Refactor CSRF protection modules, make sure CSRF tokens can be up-to-date. (#19337)

Do a refactoring to the CSRF related code, remove most unnecessary functions.
Parse the generated token's issue time, regenerate the token every a few minutes.

integrations/csrf_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package integrations
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCsrfProtection(t *testing.T) {
+	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	// test web form csrf via form
+	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2}).(*user_model.User)
+	session := loginUser(t, user.Name)
+	req := NewRequestWithValues(t, "POST", "/user/settings", map[string]string{
+		"_csrf": "fake_csrf",
+	})
+	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusSeeOther)
+
+	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusSeeOther)
+	loc := resp.Header().Get("Location")
+	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppSubURL+"/", loc)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", loc), http.StatusOK)
+	htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Bad Request: invalid CSRF token",
+		strings.TrimSpace(htmlDoc.doc.Find(".ui.message").Text()),
+	)
+
+	// test web form csrf via header. TODO: should use an UI api to test
+	req = NewRequest(t, "POST", "/user/settings")
+	req.Header.Add("X-Csrf-Token", "fake_csrf")
+	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusSeeOther)
+
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusSeeOther)
+	loc = resp.Header().Get("Location")
+	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppSubURL+"/", loc)
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", loc), http.StatusOK)
+	htmlDoc = NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Bad Request: invalid CSRF token",
+		strings.TrimSpace(htmlDoc.doc.Find(".ui.message").Text()),
+	)
+}

integrations/repo_topic_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 

modules/context/auth.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Toggle(options *ToggleOptions) func(ctx *Context) {
 		}
 
 		if !options.SignOutRequired && !options.DisableCSRF && ctx.Req.Method == "POST" {
-			Validate(ctx, ctx.csrf)
+			ctx.csrf.Validate(ctx)
 			if ctx.Written() {
 				return
 			}

modules/context/context.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type Context struct {
 	Render   Render
 	translation.Locale
 	Cache   cache.Cache
-	csrf    CSRF
+	csrf    CSRFProtector
 	Flash   *middleware.Flash
 	Session session.Store
 
@@ -666,7 +666,9 @@ func Auth(authMethod auth.Method) func(*Context) {
 func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	rnd := templates.HTMLRenderer()
 	csrfOpts := getCsrfOpts()
-
+	if !setting.IsProd {
+		CsrfTokenRegenerationInterval = 5 * time.Second // in dev, re-generate the tokens more aggressively for debug purpose
+	}
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			locale := middleware.Locale(resp, req)
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			ctx.Data["Context"] = &ctx
 
 			ctx.Req = WithContext(req, &ctx)
-			ctx.csrf = Csrfer(csrfOpts, &ctx)
+			ctx.csrf = PrepareCSRFProtector(csrfOpts, &ctx)
 
 			// Get flash.
 			flashCookie := ctx.GetCookie("macaron_flash")
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 			ctx.Resp.Header().Set(`X-Frame-Options`, setting.CORSConfig.XFrameOptions)
 
-			ctx.Data["CsrfToken"] = html.EscapeString(ctx.csrf.GetToken())
+			ctx.Data["CsrfToken"] = ctx.csrf.GetToken()
 			ctx.Data["CsrfTokenHtml"] = template.HTML(`<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" value="` + ctx.Data["CsrfToken"].(string) + `">`)
 
 			// FIXME: do we really always need these setting? There should be someway to have to avoid having to always set these

modules/context/csrf.go

@@ -31,29 +31,19 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 )
 
-// CSRF represents a CSRF service and is used to get the current token and validate a suspect token.
+// CSRFProtector represents a CSRF protector and is used to get the current token and validate the token.
-type CSRF interface {
+type CSRFProtector interface {
-	// Return HTTP header to search for token.
+	// GetHeaderName returns HTTP header to search for token.
 	GetHeaderName() string
-	// Return form value to search for token.
+	// GetFormName returns form value to search for token.
 	GetFormName() string
-	// Return cookie name to search for token.
+	// GetToken returns the token.
-	GetCookieName() string
-	// Return cookie path
-	GetCookiePath() string
-	// Return the flag value used for the csrf token.
-	GetCookieHTTPOnly() bool
-	// Return cookie domain
-	GetCookieDomain() string
-	// Return the token.
 	GetToken() string
-	// Validate by token.
+	// Validate validates the token in http context.
-	ValidToken(t string) bool
+	Validate(ctx *Context)
-	// Error replies to the request with a custom function when ValidToken fails.
-	Error(w http.ResponseWriter)
 }
 
-type csrf struct {
+type csrfProtector struct {
 	// Header name value for setting and getting csrf token.
 	Header string
 	// Form name value for setting and getting csrf token.
@@ -72,56 +62,24 @@ type csrf struct {
 	ID string
 	// Secret used along with the unique id above to generate the Token.
 	Secret string
-	// ErrorFunc is the custom function that replies to the request when ValidToken fails.
-	ErrorFunc func(w http.ResponseWriter)
 }
 
 // GetHeaderName returns the name of the HTTP header for csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetHeaderName() string {
+func (c *csrfProtector) GetHeaderName() string {
 	return c.Header
 }
 
 // GetFormName returns the name of the form value for csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetFormName() string {
+func (c *csrfProtector) GetFormName() string {
 	return c.Form
 }
 
-// GetCookieName returns the name of the cookie for csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetCookieName() string {
-	return c.Cookie
-}
-
-// GetCookiePath returns the path of the cookie for csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetCookiePath() string {
-	return c.CookiePath
-}
-
-// GetCookieHTTPOnly returns the flag value used for the csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetCookieHTTPOnly() bool {
-	return c.CookieHTTPOnly
-}
-
-// GetCookieDomain returns the flag value used for the csrf token.
-func (c *csrf) GetCookieDomain() string {
-	return c.CookieDomain
-}
-
 // GetToken returns the current token. This is typically used
 // to populate a hidden form in an HTML template.
-func (c *csrf) GetToken() string {
+func (c *csrfProtector) GetToken() string {
 	return c.Token
 }
 
-// ValidToken validates the passed token against the existing Secret and ID.
-func (c *csrf) ValidToken(t string) bool {
-	return ValidToken(t, c.Secret, c.ID, "POST")
-}
-
-// Error replies to the request when ValidToken fails.
-func (c *csrf) Error(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	c.ErrorFunc(w)
-}
-
 // CsrfOptions maintains options to manage behavior of Generate.
 type CsrfOptions struct {
 	// The global secret value used to generate Tokens.
@@ -143,7 +101,7 @@ type CsrfOptions struct {
 	SessionKey string
 	// oldSessionKey saves old value corresponding to SessionKey.
 	oldSessionKey string
-	// If true, send token via X-CSRFToken header.
+	// If true, send token via X-Csrf-Token header.
 	SetHeader bool
 	// If true, send token via _csrf cookie.
 	SetCookie bool
@@ -151,20 +109,12 @@ type CsrfOptions struct {
 	Secure bool
 	// Disallow Origin appear in request header.
 	Origin bool
-	// The function called when Validate fails.
+	// Cookie lifetime. Default is 0
-	ErrorFunc func(w http.ResponseWriter)
-	// Cookie life time. Default is 0
 	CookieLifeTime int
 }
 
-func prepareOptions(options []CsrfOptions) CsrfOptions {
+func prepareDefaultCsrfOptions(opt CsrfOptions) CsrfOptions {
-	var opt CsrfOptions
+	if opt.Secret == "" {
-	if len(options) > 0 {
-		opt = options[0]
-	}
-
-	// Defaults.
-	if len(opt.Secret) == 0 {
 		randBytes, err := util.CryptoRandomBytes(8)
 		if err != nil {
 			// this panic can be handled by the recover() in http handlers
@@ -172,36 +122,30 @@ func prepareOptions(options []CsrfOptions) CsrfOptions {
 		}
 		opt.Secret = base32.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(randBytes)
 	}
-	if len(opt.Header) == 0 {
+	if opt.Header == "" {
-		opt.Header = "X-CSRFToken"
+		opt.Header = "X-Csrf-Token"
 	}
-	if len(opt.Form) == 0 {
+	if opt.Form == "" {
 		opt.Form = "_csrf"
 	}
-	if len(opt.Cookie) == 0 {
+	if opt.Cookie == "" {
 		opt.Cookie = "_csrf"
 	}
-	if len(opt.CookiePath) == 0 {
+	if opt.CookiePath == "" {
 		opt.CookiePath = "/"
 	}
-	if len(opt.SessionKey) == 0 {
+	if opt.SessionKey == "" {
 		opt.SessionKey = "uid"
 	}
 	opt.oldSessionKey = "_old_" + opt.SessionKey
-	if opt.ErrorFunc == nil {
-		opt.ErrorFunc = func(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-			http.Error(w, "Invalid csrf token.", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return opt
 }
 
-// Csrfer maps CSRF to each request. If this request is a Get request, it will generate a new token.
+// PrepareCSRFProtector returns a CSRFProtector to be used for every request.
 // Additionally, depending on options set, generated tokens will be sent via Header and/or Cookie.
-func Csrfer(opt CsrfOptions, ctx *Context) CSRF {
+func PrepareCSRFProtector(opt CsrfOptions, ctx *Context) CSRFProtector {
-	opt = prepareOptions([]CsrfOptions{opt})
+	opt = prepareDefaultCsrfOptions(opt)
-	x := &csrf{
+	x := &csrfProtector{
 		Secret:         opt.Secret,
 		Header:         opt.Header,
 		Form:           opt.Form,
@@ -209,7 +153,6 @@ func Csrfer(opt CsrfOptions, ctx *Context) CSRF {
 		CookieDomain:   opt.CookieDomain,
 		CookiePath:     opt.CookiePath,
 		CookieHTTPOnly: opt.CookieHTTPOnly,
-		ErrorFunc:      opt.ErrorFunc,
 	}
 
 	if opt.Origin && len(ctx.Req.Header.Get("Origin")) > 0 {
@@ -229,28 +172,31 @@ func Csrfer(opt CsrfOptions, ctx *Context) CSRF {
 		}
 	}
 
-	needsNew := false
 	oldUID := ctx.Session.Get(opt.oldSessionKey)
-	if oldUID == nil || oldUID.(string) != x.ID {
+	uidChanged := oldUID == nil || oldUID.(string) != x.ID
-		needsNew = true
+	cookieToken := ctx.GetCookie(opt.Cookie)
+
+	needsNew := true
+	if uidChanged {
 		_ = ctx.Session.Set(opt.oldSessionKey, x.ID)
-	} else {
+	} else if cookieToken != "" {
-		// If cookie present, map existing token, else generate a new one.
+		// If cookie token presents, re-use existing unexpired token, else generate a new one.
-		if val := ctx.GetCookie(opt.Cookie); len(val) > 0 {
+		if issueTime, ok := ParseCsrfToken(cookieToken); ok {
-			// FIXME: test coverage.
+			dur := time.Since(issueTime) // issueTime is not a monotonic-clock, the server time may change a lot to an early time.
-			x.Token = val
+			if dur >= -CsrfTokenRegenerationInterval && dur <= CsrfTokenRegenerationInterval {
-		} else {
+				x.Token = cookieToken
-			needsNew = true
+				needsNew = false
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if needsNew {
 		// FIXME: actionId.
-		x.Token = GenerateToken(x.Secret, x.ID, "POST")
+		x.Token = GenerateCsrfToken(x.Secret, x.ID, "POST", time.Now())
 		if opt.SetCookie {
 			var expires interface{}
 			if opt.CookieLifeTime == 0 {
-				expires = time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, 1)
+				expires = time.Now().Add(CsrfTokenTimeout)
 			}
 			middleware.SetCookie(ctx.Resp, opt.Cookie, x.Token,
 				opt.CookieLifeTime,
@@ -270,47 +216,31 @@ func Csrfer(opt CsrfOptions, ctx *Context) CSRF {
 	return x
 }
 
-// Validate should be used as a per route middleware. It attempts to get a token from a "X-CSRFToken"
+func (c *csrfProtector) validateToken(ctx *Context, token string) {
-// HTTP header and then a "_csrf" form value. If one of these is found, the token will be validated
+	if !ValidCsrfToken(token, c.Secret, c.ID, "POST", time.Now()) {
-// using ValidToken. If this validation fails, custom Error is sent in the reply.
+		middleware.DeleteCSRFCookie(ctx.Resp)
-// If neither a header or form value is found, http.StatusBadRequest is sent.
+		if middleware.IsAPIPath(ctx.Req) {
-func Validate(ctx *Context, x CSRF) {
+			// currently, there should be no access to the APIPath with CSRF token. because templates shouldn't use the `/api/` endpoints.
-	if token := ctx.Req.Header.Get(x.GetHeaderName()); len(token) > 0 {
+			http.Error(ctx.Resp, "Invalid CSRF token.", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		if !x.ValidToken(token) {
+		} else {
-			// Delete the cookie
-			middleware.SetCookie(ctx.Resp, x.GetCookieName(), "",
-				-1,
-				x.GetCookiePath(),
-				x.GetCookieDomain()) // FIXME: Do we need to set the Secure, httpOnly and SameSite values too?
-			if middleware.IsAPIPath(ctx.Req) {
-				x.Error(ctx.Resp)
-				return
-			}
 			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("error.invalid_csrf"))
 			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/")
 		}
-		return
 	}
-	if token := ctx.Req.FormValue(x.GetFormName()); len(token) > 0 {
+}
-		if !x.ValidToken(token) {
+
-			// Delete the cookie
+// Validate should be used as a per route middleware. It attempts to get a token from an "X-Csrf-Token"
-			middleware.SetCookie(ctx.Resp, x.GetCookieName(), "",
+// HTTP header and then a "_csrf" form value. If one of these is found, the token will be validated.
-				-1,
+// If this validation fails, custom Error is sent in the reply.
-				x.GetCookiePath(),
+// If neither a header nor form value is found, http.StatusBadRequest is sent.
-				x.GetCookieDomain()) // FIXME: Do we need to set the Secure, httpOnly and SameSite values too?
+func (c *csrfProtector) Validate(ctx *Context) {
-			if middleware.IsAPIPath(ctx.Req) {
+	if token := ctx.Req.Header.Get(c.GetHeaderName()); token != "" {
-				x.Error(ctx.Resp)
+		c.validateToken(ctx, token)
-				return
+		return
-			}
+	}
-			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("error.invalid_csrf"))
+	if token := ctx.Req.FormValue(c.GetFormName()); token != "" {
-			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/")
+		c.validateToken(ctx, token)
-		}
+		return
-		return
+	}
-	}
+	c.validateToken(ctx, "") // no csrf token, use an empty token to respond error
-	if middleware.IsAPIPath(ctx.Req) {
-		http.Error(ctx.Resp, "Bad Request: no CSRF token present", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
-	}
-	ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("error.missing_csrf"))
-	ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/")
 }

modules/context/xsrf.go

@@ -28,69 +28,69 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Timeout represents the duration that XSRF tokens are valid.
+// CsrfTokenTimeout represents the duration that XSRF tokens are valid.
 // It is exported so clients may set cookie timeouts that match generated tokens.
-const Timeout = 24 * time.Hour
+const CsrfTokenTimeout = 24 * time.Hour
 
-// clean sanitizes a string for inclusion in a token by replacing all ":"s.
+// CsrfTokenRegenerationInterval is the interval between token generations, old tokens are still valid before CsrfTokenTimeout
-func clean(s string) string {
+var CsrfTokenRegenerationInterval = 10 * time.Minute
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, ":", "_")
-}
 
-// GenerateToken returns a URL-safe secure XSRF token that expires in 24 hours.
+var csrfTokenSep = []byte(":")
-//
+
+// GenerateCsrfToken returns a URL-safe secure XSRF token that expires in CsrfTokenTimeout hours.
 // key is a secret key for your application.
 // userID is a unique identifier for the user.
 // actionID is the action the user is taking (e.g. POSTing to a particular path).
-func GenerateToken(key, userID, actionID string) string {
+func GenerateCsrfToken(key, userID, actionID string, now time.Time) string {
-	return generateTokenAtTime(key, userID, actionID, time.Now())
+	nowUnixNano := now.UnixNano()
-}
+	nowUnixNanoStr := strconv.FormatInt(nowUnixNano, 10)
-
-// generateTokenAtTime is like Generate, but returns a token that expires 24 hours from now.
-func generateTokenAtTime(key, userID, actionID string, now time.Time) string {
 	h := hmac.New(sha1.New, []byte(key))
-	fmt.Fprintf(h, "%s:%s:%d", clean(userID), clean(actionID), now.UnixNano())
+	h.Write([]byte(strings.ReplaceAll(userID, ":", "_")))
-	tok := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", h.Sum(nil), now.UnixNano())
+	h.Write(csrfTokenSep)
+	h.Write([]byte(strings.ReplaceAll(actionID, ":", "_")))
+	h.Write(csrfTokenSep)
+	h.Write([]byte(nowUnixNanoStr))
+	tok := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", h.Sum(nil), nowUnixNanoStr)
 	return base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(tok))
 }
 
-// ValidToken returns true if token is a valid, unexpired token returned by Generate.
+func ParseCsrfToken(token string) (issueTime time.Time, ok bool) {
-func ValidToken(token, key, userID, actionID string) bool {
-	return validTokenAtTime(token, key, userID, actionID, time.Now())
-}
-
-// validTokenAtTime is like Valid, but it uses now to check if the token is expired.
-func validTokenAtTime(token, key, userID, actionID string, now time.Time) bool {
-	// Decode the token.
 	data, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(token)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false
+		return time.Time{}, false
 	}
 
-	// Extract the issue time of the token.
+	pos := bytes.LastIndex(data, csrfTokenSep)
-	sep := bytes.LastIndex(data, []byte{':'})
+	if pos == -1 {
-	if sep < 0 {
+		return time.Time{}, false
-		return false
 	}
-	nanos, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(data[sep+1:]), 10, 64)
+	nanos, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(data[pos+1:]), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, false
+	}
+	return time.Unix(0, nanos), true
+}
+
+// ValidCsrfToken returns true if token is a valid and unexpired token returned by Generate.
+func ValidCsrfToken(token, key, userID, actionID string, now time.Time) bool {
+	issueTime, ok := ParseCsrfToken(token)
+	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	issueTime := time.Unix(0, nanos)
 
 	// Check that the token is not expired.
-	if now.Sub(issueTime) >= Timeout {
+	if now.Sub(issueTime) >= CsrfTokenTimeout {
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// Check that the token is not from the future.
-	// Allow 1 minute grace period in case the token is being verified on a
+	// Allow 1-minute grace period in case the token is being verified on a
 	// machine whose clock is behind the machine that issued the token.
 	if issueTime.After(now.Add(1 * time.Minute)) {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	expected := generateTokenAtTime(key, userID, actionID, issueTime)
+	expected := GenerateCsrfToken(key, userID, actionID, issueTime)
 
 	// Check that the token matches the expected value.
 	// Use constant time comparison to avoid timing attacks.

modules/context/xsrf_test.go

@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@ var (
 
 func Test_ValidToken(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Validate token", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tok := generateTokenAtTime(key, userID, actionID, now)
+		tok := GenerateCsrfToken(key, userID, actionID, now)
-		assert.True(t, validTokenAtTime(tok, key, userID, actionID, oneMinuteFromNow))
+		assert.True(t, ValidCsrfToken(tok, key, userID, actionID, oneMinuteFromNow))
-		assert.True(t, validTokenAtTime(tok, key, userID, actionID, now.Add(Timeout-1*time.Nanosecond)))
+		assert.True(t, ValidCsrfToken(tok, key, userID, actionID, now.Add(CsrfTokenTimeout-1*time.Nanosecond)))
-		assert.True(t, validTokenAtTime(tok, key, userID, actionID, now.Add(-1*time.Minute)))
+		assert.True(t, ValidCsrfToken(tok, key, userID, actionID, now.Add(-1*time.Minute)))
 	})
 }
 
 // Test_SeparatorReplacement tests that separators are being correctly substituted
 func Test_SeparatorReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Test two separator replacements", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.NotEqual(t, generateTokenAtTime("foo:bar", "baz", "wah", now),
+		assert.NotEqual(t, GenerateCsrfToken("foo:bar", "baz", "wah", now),
-			generateTokenAtTime("foo", "bar:baz", "wah", now))
+			GenerateCsrfToken("foo", "bar:baz", "wah", now))
 	})
 }
 
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ func Test_InvalidToken(t *testing.T) {
 			{"Bad key", "foobar", userID, actionID, oneMinuteFromNow},
 			{"Bad userID", key, "foobar", actionID, oneMinuteFromNow},
 			{"Bad actionID", key, userID, "foobar", oneMinuteFromNow},
-			{"Expired", key, userID, actionID, now.Add(Timeout)},
+			{"Expired", key, userID, actionID, now.Add(CsrfTokenTimeout)},
 			{"More than 1 minute from the future", key, userID, actionID, now.Add(-1*time.Nanosecond - 1*time.Minute)},
 		}
 
-		tok := generateTokenAtTime(key, userID, actionID, now)
+		tok := GenerateCsrfToken(key, userID, actionID, now)
 		for _, itt := range invalidTokenTests {
-			assert.False(t, validTokenAtTime(tok, itt.key, itt.userID, itt.actionID, itt.t))
+			assert.False(t, ValidCsrfToken(tok, itt.key, itt.userID, itt.actionID, itt.t))
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_ValidateBadData(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		for _, bdt := range badDataTests {
-			assert.False(t, validTokenAtTime(bdt.tok, key, userID, actionID, oneMinuteFromNow))
+			assert.False(t, ValidCsrfToken(bdt.tok, key, userID, actionID, oneMinuteFromNow))
 		}
 	})
 }

modules/web/middleware/cookie.go

@@ -98,17 +98,6 @@ func DeleteRedirectToCookie(resp http.ResponseWriter) {
 		SameSite(setting.SessionConfig.SameSite))
 }
 
-// DeleteSesionConfigPathCookie convenience function to delete SessionConfigPath cookies consistently
-func DeleteSesionConfigPathCookie(resp http.ResponseWriter, name string) {
-	SetCookie(resp, name, "",
-		-1,
-		setting.SessionConfig.CookiePath,
-		setting.SessionConfig.Domain,
-		setting.SessionConfig.Secure,
-		true,
-		SameSite(setting.SessionConfig.SameSite))
-}
-
 // DeleteCSRFCookie convenience function to delete SessionConfigPath cookies consistently
 func DeleteCSRFCookie(resp http.ResponseWriter) {
 	SetCookie(resp, setting.CSRFCookieName, "",
@@ -117,7 +106,7 @@ func DeleteCSRFCookie(resp http.ResponseWriter) {
 		setting.SessionConfig.Domain) // FIXME: Do we need to set the Secure, httpOnly and SameSite values too?
 }
 
-// SetCookie set the cookies
+// SetCookie set the cookies. (name, value, lifetime, path, domain, secure, httponly, expires, {sameSite, ...})
 // TODO: Copied from gitea.com/macaron/macaron and should be improved after macaron removed.
 func SetCookie(resp http.ResponseWriter, name, value string, others ...interface{}) {
 	cookie := http.Cookie{}

routers/web/auth/auth.go

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func handleSignInFull(ctx *context.Context, u *user_model.User, remember, obeyRe
 		ctx.Locale = middleware.Locale(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
 	}
 
-	// Clear whatever CSRF has right now, force to generate a new one
+	// Clear whatever CSRF cookie has right now, force to generate a new one
 	middleware.DeleteCSRFCookie(ctx.Resp)
 
 	// Register last login

routers/web/auth/oauth.go

@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ func handleOAuth2SignIn(ctx *context.Context, source *auth.Source, u *user_model
 			log.Error("Error storing session: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		// Clear whatever CSRF has right now, force to generate a new one
+		// Clear whatever CSRF cookie has right now, force to generate a new one
 		middleware.DeleteCSRFCookie(ctx.Resp)
 
 		// Register last login