Added spam prevention for v2 sessions (#10030)

no-issue

- Added spam prevention to POST /session
  - This blocks repeated requests the the /session endpoint preventing brute
force password attacks
- Updated session controller to reset brute middleware
  - This updates the session controller to reset the brute force protection
on a successful login. This is required so that a user is not locked out
forever :o!!

core/server/api/v2/session.js

@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ const session = {
             password: object.password
         }).then((user) => {
             return Promise.resolve((req, res, next) => {
-                req.user = user;
+                req.brute.reset(function (err) {
-                auth.session.createSession(req, res, next);
+                    if (err) {
+                        return next(err);
+                    }
+                    req.user = user;
+                    auth.session.createSession(req, res, next);
+                });
             });
         }).catch((err) => {
             throw new common.errors.UnauthorizedError({

core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js

@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
     // ## Sessions
     router.get('/session', mw.authAdminAPI, api.http(apiv2.session.read));
     // We don't need auth when creating a new session (logging in)
-    router.post('/session', api.http(apiv2.session.add));
+    router.post('/session',
+        shared.middlewares.brute.globalBlock,
+        shared.middlewares.brute.userLogin,
+        api.http(apiv2.session.add)
+    );
     router.del('/session', mw.authAdminAPI, api.http(apiv2.session.delete));
 
     // ## Authentication

core/test/unit/api/v2/session_spec.js

@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ describe('Session controller', function () {
             });
         });
 
-        it('it returns a function that sets req.user and calls createSession if the check works', function () {
+        it('it returns a function that calls req.brute.reset, sets req.user and calls createSession if the check works', function () {
-            const fakeReq = {};
+            const fakeReq = {
+                brute: {
+                    reset: sandbox.stub().callsArg(0)
+                }
+            };
             const fakeRes = {};
             const fakeNext = () => {};
             const fakeUser = models.User.forge({});
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ describe('Session controller', function () {
             }, {}).then((fn) => {
                 fn(fakeReq, fakeRes, fakeNext);
             }).then(function () {
+                should.equal(fakeReq.brute.reset.callCount, 1);
+
                 const createSessionStubCall = createSessionStub.getCall(0);
                 should.equal(fakeReq.user, fakeUser);
                 should.equal(createSessionStubCall.args[0], fakeReq);
@@ -72,6 +78,33 @@ describe('Session controller', function () {
                 should.equal(createSessionStubCall.args[2], fakeNext);
             });
         });
+
+        it('it returns a function that calls req.brute.reset and calls next if reset errors', function () {
+            const resetError = new Error();
+            const fakeReq = {
+                brute: {
+                    reset: sandbox.stub().callsArgWith(0, resetError)
+                }
+            };
+            const fakeRes = {};
+            const fakeNext = sandbox.stub();
+            const fakeUser = models.User.forge({});
+            sandbox.stub(models.User, 'check')
+                .resolves(fakeUser);
+
+            const createSessionStub = sandbox.stub(sessionServiceMiddleware, 'createSession');
+
+            return sessionController.add({
+                username: 'freddy@vodafone.com',
+                password: 'qu33nRul35'
+            }, {}).then((fn) => {
+                fn(fakeReq, fakeRes, fakeNext);
+            }).then(function () {
+                should.equal(fakeReq.brute.reset.callCount, 1);
+                should.equal(fakeNext.callCount, 1);
+                should.equal(fakeNext.args[0][0], resetError);
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('#delete', function () {