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Summary (AI generated)

  • Close GHSA-7g7p-fxx8-4wm8: validateInvite no longer treats org.update_user_roles as enough to invite org_super_admin.
  • Load the inviter's max org priority_rank and the target role rank, then deny unless caller_max_priority >= target_priority (same comparison as invite_user_to_org_rbac).
  • Reuse that helper for existing-user invite resends so the two private invite paths stay aligned.
  • Accept still applies tmp_users as written; new poisoned super-admin invites can no longer be created from the TS path.

Motivation (AI generated)

org_admin already has org.update_user_roles, so the old special-case let an admin-level inviter create an org_super_admin invitation. The SQL RPC already compared ranks; the TypeScript invite path did not.

Business Impact (AI generated)

Stops privilege escalation through new-user org invites. An org admin can no longer mint a super-admin invitation. Super-admins can still invite peers. Existing member invite denials stay in place.

Test Plan (AI generated)

  • org_admin cannot invite org_super_admin via /private/invite_new_user_to_org
  • org_super_admin can still invite org_super_admin
  • org_member still cannot invite org_admin
  • Existing-user invite rank tests still pass
  • CI backend tests pass

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  • New Features

    • Added role-based authorization when inviting new or existing organization members.
    • Invitations now prevent callers from assigning roles higher than their own permitted rank.
    • Added support for validating role-assignment permissions across authenticated users and API keys.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented unauthorized role promotions during the invitation process.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for permitted and forbidden invitations, including role persistence and cleanup scenarios.

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  • supabase/functions/_backend/private/invite_existing_user_to_org.ts
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  • supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts
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  • tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts
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Invitation endpoints now use shared RBAC role-assignment checks. The checks compare the caller’s maximum active organization role with the requested invite role. Integration tests cover permitted and forbidden invitations.

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Organization invite role authorization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared role-assignment authorization
supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts
Adds canCallerAssignOrgRole to validate principals, resolve active role bindings, compare role priorities, handle transient database failures, and close the PostgreSQL client.
Invitation endpoint enforcement
supabase/functions/_backend/private/invite_existing_user_to_org.ts, supabase/functions/_backend/private/invite_new_user_to_org.ts
Applies the shared helper to existing-user and new-user invitations. New-user invitations return 403 not_authorized when the caller cannot assign the requested role.
Invitation authorization tests
tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts
Adds isolated integration tests for forbidden admin promotions, permitted super-admin invitations, persisted invitation data, and cleanup.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d4ab7

The change restricts super-admin invitations to callers with sufficient rank. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant InviteEndpoint
  participant canCallerAssignOrgRole
  participant OrganizationRoleBindings
  Caller->>InviteEndpoint: submit invitation with target role
  InviteEndpoint->>canCallerAssignOrgRole: validate role assignment
  canCallerAssignOrgRole->>OrganizationRoleBindings: read active role priorities
  OrganizationRoleBindings-->>canCallerAssignOrgRole: caller and target priorities
  canCallerAssignOrgRole-->>InviteEndpoint: allow or deny
  InviteEndpoint-->>Caller: invitation result or 403 not_authorized
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In `@tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts`:
- Around line 133-208: Add an integration test in the existing-user invite suite
for the successful resend path: use an org_super_admin requester to resend an
invitation to an existing user with invite_type org_super_admin, assert a
successful response and status, and verify the invitation record reflects the
super-admin role. Follow the fixture setup and cleanup pattern used by the
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riderx and others added 2 commits August 25, 2026 14:31
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Scope org-role rank to org bindings (including group grants) and resolve
API-key principals the same way as checkPermission. Add integration coverage
for org super admin resend of super admin invites.

Co-authored-by: Martin DONADIEU <martindonadieu@gmail.com>
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2 issues found across 5 files

Confidence score: 2/5

  • In supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts, getPgClient is asynchronous but its promise is used as a client, causing every rank check to fail before querying; await the client before calling query and closeClient.
  • In tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts, the passing test does not cover the new rank guard because org_member lacks org.invite_user permission and receives 403 earlier in checkPermission; add coverage that reaches canCallerAssignOrgRole.

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<file name="supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts">

<violation number="1" location="supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts:523">
P1: `getPgClient` is asynchronous, so this stores a promise instead of a client and every rank check fails before querying. Await the client before calling `query` and `closeClient`.</violation>
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<file name="tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts">

<violation number="1" location="tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts:189">
P3: This test passes, but it does not exercise the new rank guard. org_member has no org.invite_user permission (seed.sql role_permissions), so the 403 fires at checkPermission before canCallerAssignOrgRole runs — the same result with or without this security fix. Relabel the test as covering permission-based denial, or drop it, since the rank-denial path for org_admin→org_super_admin is already covered by the first test.</violation>
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let pgClient
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pgClient = getPgClient(c)

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P1: getPgClient is asynchronous, so this stores a promise instead of a client and every rank check fails before querying. Await the client before calling query and closeClient.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At supabase/functions/_backend/utils/rbac.ts, line 523:

<comment>`getPgClient` is asynchronous, so this stores a promise instead of a client and every rank check fails before querying. Await the client before calling `query` and `closeClient`.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -486,6 +486,100 @@ export async function checkPermissionPg(
+
+  let pgClient
+  try {
+    pgClient = getPgClient(c)
+    const result = await pgClient.query<{ allowed: boolean }>(`
+      WITH target_role AS (
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pgClient = getPgClient(c)
pgClient = await getPgClient(c)

}
})

it.concurrent('returns forbidden when an org_member invites org_admin', async () => {

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P3: This test passes, but it does not exercise the new rank guard. org_member has no org.invite_user permission (seed.sql role_permissions), so the 403 fires at checkPermission before canCallerAssignOrgRole runs — the same result with or without this security fix. Relabel the test as covering permission-based denial, or drop it, since the rank-denial path for org_admin→org_super_admin is already covered by the first test.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At tests/private-invite-new-user-to-org.test.ts, line 189:

<comment>This test passes, but it does not exercise the new rank guard. org_member has no org.invite_user permission (seed.sql role_permissions), so the 403 fires at checkPermission before canCallerAssignOrgRole runs — the same result with or without this security fix. Relabel the test as covering permission-based denial, or drop it, since the rank-denial path for org_admin→org_super_admin is already covered by the first test.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+    }
+  })
+
+  it.concurrent('returns forbidden when an org_member invites org_admin', async () => {
+    const fixture = await createInviteNewUserFixture({
+      extraMembers: [{ userId: USER_ID_NONMEMBER, roleName: 'org_member' }],
</file context>

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