# HG changeset patch
# User Mads Kiilerich <madski@unity3d.com>
# Date 2016-08-04 14:23:36
# Node ID 2ac4a70134b63b87347d97a9e9f7c5743e2f305e
# Parent  23ff4e66391a221501ce5cc0e600c95a2062fc0b

auth: disallow PUT and _method method override

diff --git a/kallithea/config/middleware.py b/kallithea/config/middleware.py
--- a/kallithea/config/middleware.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/middleware.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=Tru
     app = PylonsApp(config=config)
 
     # Routing/Session/Cache Middleware
-    app = RoutesMiddleware(app, config['routes.map'])
+    app = RoutesMiddleware(app, config['routes.map'], use_method_override=False)
     app = SecureSessionMiddleware(app, config)
 
     # CUSTOM MIDDLEWARE HERE (filtered by error handling middlewares)
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth.py b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
@@ -753,19 +753,14 @@ class LoginRequired(object):
                 log.warning('API access to %s is not allowed', loc)
                 raise HTTPForbidden()
 
-        # Only allow the following HTTP request methods. (We sometimes use POST
-        # requests with a '_method' set to 'PUT' or 'DELETE'; but that is only
-        # used for the route lookup, and does not affect request.method.)
-        if request.method not in ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT']:
+        # Only allow the following HTTP request methods.
+        if request.method not in ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST']:
             raise HTTPMethodNotAllowed()
 
-        # Also verify the _method override. This is only permitted in POST
-        # requests, and can specify PUT or DELETE.
+        # Also verify the _method override - no longer allowed
         _method = request.params.get('_method')
         if _method is None:
             pass # no override, no problem
-        elif request.method == 'POST' and _method.upper() in ['PUT', 'DELETE']:
-            pass # permitted override
         else:
             raise HTTPMethodNotAllowed()