fix(security): mask sensitive values in MCP config API responses (#2667)

* fix(security): mask sensitive values in MCP config API responses

GET /api/mcp/config previously returned plaintext secrets including
env dict values (API keys), headers (auth tokens), and OAuth
client_secret/refresh_token. Any authenticated user could read all
MCP service credentials.

This commit masks sensitive fields in GET/PUT responses while
preserving the key structure so the frontend round-trip (GET masked
→ toggle enabled → PUT) correctly preserves existing secrets.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(security): address Copilot review on MCP config masking

- Load raw JSON (un-resolved $VAR placeholders) as merge source instead
  of resolved config, preventing plaintext secrets from replacing
  $VAR placeholders on disk (Comment 2)
- Preserve all top-level keys (e.g. mcpInterceptors) in PUT, not just
  mcpServers/skills (Comment 1)
- Reject masked value '***' for new keys that don't exist in existing
  config, returning 400 with actionable error (Comment 3)
- Allow empty string '' to explicitly clear OAuth secrets, while None
  means 'preserve existing' for safe round-trip (Comment 4)
- Add 3 new tests for rejection, clearing, and edge cases (18 total)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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sunsine
2026-05-21 10:28:57 +08:00
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parent e19bec1422
commit 7ec8d3a6e7
2 changed files with 434 additions and 9 deletions
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@@ -63,6 +63,99 @@ class McpConfigUpdateRequest(BaseModel):
)
_MASKED_VALUE = "***"
def _mask_server_config(server: McpServerConfigResponse) -> McpServerConfigResponse:
"""Return a copy of server config with sensitive fields masked.
Masks env values, header values, and removes OAuth secrets so they
are not exposed through the GET API endpoint.
"""
masked_env = {k: _MASKED_VALUE for k in server.env}
masked_headers = {k: _MASKED_VALUE for k in server.headers}
masked_oauth = None
if server.oauth is not None:
masked_oauth = server.oauth.model_copy(
update={
"client_secret": None,
"refresh_token": None,
}
)
return server.model_copy(
update={
"env": masked_env,
"headers": masked_headers,
"oauth": masked_oauth,
}
)
def _merge_preserving_secrets(
incoming: McpServerConfigResponse,
existing: McpServerConfigResponse,
) -> McpServerConfigResponse:
"""Merge incoming config with existing, preserving secrets masked by GET.
When the frontend toggles ``enabled`` it round-trips the full config:
GET (masked) → modify enabled → PUT (masked values sent back).
This function ensures masked values (``***``) are replaced with the
real secrets from the current on-disk config.
``***`` is only accepted for keys that already exist in *existing*.
New keys must provide a real value.
For OAuth secrets, ``None`` means "preserve the existing stored value"
so masked GET responses can be safely round-tripped. To explicitly clear
a stored secret, clients may send an empty string, which is converted
to ``None`` before persisting.
"""
merged_env = {}
for k, v in incoming.env.items():
if v == _MASKED_VALUE:
if k in existing.env:
merged_env[k] = existing.env[k]
else:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail=f"Cannot set env key '{k}' to masked value '***'; provide a real value.",
)
else:
merged_env[k] = v
merged_headers = {}
for k, v in incoming.headers.items():
if v == _MASKED_VALUE:
if k in existing.headers:
merged_headers[k] = existing.headers[k]
else:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=400,
detail=f"Cannot set header '{k}' to masked value '***'; provide a real value.",
)
else:
merged_headers[k] = v
merged_oauth = incoming.oauth
if incoming.oauth is not None and existing.oauth is not None:
# None = preserve (masked round-trip), "" = explicitly clear, else = new value
merged_client_secret = existing.oauth.client_secret if incoming.oauth.client_secret is None else (None if incoming.oauth.client_secret == "" else incoming.oauth.client_secret)
merged_refresh_token = existing.oauth.refresh_token if incoming.oauth.refresh_token is None else (None if incoming.oauth.refresh_token == "" else incoming.oauth.refresh_token)
merged_oauth = incoming.oauth.model_copy(
update={
"client_secret": merged_client_secret,
"refresh_token": merged_refresh_token,
}
)
return incoming.model_copy(
update={
"env": merged_env,
"headers": merged_headers,
"oauth": merged_oauth,
}
)
@router.get(
"/mcp/config",
response_model=McpConfigResponse,
@@ -83,7 +176,7 @@ async def get_mcp_configuration() -> McpConfigResponse:
"enabled": true,
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": {"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_xxx"},
"env": {"GITHUB_TOKEN": "***"},
"description": "GitHub MCP server for repository operations"
}
}
@@ -92,7 +185,8 @@ async def get_mcp_configuration() -> McpConfigResponse:
"""
config = get_extensions_config()
return McpConfigResponse(mcp_servers={name: McpServerConfigResponse(**server.model_dump()) for name, server in config.mcp_servers.items()})
servers = {name: _mask_server_config(McpServerConfigResponse(**server.model_dump())) for name, server in config.mcp_servers.items()}
return McpConfigResponse(mcp_servers=servers)
@router.put(
@@ -142,14 +236,39 @@ async def update_mcp_configuration(request: McpConfigUpdateRequest) -> McpConfig
config_path = Path.cwd().parent / "extensions_config.json"
logger.info(f"No existing extensions config found. Creating new config at: {config_path}")
# Load current config to preserve skills configuration
# Load current config to preserve skills
current_config = get_extensions_config()
# Convert request to dict format for JSON serialization
config_data = {
"mcpServers": {name: server.model_dump() for name, server in request.mcp_servers.items()},
"skills": {name: {"enabled": skill.enabled} for name, skill in current_config.skills.items()},
}
# Load raw (un-resolved) JSON from disk to use as the merge source.
# This preserves $VAR placeholders in env values and top-level keys
# like mcpInterceptors that would otherwise be lost.
raw_servers: dict[str, dict] = {}
raw_other_keys: dict = {}
if config_path is not None and config_path.exists():
with open(config_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
raw_data = json.load(f)
raw_servers = raw_data.get("mcpServers", {})
# Preserve any top-level keys beyond mcpServers/skills
for key, value in raw_data.items():
if key not in ("mcpServers", "skills"):
raw_other_keys[key] = value
# Merge incoming server configs with raw on-disk secrets
merged_servers: dict[str, McpServerConfigResponse] = {}
for name, incoming in request.mcp_servers.items():
raw_server = raw_servers.get(name)
if raw_server is not None:
merged_servers[name] = _merge_preserving_secrets(
incoming,
McpServerConfigResponse(**raw_server),
)
else:
merged_servers[name] = incoming
# Build config data preserving all top-level keys from the original file
config_data = dict(raw_other_keys)
config_data["mcpServers"] = {name: server.model_dump() for name, server in merged_servers.items()}
config_data["skills"] = {name: {"enabled": skill.enabled} for name, skill in current_config.skills.items()}
# Write the configuration to file
with open(config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -162,7 +281,8 @@ async def update_mcp_configuration(request: McpConfigUpdateRequest) -> McpConfig
# Reload the configuration and update the global cache
reloaded_config = reload_extensions_config()
return McpConfigResponse(mcp_servers={name: McpServerConfigResponse(**server.model_dump()) for name, server in reloaded_config.mcp_servers.items()})
servers = {name: _mask_server_config(McpServerConfigResponse(**server.model_dump())) for name, server in reloaded_config.mcp_servers.items()}
return McpConfigResponse(mcp_servers=servers)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to update MCP configuration: {e}", exc_info=True)
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@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
"""Tests for MCP config secret masking and preservation.
Verifies that GET /api/mcp/config masks sensitive fields (env values,
header values, OAuth secrets) and that PUT /api/mcp/config correctly
preserves existing secrets when the frontend round-trips masked values.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import pytest
from app.gateway.routers.mcp import (
McpOAuthConfigResponse,
McpServerConfigResponse,
_mask_server_config,
_merge_preserving_secrets,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# _mask_server_config
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_mask_replaces_env_values_with_asterisks():
"""Env dict values should be replaced with '***'."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(
env={"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_real_secret_123", "API_KEY": "sk-abc"},
)
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.env == {"GITHUB_TOKEN": "***", "API_KEY": "***"}
def test_mask_replaces_header_values_with_asterisks():
"""Header dict values should be replaced with '***'."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer tok_123", "X-API-Key": "key_456"},
)
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.headers == {"Authorization": "***", "X-API-Key": "***"}
def test_mask_removes_oauth_secrets():
"""OAuth client_secret and refresh_token should be set to None."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_id="my-client",
client_secret="super-secret",
refresh_token="refresh-token-abc",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.oauth is not None
assert masked.oauth.client_secret is None
assert masked.oauth.refresh_token is None
# Non-secret fields preserved
assert masked.oauth.client_id == "my-client"
assert masked.oauth.token_url == "https://auth.example.com/token"
def test_mask_preserves_non_secret_fields():
"""Non-sensitive fields should pass through unchanged."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(
enabled=True,
type="stdio",
command="npx",
args=["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
env={"KEY": "val"},
description="GitHub MCP server",
)
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.enabled is True
assert masked.type == "stdio"
assert masked.command == "npx"
assert masked.args == ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"]
assert masked.description == "GitHub MCP server"
def test_mask_handles_empty_env_and_headers():
"""Empty env/headers dicts should remain empty."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse()
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.env == {}
assert masked.headers == {}
def test_mask_handles_no_oauth():
"""Server without OAuth should remain None."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(oauth=None)
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert masked.oauth is None
def test_mask_does_not_mutate_original():
"""Masking should return a new object, not modify the original."""
server = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"KEY": "secret"})
masked = _mask_server_config(server)
assert server.env["KEY"] == "secret"
assert masked.env["KEY"] == "***"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# _merge_preserving_secrets
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_merge_preserves_masked_env_values():
"""Incoming '***' env values should be replaced with existing secrets."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"KEY": "***"})
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"KEY": "real_secret"})
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.env["KEY"] == "real_secret"
def test_merge_preserves_masked_header_values():
"""Incoming '***' header values should be replaced with existing secrets."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(headers={"Authorization": "***"})
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(headers={"Authorization": "Bearer real"})
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer real"
def test_merge_preserves_oauth_secrets_when_none():
"""Incoming None oauth secrets should preserve existing values."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret=None,
refresh_token=None,
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="existing-secret",
refresh_token="existing-refresh",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.oauth is not None
assert merged.oauth.client_secret == "existing-secret"
assert merged.oauth.refresh_token == "existing-refresh"
def test_merge_accepts_new_secret_values():
"""Incoming real secret values should replace existing ones."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(
env={"KEY": "new_secret"},
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="new-client-secret",
refresh_token="new-refresh-token",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(
env={"KEY": "old_secret"},
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="old-secret",
refresh_token="old-refresh",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.env["KEY"] == "new_secret"
assert merged.oauth.client_secret == "new-client-secret"
assert merged.oauth.refresh_token == "new-refresh-token"
def test_merge_handles_no_existing_oauth():
"""When existing has no oauth but incoming does, keep incoming."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="new-secret",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(oauth=None)
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.oauth is not None
assert merged.oauth.client_secret == "new-secret"
def test_merge_does_not_mutate_original():
"""Merge should return a new object, not modify the original."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"KEY": "***"})
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"KEY": "secret"})
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert incoming.env["KEY"] == "***"
assert existing.env["KEY"] == "secret"
assert merged.env["KEY"] == "secret"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Comment 2 fix: masked value for new key is rejected
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_merge_rejects_masked_value_for_new_env_key():
"""Sending '***' for a key that doesn't exist in existing should raise 400."""
from fastapi import HTTPException
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(env={"NEW_KEY": "***"})
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(env={})
with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
_merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
assert "NEW_KEY" in exc_info.value.detail
def test_merge_rejects_masked_value_for_new_header_key():
"""Sending '***' for a header key that doesn't exist should raise 400."""
from fastapi import HTTPException
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(headers={"X-New-Auth": "***"})
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(headers={})
with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
_merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
assert "X-New-Auth" in exc_info.value.detail
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Comment 4 fix: empty string clears OAuth secrets
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_merge_empty_string_clears_oauth_client_secret():
"""Sending '' for client_secret should clear the stored value."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="",
refresh_token=None,
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="existing-secret",
refresh_token="existing-refresh",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.oauth.client_secret is None
assert merged.oauth.refresh_token == "existing-refresh"
def test_merge_empty_string_clears_oauth_refresh_token():
"""Sending '' for refresh_token should clear the stored value."""
incoming = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret=None,
refresh_token="",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
existing = McpServerConfigResponse(
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_secret="existing-secret",
refresh_token="existing-refresh",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
)
merged = _merge_preserving_secrets(incoming, existing)
assert merged.oauth.client_secret == "existing-secret"
assert merged.oauth.refresh_token is None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Round-trip integration: mask → merge should preserve original secrets
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_roundtrip_mask_then_merge_preserves_original_secrets():
"""Simulates the full frontend round-trip: GET (masked) → toggle → PUT."""
original = McpServerConfigResponse(
enabled=True,
env={"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_real_secret"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer real_token"},
oauth=McpOAuthConfigResponse(
client_id="client-123",
client_secret="oauth-secret",
refresh_token="refresh-abc",
token_url="https://auth.example.com/token",
),
description="GitHub MCP server",
)
# Step 1: Server returns masked config (simulates GET response)
masked = _mask_server_config(original)
assert masked.env["GITHUB_TOKEN"] == "***"
assert masked.oauth.client_secret is None
# Step 2: Frontend toggles enabled and sends back (simulates PUT request)
from_frontend = masked.model_copy(update={"enabled": False})
# Step 3: Server merges with existing secrets (simulates PUT handler)
restored = _merge_preserving_secrets(from_frontend, original)
assert restored.enabled is False
assert restored.env["GITHUB_TOKEN"] == "ghp_real_secret"
assert restored.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer real_token"
assert restored.oauth.client_secret == "oauth-secret"
assert restored.oauth.refresh_token == "refresh-abc"
# Non-secret fields from the update are preserved
assert restored.description == "GitHub MCP server"