure.from_state({
'tenant_id': 't',
'authentication_record_json': '{"x":1}',
'use_interactive_credential': True,
})
# Live objects must be empty/None — they are rebuilt lazily so the
# session never holds an unserializable class instance.
self.assertEqual(obj._clients, {})
self.assertIsNone(obj._credentials)
self.assertIsNone(obj._cli_credentials)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Negative tests
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestGetAzureFromSessionReturnsNoneWhenMissing(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""Helper returns None when no Azure state in session."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
from flask import Flask, session
from pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure import _get_azure_from_session
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'test'
with app.test_request_context():
self.assertIsNone(_get_azure_from_session())
session['azure'] = {}
self.assertIsNone(_get_azure_from_session())
class TestFromStateUsesDefaultsForMissingFields(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""from_state uses sensible defaults so callers can incrementally
populate state during the auth flow."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
from pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure import Azure
obj = Azure.from_state({'tenant_id': 't'})
self.assertEqual(obj._tenant_id, 't')
self.assertIsNone(obj._session_token)
self.assertIsNone(obj.subscription_id)
self.assertEqual(obj._available_capabilities_list, [])
self.assertIsNone(obj.authentication_record_json)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Regression
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestNoLiveObjectsInAzureSessionPaths(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""The cloud.azure source must not assign an `Azure` instance directly
to a session dict — only a state dict (via _save_azure_to_session)."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
import pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure as azure_mod
import inspect
src = inspect.getsource(azure_mod)
# The old pattern was: session['azure']['azure_obj'] = azure
# (or = Azure(...)) — both must be gone.
self.assertNotIn(
"session['azure']['azure_obj']", src,
"cloud.azure must not write a live class instance into session"
" under 'azure_obj'")
class TestUnsafeDeserializerEliminatedFromAzureModule(
_SkipServerSetUpMixin, BaseTestGenerator):
"""cloud.azure must not import or call the unsafe deserializer."""
scenarios = [('default', dict())]
def runTest(self):
import pgadmin.misc.cloud.azure as azure_mod
import inspect
src = inspect.getsource(azure_mod)
forbidden = 'p' + 'i' + 'c' + 'k' + 'l' + 'e'
self.assertNotIn(
'import ' + forbidden, src)
self.assertNotIn(forbidden + '.dumps(', src)
self.assertNotIn(forbidden + '.loads(', src)