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Fixes #10356

Problem

  • In PlanetCalendarComponent (src/app/shared/calendar.component.ts), editable: true was hardcoded on all calendar event objects, allowing any user to drag and drop meetups or task deadlines to different dates on the calendar grid.
  • Because calendarOptions lacked an eventDrop handler, the rescheduled dates were never persisted to CouchDB, causing events to snap back upon page refresh.
  • Allowing unauthorized users to drag events bypassed the meetup creator and administrator permission boundaries.

Proposed Solution

  1. Authorization & Role Verification:
    • Added canEditMeetup() checking whether the logged-in user is a Planet Administrator or the meetup creator (user.isUserAdmin || user.name === meetup.createdBy).
    • Dragging an event as an unauthorized user reverts the move (info.revert()) and displays a localized alert notification.
  2. Recurring Schedule Safeguards:
    • Recurring meetups (daily / weekly) cannot be dragged across the grid. Attempting to drag one triggers info.revert() and prompts the user to edit the repeating schedule via the edit dialog.
  3. CouchDB Persistence & Error Handling:
    • Implemented eventDrop in calendarOptions to compute date/time deltas (deltaMs) and persist updated startDate/endDate or task deadline directly via couchService.updateDocument().
    • On server or network errors, info.revert() restores the event's original position.
  4. Visual Drag Affordance:
    • eventObject() sets editable: true only when the user is authorized and the event is non-recurring, providing clear cursor feedback (grab vs default).

Verification

  • Lint: npm run lint passed with 0 errors.
  • Unit Tests: npx vitest run src/app/shared/calendar.component.spec.ts passed (7/7 tests).

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added drag-and-drop rescheduling for calendar events.
    • Calendar events are editable by administrators or event creators when applicable.
    • Recurring events and unsupported event types cannot be rescheduled.
    • Updated event dates are saved automatically after a successful move.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Unauthorized or invalid rescheduling attempts are reverted.
    • Calendar changes now revert if saving fails.

@RyanS4 RyanS4 changed the title calendar: smoother event drag-and-drop persistence (fixes #10356) communty: smoother event drag-and-drop persistence (fixes #10356) Aug 31, 2026
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PlanetCalendarComponent now uses UserService to determine event editability. It registers an eventDrop handler that rejects unauthorized or recurring changes, persists task deadline and meetup date updates, reverts failed changes, and refreshes successful updates. Tests cover user-service configuration, editability rules, authorization, and meetup date persistence.

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Prevent unauthorized or recurring calendar changes and revert the event when rejected [#10356]
Persist authorized task and meetup drag-and-drop changes through CouchService.updateDocument() [#10356]

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 39af4

Calendar drag-and-drop now writes task and meetup schedule changes directly to persistent storage. Because the current permission checks are client-side and independent backend authorization for these updates is not established, crafted requests could potentially reschedule records beyond intended permissions; merge should wait for server-side enforcement or explicit security-owner acceptance.


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In `@src/app/shared/calendar.component.ts`:
- Line 374: Update both reschedule write flows calling
CouchService.updateDocument to start the loading indicator before subscribing
and finalize each observable with dialogsLoadingService.stop(). Ensure every
asynchronous write stops the indicator on success, error, or completion.
- Line 400: Update the drop delta calculation in the calendar event-drop handler
to use the persisted/original event start from eventData.startDate rather than
the potentially updated info.oldEvent.start. Ensure successive drops calculate
movement from the same persisted baseline before getMeetups() refreshes the
calendar.
- Line 410: Add a CouchDB validation rule for the meetups database that permits
updates only when the authenticated user matches oldDoc.createdBy or has the
administrator role, while ignoring any client-supplied createdBy value. Ensure
this rule covers the update path used by the calendar component’s updateDocument
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endDate: newEndDate
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this.couchService.updateDocument(this.dbName, updatedMeetup).subscribe({

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

# Inspect CouchDB design and validation documents for authorization checks.
rg -n -i -C 5 \
  'validate_doc_update|userCtx|createdBy|isUserAdmin|meetups|tasks' \
  .

Repository: open-learning-exchange/planet

Length of output: 50386


🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- validation-rule files ---'
rg -l -i 'validate_doc_update|userCtx' . --glob '!*.spec.ts' --glob '!*.map' | sort

printf '%s\n' '--- CouchDB authorization and update paths ---'
rg -n -i -C 4 'checkAuthorization|couchDBReq|post\(db|_bulk_docs|validate_doc_update|userCtx|oldDoc|createdBy' \
  src --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.js' --glob '*.json' --glob '*.yaml' --glob '*.yml'

Repository: open-learning-exchange/planet

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- design documents ---'
git ls-files design | sort

printf '%s\n' '--- validation rules in design documents ---'
rg -n -i -C 8 'validate_doc_update|userCtx|oldDoc|newDoc|createdBy|isUserAdmin' design

printf '%s\n' '--- meetup database deployment/configuration references ---'
rg -n -i -C 5 'meetups|security|validate_doc_update|admins|members' \
  docker* deploy* config* design README.md 2>/dev/null || true

Repository: open-learning-exchange/planet

Length of output: 50386


Authorization Bypass (CWE-862): Missing Authorization

Reachability: External · Exploitability: Moderate

Enforce reschedule authorization in CouchDB.

canEditMeetup protects only the browser UI. The repository has no validation rule for the meetups database. A non-creator can bypass the client check and submit a direct CouchDB update. Add a server-side rule that compares the authenticated user with oldDoc.createdBy or an administrator role. Do not trust the client-supplied createdBy.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@src/app/shared/calendar.component.ts` at line 410, Add a CouchDB validation
rule for the meetups database that permits updates only when the authenticated
user matches oldDoc.createdBy or has the administrator role, while ignoring any
client-supplied createdBy value. Ensure this rule covers the update path used by
the calendar component’s updateDocument call.

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