Ratelimit invites by room and target user

changelog.d/9258.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ratelimits to invites in rooms and to specific users.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -825,6 +825,8 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 #     "remote" for when users are trying to join rooms not on the server (which
 #     can be more expensive)
 #   - one for ratelimiting how often a user or IP can attempt to validate a 3PID.
+#   - two for ratelimiting how often invites can be sent in a room or to a
+#     specific user.
 #
 # The defaults are as shown below.
 #
@@ -862,6 +864,14 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 #rc_3pid_validation:
 #  per_second: 0.003
 #  burst_count: 5
+#
+#rc_invites:
+#  per_room:
+#    per_second: 0.3
+#    burst_count: 10
+#  per_user:
+#    per_second: 0.003
+#    burst_count: 5
 
 # Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
 #

synapse/config/ratelimiting.py

@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             defaults={"per_second": 0.003, "burst_count": 5},
         )
 
+        self.rc_invites_per_room = RateLimitConfig(
+            config.get("rc_invites", {}).get("per_room", {}),
+            defaults={"per_second": 0.3, "burst_count": 10},
+        )
+        self.rc_invites_per_user = RateLimitConfig(
+            config.get("rc_invites", {}).get("per_user", {}),
+            defaults={"per_second": 0.003, "burst_count": 5},
+        )
+
     def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
         return """\
         ## Ratelimiting ##
@@ -137,6 +146,8 @@ def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
         #     "remote" for when users are trying to join rooms not on the server (which
         #     can be more expensive)
         #   - one for ratelimiting how often a user or IP can attempt to validate a 3PID.
+        #   - two for ratelimiting how often invites can be sent in a room or to a
+        #     specific user.
         #
         # The defaults are as shown below.
         #
@@ -174,6 +185,14 @@ def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
         #rc_3pid_validation:
         #  per_second: 0.003
         #  burst_count: 5
+        #
+        #rc_invites:
+        #  per_room:
+        #    per_second: 0.3
+        #    burst_count: 10
+        #  per_user:
+        #    per_second: 0.003
+        #    burst_count: 5
 
         # Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
         #

synapse/federation/federation_client.py

@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ async def _do_send_invite(
                         "User's homeserver does not support this room version",
                         Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
                     )
-            elif e.code == 403:
+            elif e.code in (403, 429):
                 raise e.to_synapse_error()
             else:
                 raise

synapse/handlers/federation.py

@@ -1617,6 +1617,10 @@ async def on_invite_request(
         if event.state_key == self._server_notices_mxid:
             raise SynapseError(HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, "Cannot invite this user")
 
+        # We retrieve the room member handler here as to not cause a cyclic dependency
+        member_handler = self.hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        member_handler.ratelimit_invite(event.room_id, event.state_key)
+
         # keep a record of the room version, if we don't yet know it.
         # (this may get overwritten if we later get a different room version in a
         # join dance).

synapse/handlers/room.py

@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
 
         self.third_party_event_rules = hs.get_third_party_event_rules()
 
+        self._invite_burst_count = (
+            hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_invites_per_room.burst_count
+        )
+
     async def upgrade_room(
         self, requester: Requester, old_room_id: str, new_version: RoomVersion
     ) -> str:
@@ -662,6 +666,9 @@ async def create_room(
             invite_3pid_list = []
             invite_list = []
 
+        if len(invite_list) + len(invite_3pid_list) > self._invite_burst_count:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Cannot invite so many users at once")
+
         await self.event_creation_handler.assert_accepted_privacy_policy(requester)
 
         power_level_content_override = config.get("power_level_content_override")

synapse/handlers/room_member.py

@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
             burst_count=hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_joins_remote.burst_count,
         )
 
+        self._invites_per_room_limiter = Ratelimiter(
+            clock=self.clock,
+            rate_hz=hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_invites_per_room.per_second,
+            burst_count=hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_invites_per_room.burst_count,
+        )
+        self._invites_per_user_limiter = Ratelimiter(
+            clock=self.clock,
+            rate_hz=hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_invites_per_user.per_second,
+            burst_count=hs.config.ratelimiting.rc_invites_per_user.burst_count,
+        )
+
         # This is only used to get at ratelimit function, and
         # maybe_kick_guest_users. It's fine there are multiple of these as
         # it doesn't store state.
@@ -144,6 +155,12 @@ async def _user_left_room(self, target: UserID, room_id: str) -> None:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def ratelimit_invite(self, room_id: str, invitee_user_id: str):
+        """Ratelimit invites by room and by target user.
+        """
+        self._invites_per_room_limiter.ratelimit(room_id)
+        self._invites_per_user_limiter.ratelimit(invitee_user_id)
+
     async def _local_membership_update(
         self,
         requester: Requester,
@@ -387,8 +404,12 @@ async def update_membership_locked(
                 raise SynapseError(403, "This room has been blocked on this server")
 
         if effective_membership_state == Membership.INVITE:
+            target_id = target.to_string()
+            if ratelimit:
+                self.ratelimit_invite(room_id, target_id)
+
             # block any attempts to invite the server notices mxid
-            if target.to_string() == self._server_notices_mxid:
+            if target_id == self._server_notices_mxid:
                 raise SynapseError(HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, "Cannot invite this user")
 
             block_invite = False
@@ -412,7 +433,7 @@ async def update_membership_locked(
                     block_invite = True
 
                 if not await self.spam_checker.user_may_invite(
-                    requester.user.to_string(), target.to_string(), room_id
+                    requester.user.to_string(), target_id, room_id
                 ):
                     logger.info("Blocking invite due to spam checker")
                     block_invite = True

tests/handlers/test_federation.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, LimitExceededError, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
 from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.federation.federation_base import event_from_pdu_json
@@ -191,6 +191,97 @@ def test_rejected_state_event_state(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(sg, sg2)
 
+    @unittest.override_config(
+        {"rc_invites": {"per_room": {"per_second": 0.5, "burst_count": 3}}}
+    )
+    def test_invite_by_room_ratelimit(self):
+        """Tests that invites from federation in a room are actually rate-limited.
+        """
+        other_server = "otherserver"
+        other_user = "@otheruser:" + other_server
+
+        # create the room
+        user_id = self.register_user("kermit", "test")
+        tok = self.login("kermit", "test")
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(room_creator=user_id, tok=tok)
+        room_version = self.get_success(self.store.get_room_version(room_id))
+
+        def create_invite_for(local_user):
+            return event_from_pdu_json(
+                {
+                    "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                    "content": {"membership": "invite"},
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                    "sender": other_user,
+                    "state_key": local_user,
+                    "depth": 32,
+                    "prev_events": [],
+                    "auth_events": [],
+                    "origin_server_ts": self.clock.time_msec(),
+                },
+                room_version,
+            )
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            self.get_success(
+                self.handler.on_invite_request(
+                    other_server,
+                    create_invite_for("@user-%d:test" % (i,)),
+                    room_version,
+                )
+            )
+
+        self.get_failure(
+            self.handler.on_invite_request(
+                other_server, create_invite_for("@user-4:test"), room_version,
+            ),
+            exc=LimitExceededError,
+        )
+
+    @unittest.override_config(
+        {"rc_invites": {"per_user": {"per_second": 0.5, "burst_count": 3}}}
+    )
+    def test_invite_by_user_ratelimit(self):
+        """Tests that invites from federation to a particular user are
+        actually rate-limited.
+        """
+        other_server = "otherserver"
+        other_user = "@otheruser:" + other_server
+
+        # create the room
+        user_id = self.register_user("kermit", "test")
+        tok = self.login("kermit", "test")
+
+        def create_invite():
+            room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(room_creator=user_id, tok=tok)
+            room_version = self.get_success(self.store.get_room_version(room_id))
+            return event_from_pdu_json(
+                {
+                    "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                    "content": {"membership": "invite"},
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                    "sender": other_user,
+                    "state_key": "@user:test",
+                    "depth": 32,
+                    "prev_events": [],
+                    "auth_events": [],
+                    "origin_server_ts": self.clock.time_msec(),
+                },
+                room_version,
+            )
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            event = create_invite()
+            self.get_success(
+                self.handler.on_invite_request(other_server, event, event.room_version,)
+            )
+
+        event = create_invite()
+        self.get_failure(
+            self.handler.on_invite_request(other_server, event, event.room_version,),
+            exc=LimitExceededError,
+        )
+
     def _build_and_send_join_event(self, other_server, other_user, room_id):
         join_event = self.get_success(
             self.handler.on_make_join_request(other_server, room_id, other_user)

tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py

@@ -616,6 +616,41 @@ def test_rooms_members_other_custom_keys(self):
         self.assertEquals(json.loads(content), channel.json_body)
 
 
+class RoomInviteRatelimitTestCase(RoomBase):
+    user_id = "@sid1:red"
+
+    servlets = [
+        admin.register_servlets,
+        profile.register_servlets,
+        room.register_servlets,
+    ]
+
+    @unittest.override_config(
+        {"rc_invites": {"per_room": {"per_second": 0.5, "burst_count": 3}}}
+    )
+    def test_invites_by_rooms_ratelimit(self):
+        """Tests that invites in a room are actually rate-limited."""
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(self.user_id)
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            self.helper.invite(room_id, self.user_id, "@user-%s:red" % (i,))
+
+        self.helper.invite(room_id, self.user_id, "@user-4:red", expect_code=429)
+
+    @unittest.override_config(
+        {"rc_invites": {"per_user": {"per_second": 0.5, "burst_count": 3}}}
+    )
+    def test_invites_by_users_ratelimit(self):
+        """Tests that invites to a specific user are actually rate-limited."""
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(self.user_id)
+            self.helper.invite(room_id, self.user_id, "@other-users:red")
+
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(self.user_id)
+        self.helper.invite(room_id, self.user_id, "@other-users:red", expect_code=429)
+
+
 class RoomJoinRatelimitTestCase(RoomBase):
     user_id = "@sid1:red"