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BetterDesk/web-nodejs/services/cdapMediaProxy.js
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UNITRONIX 0f161181f1 feat(installers): run services under unprivileged accounts by default
Privilege separation across all installers so the long-running services no longer run with full administrative rights:

betterdesk.sh: installer keeps root but systemd units now run as a dedicated unprivileged 'betterdesk' system account by default (auto-created via ensure_service_user). Added full systemd hardening for the Go server (NoNewPrivileges, ProtectSystem=strict, ProtectHome, PrivateTmp, ReadWritePaths) and light hardening for the Node.js console. chown migrates existing root-owned data to the service account on update. Opt-out via --run-as-root / BETTERDESK_RUN_AS_ROOT=1; custom account via BETTERDESK_SERVICE_USER. Minimal mode covered too.

betterdesk.ps1: NSSM services now run under their per-service low-privilege virtual accounts (NT SERVICE\<service>) instead of LocalSystem, with scoped icacls grants on the install/data dirs (Set-ServiceLeastPrivilege helper). Applied to the Go server, Node.js console and minimal-mode service. Opt-out via -RunAsRoot / BETTERDESK_RUN_AS_ROOT=1.

Docker: verified already privilege-separated (supervisord drops both programs to user=betterdesk; multi-container images drop via su-exec).

Also bundles in-progress changes to the Go server API, Node.js console services and Docker compose/Dockerfiles.

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/**
* BetterDesk Console — CDAP Media WebSocket Proxy
* Proxies desktop/video/file-browser WebSocket connections from the
* browser to the Go server's CDAP endpoints.
*
* Browser ←WS→ Node.js (:5000) ←WS→ Go API (:21121)
*/
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const config = require('../config/config');
/**
* Create a CDAP media proxy for a specific channel type.
* @param {import('http').Server} server
* @param {Function} sessionMiddleware
* @param {object} opts
* @param {string} opts.channel - URL segment: desktop, video, files
* @param {string} opts.subprotocol - WebSocket subprotocol name
* @param {string} opts.minRole - Minimum required role: admin, operator, viewer
* @param {string} opts.label - Log label
*/
function createCdapMediaProxy(server, sessionMiddleware, opts) {
const { channel, subprotocol, minRole, label } = opts;
const pattern = new RegExp(
`^\\/api\\/cdap\\/devices\\/([A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,64})\\/${channel}$`
);
// Role levels — keep in sync with middleware/auth.js DEFAULT_ROLE_PERMISSIONS
// super_admin and admin (legacy alias) are the highest. global_admin and
// server_admin sit just below (parallel branches). operator/viewer/pro below.
const roleLevel = {
super_admin: 5,
admin: 5,
global_admin: 4,
server_admin: 4,
operator: 2,
viewer: 1,
pro: 1
};
const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ noServer: true });
const { enforceOrigin } = require('../middleware/wsOrigin');
server.on('upgrade', (req, socket, head) => {
const url = new URL(req.url, `http://${req.headers.host}`);
const match = url.pathname.match(pattern);
if (!match) return;
const deviceId = match[1];
// CSWSH protection — reject before validating session.
if (!enforceOrigin(req, socket, `cdap-${label} ${url.pathname}`)) return;
sessionMiddleware(req, {}, () => {
if (!req.session || !req.session.userId) {
console.warn(`[CDAP ${label}] 401 upgrade rejected for ${url.pathname} (no session; ip=${req.socket?.remoteAddress})`);
socket.write('HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized\r\n\r\n');
socket.destroy();
return;
}
// Session stores the user under req.session.user; older code paths
// also write flat fields. Accept either shape.
const sessUser = req.session.user || {};
const userRole = sessUser.role || req.session.role || '';
const userName = sessUser.username || req.session.username || `user#${req.session.userId}`;
const userLevel = roleLevel[userRole] || 0;
const requiredLevel = roleLevel[minRole] || 3;
if (userLevel < requiredLevel) {
console.warn(`[CDAP ${label}] 403 upgrade rejected for ${url.pathname} (user=${userName} role=${userRole} level=${userLevel} < required=${requiredLevel})`);
socket.write('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden\r\n\r\n');
socket.destroy();
return;
}
console.log(`[CDAP ${label}] Upgrade accepted for device=${deviceId} user=${userName} role=${userRole}`);
// Attach normalized fields so the connection handler can use them.
req._cdapUserName = userName;
req._cdapUserRole = userRole;
wss.handleUpgrade(req, socket, head, (ws) => {
wss.emit('connection', ws, req, deviceId);
});
});
});
wss.on('connection', (browserWs, req, deviceId) => {
const username = req._cdapUserName || req.session?.user?.username || req.session?.username || 'admin';
const role = req._cdapUserRole || req.session?.user?.role || req.session?.role || 'admin';
console.log(`[CDAP ${label}] Proxy started for device ${deviceId} by ${username} (role=${role})`);
const goApiBase = config.betterdeskApiUrl || 'http://localhost:21121/api';
const goWsUrl = goApiBase
.replace(/^http/, 'ws')
.replace(/\/api\/?$/, '') +
`/api/cdap/devices/${encodeURIComponent(deviceId)}/${channel}`;
const goWs = new WebSocket(goWsUrl, [subprotocol], {
headers: {
'X-API-Key': config.betterdeskApiKey || '',
'X-Username': username,
'X-Role': role
},
rejectUnauthorized: !config.allowSelfSignedCerts
});
let goConnected = false;
// Buffer messages from browser that arrive before the upstream
// Go WS connection is open. The browser sends an "init" frame
// immediately on ws.onopen — without buffering, that message is
// silently dropped and the Go server never replies with "ready",
// so the UI hangs at "Connecting...".
const pendingBrowserMsgs = [];
goWs.on('open', () => {
goConnected = true;
while (pendingBrowserMsgs.length > 0) {
const { data, binary } = pendingBrowserMsgs.shift();
try { goWs.send(data, { binary }); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
}
});
browserWs.on('message', (data, isBinary) => {
if (goConnected && goWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
goWs.send(data, { binary: isBinary });
} else if (goWs.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING) {
pendingBrowserMsgs.push({ data, binary: isBinary });
}
});
// CRITICAL: forward isBinary flag. Without it, `ws` defaults to
// sending Buffer payloads as BINARY frames, but the Go server emits
// JSON text frames (e.g. {"type":"ready"}, {"type":"frame"}).
// The browser would receive Blobs that JSON.parse cannot handle,
// so the "ready" handshake never fires and the overlay stays at
// "Connecting..." while frames silently arrive as garbled binary.
goWs.on('message', (data, isBinary) => {
if (browserWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
browserWs.send(data, { binary: isBinary });
}
});
browserWs.on('close', () => {
console.log(`[CDAP ${label}] Browser disconnected for device ${deviceId}`);
if (goWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN || goWs.readyState === WebSocket.CONNECTING) {
goWs.close();
}
});
goWs.on('close', () => {
if (browserWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
browserWs.close();
}
});
goWs.on('error', (err) => {
console.error(`[CDAP ${label}] Go WS error for ${deviceId}:`, err.message);
if (browserWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
browserWs.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', error: 'Server connection failed' }));
browserWs.close();
}
});
browserWs.on('error', (err) => {
console.error(`[CDAP ${label}] Browser WS error for ${deviceId}:`, err.message);
if (goWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
goWs.close();
}
});
});
return wss;
}
/**
* Initialize all CDAP media WebSocket proxies (desktop, video, file browser).
* @param {import('http').Server} server
* @param {Function} sessionMiddleware
*/
function initCdapMediaProxies(server, sessionMiddleware) {
createCdapMediaProxy(server, sessionMiddleware, {
channel: 'desktop',
subprotocol: 'cdap-desktop',
minRole: 'admin',
label: 'Desktop'
});
createCdapMediaProxy(server, sessionMiddleware, {
channel: 'video',
subprotocol: 'cdap-video',
minRole: 'operator',
label: 'Video'
});
createCdapMediaProxy(server, sessionMiddleware, {
channel: 'files',
subprotocol: 'cdap-filebrowser',
minRole: 'admin',
label: 'FileBrowser'
});
createCdapMediaProxy(server, sessionMiddleware, {
channel: 'audio',
subprotocol: 'cdap-audio',
minRole: 'operator',
label: 'Audio'
});
console.log('[CDAP Media] WebSocket proxies initialized (desktop, video, files, audio)');
}
module.exports = { initCdapMediaProxies };