iam: bind CreateServiceAccount ParentUser to the caller (#11218)

* iam: bind CreateServiceAccount target to caller in AuthorizeIamAction

A non-admin holding iam:CreateServiceAccount could pass an arbitrary
ParentUser and mint a service account for any identity, inheriting that
identity permissions. Add a self-target category so a granted non-admin
may only target their own identity; admins remain unrestricted.

* iam: authorize CreateServiceAccount against its ParentUser target

AuthIamManagement passed UserName as the authorization target for every
action, so CreateServiceAccount was authorized with an empty target and
the self-target binding never saw the caller-supplied ParentUser. Pass
ParentUser for that action so the binding takes effect on the live path.

* iam: test CreateServiceAccount binds target to caller

Regression test: a non-admin holding iam:CreateServiceAccount may target
itself but is denied targeting another identity; admins remain
unrestricted.

* iam: authorize CreateServiceAccount against ParentUser on the S3 port

UnifiedPostHandler passed UserName as the authorization target for every
IAM action, so CreateServiceAccount was authorized with an empty target
on the S3-port route and the self-target binding never saw the caller
ParentUser. Extract iamTargetUserName (ParentUser for CreateServiceAccount,
UserName otherwise) and use it from both IAM dispatch surfaces so the
binding applies on the live S3-port path as well as the standalone iam
server.

* iam: test CreateServiceAccount ParentUser binding on the S3 port

End-to-end regression test through UnifiedPostHandler: a non-admin
holding iam:CreateServiceAccount is denied (403) when targeting another
identity and passes authorization when targeting itself.
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Chris Lu authored and GitHub committed 2026-09-07 20:25:03 -07:00
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@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import (
)
const (
dataPlanePolicy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"s3:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
iamAdminPolicy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"iam:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
dataPlanePolicy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"s3:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
iamAdminPolicy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":"iam:*","Resource":"*"}]}`
iamCreateSvcAcctPolicy = `{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Effect":"Allow","Action":["iam:CreateServiceAccount"],"Resource":["*"]}]}`
)
func newIamAuthzTestIam(t *testing.T) *IdentityAccessManagement {
@@ -93,3 +94,23 @@ func TestAuthorizeIamActionDeniesAnonymous(t *testing.T) {
assert.Equal(t, s3err.ErrAccessDenied,
iam.AuthorizeIamAction(iamPostRequest(""), anonymous, "CreateUser", "victim"))
}
// CreateServiceAccount takes its target from the ParentUser parameter, not
// UserName. A non-admin holding only iam:CreateServiceAccount must not be able
// to mint a service account for another identity (privilege escalation to that
// identity's permissions).
func TestAuthorizeIamActionCreateServiceAccountBindsTargetToCaller(t *testing.T) {
iam := newIamAuthzTestIam(t)
require.NoError(t, iam.PutPolicy("CreateSvcAcctPolicy", iamCreateSvcAcctPolicy))
dev := &Identity{Name: "dev", PolicyNames: []string{"CreateSvcAcctPolicy"}}
admin := &Identity{Name: "admin", Actions: []Action{s3_constants.ACTION_ADMIN}}
assert.Equal(t, s3err.ErrNone,
iam.AuthorizeIamAction(iamPostRequest(""), dev, "CreateServiceAccount", "dev"))
assert.Equal(t, s3err.ErrNone,
iam.AuthorizeIamAction(iamPostRequest(""), dev, "CreateServiceAccount", ""))
assert.Equal(t, s3err.ErrAccessDenied,
iam.AuthorizeIamAction(iamPostRequest(""), dev, "CreateServiceAccount", "admin"))
assert.Equal(t, s3err.ErrNone,
iam.AuthorizeIamAction(iamPostRequest(""), admin, "CreateServiceAccount", "victim"))
}