fix(password-reset): rate limit password reset emails

api/app/settings/common.py

@@ -903,3 +903,9 @@
 DOMAIN_OVERRIDE = env.str("FLAGSMITH_DOMAIN", "")
 # Used when no Django site is specified.
 DEFAULT_DOMAIN = "app.flagsmith.com"
+
+# Define the cooldown duration, in seconds, for password reset emails
+PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN = env.int("PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN", 60 * 60 * 24)
+
+# Limit the count of password reset emails that can be dispatched within the `PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN` timeframe.
+MAX_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAILS = env.int("MAX_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAILS", 5)

api/custom_auth/migrations/0001_initial.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-08-15 05:15
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='UserPasswordResetRequest',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('requested_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('user', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='password_reset_requests', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]

api/custom_auth/models.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+from users.models import FFAdminUser
+
+
+class UserPasswordResetRequest(models.Model):
+    user = models.ForeignKey(
+        FFAdminUser, related_name="password_reset_requests", on_delete=models.CASCADE
+    )
+    requested_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

api/custom_auth/views.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from drf_yasg.utils import swagger_auto_schema
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
-from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, permission_classes
+from rest_framework.decorators import action, api_view, permission_classes
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.throttling import ScopedRateThrottle
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from custom_auth.serializers import CustomUserDelete
 from users.constants import DEFAULT_DELETE_ORPHAN_ORGANISATIONS_VALUE
 
+from .models import UserPasswordResetRequest
+
 
 class CustomAuthTokenLoginOrRequestMFACode(AuthTokenLoginOrRequestMFACode):
     """
@@ -68,3 +70,14 @@ def perform_destroy(self, instance):
                 DEFAULT_DELETE_ORPHAN_ORGANISATIONS_VALUE,
             )
         )
+
+    @action(["post"], detail=False)
+    def reset_password(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        user = serializer.get_user()
+        if user and user.can_send_password_reset_email():
+            super().reset_password(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            UserPasswordResetRequest.objects.create(user=user)
+
+        return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)

api/tests/unit/users/test_unit_users_views.py

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.tokens import default_token_generator
+from django.core import mail
 from django.urls import reverse
+from djoser import utils
+from djoser.email import PasswordResetEmail
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 
@@ -117,3 +121,84 @@ def test_change_email_address_api(mocker):
     assert len(args) == 0
     assert len(kwargs) == 1
     assert kwargs["args"] == (first_name, settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, old_email)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_send_reset_password_emails_rate_limit(settings, client, test_user):
+    # Given
+    settings.MAX_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAILS = 2
+    settings.PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN = 60
+
+    url = reverse("api-v1:custom_auth:ffadminuser-reset-password")
+    data = {"email": test_user.email}
+
+    # When
+    for _ in range(5):
+        response = client.post(
+            url, data=json.dumps(data), content_type="application/json"
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+
+    # Then - we should only have two emails
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 2
+    isinstance(mail.outbox[0], PasswordResetEmail)
+    isinstance(mail.outbox[1], PasswordResetEmail)
+
+    # clear the outbox
+    mail.outbox.clear()
+
+    # Next, let's reduce the cooldown to 1 second and try again
+    settings.PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN = 0.001
+    response = client.post(url, data=json.dumps(data), content_type="application/json")
+
+    # Then - we should receive another email
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 1
+    isinstance(mail.outbox[0], PasswordResetEmail)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_send_reset_password_emails_rate_limit_resets_after_password_reset(
+    settings, client, test_user
+):
+    # Given
+    settings.MAX_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAILS = 2
+    settings.PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN = 60 * 60 * 24
+
+    url = reverse("api-v1:custom_auth:ffadminuser-reset-password")
+    data = {"email": test_user.email}
+
+    # First, let's hit the limit of emails we can send
+    for _ in range(5):
+        response = client.post(
+            url, data=json.dumps(data), content_type="application/json"
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+
+    # Then - we should only have two emails
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 2
+    mail.outbox.clear()
+
+    # Next, let's reset the password
+    reset_password_data = {
+        "new_password": "new_password",
+        "re_new_password": "new_password",
+        "uid": utils.encode_uid(test_user.pk),
+        "token": default_token_generator.make_token(test_user),
+    }
+    reset_password_confirm_url = reverse(
+        "api-v1:custom_auth:ffadminuser-reset-password-confirm"
+    )
+    response = client.post(
+        reset_password_confirm_url,
+        data=json.dumps(reset_password_data),
+        content_type="application/json",
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+
+    # Finally, let's try to send another email
+    client.post(url, data=json.dumps(data), content_type="application/json")
+
+    # Then - we should receive another email
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 1

api/users/models.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Count, QuerySet
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django_lifecycle import AFTER_CREATE, LifecycleModel, hook
 
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ def delete(
             self.delete_orphan_organisations()
         super().delete()
 
+    def set_password(self, raw_password):
+        super().set_password(raw_password)
+        self.password_reset_requests.all().delete()
+
     @property
     def auth_type(self):
         if self.google_user_id:
@@ -158,6 +163,15 @@ def get_full_name(self):
             return None
         return " ".join([self.first_name, self.last_name]).strip()
 
+    def can_send_password_reset_email(self) -> bool:
+        limit = timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(
+            seconds=settings.PASSWORD_RESET_EMAIL_COOLDOWN
+        )
+        return (
+            self.password_reset_requests.filter(requested_at__gte=limit).count()
+            < settings.MAX_PASSWORD_RESET_EMAILS
+        )
+
     def join_organisation_from_invite_email(self, invite_email: "Invite"):
         if invite_email.email.lower() != self.email.lower():
             raise InvalidInviteError("Registered email does not match invited email")