hardening(space): add project_id scope to destroy()/partial_update() lookups in public board views

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
78/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
django, python
Domain
api, backend, security

Research direction

Open apps/api/plane/space/views/issue.py and locate IssueCommentPublicViewSet.partial_update(), IssueCommentPublicViewSet.destroy(), and IssueReactionPublicViewSet.destroy(). Ensure the object lookups include the board's project_id while retaining the stated actor and workspace constraints, then verify that operations cannot cross project boundaries within a workspace.

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Description

Summary

IssueReactionPublicViewSet.destroy() and IssueCommentPublicViewSet.partial_update() / destroy() fetch objects by pk + actor=request.user without additionally scoping to the board's project_id. This is a defense-in-depth gap.

Current Behavior

# IssueCommentPublicViewSet.partial_update() and destroy()
comment = IssueComment.objects.get(pk=pk, actor=request.user)
# No project_id or workspace_id constraint

# IssueReactionPublicViewSet.destroy()
issue_reaction = IssueReaction.objects.get(
    workspace_id=project_deploy_board.workspace_id,
    issue_id=issue_id,
    reaction=reaction_code,
    actor=request.user,
)
# Missing: project_id=project_deploy_board.project_id

Security Impact

Low. All lookups include actor=request.user — users can only affect their own objects. However, without project_id scoping, a user could modify/delete their own comment via a board from a different project within the same workspace, or delete their own reaction via any board in the workspace.

Recommended Fix

# IssueCommentPublicViewSet.partial_update() and destroy()
comment = IssueComment.objects.get(
    pk=pk,
    actor=request.user,
    project_id=project_deploy_board.project_id,
    workspace_id=project_deploy_board.workspace_id,
)

# IssueReactionPublicViewSet.destroy()
issue_reaction = IssueReaction.objects.get(
    workspace_id=project_deploy_board.workspace_id,
    project_id=project_deploy_board.project_id,   # add
    issue_id=issue_id,
    reaction=reaction_code,
    actor=request.user,
)

Affected File

apps/api/plane/space/views/issue.py

Related

Identified during security audit of PR #9498. Pre-existing issue, not introduced by that PR.

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