Stop shadow-banned users from sending non-member events.

changelog.d/8142.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

synapse/handlers/directory.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     CodeMessageException,
     Codes,
     NotFoundError,
+    ShadowBanError,
     StoreError,
     SynapseError,
 )
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ async def delete_association(
 
         try:
             await self._update_canonical_alias(requester, user_id, room_id, room_alias)
+        except ShadowBanError as e:
+            logger.info("Failed to update alias events due to shadow-ban: %s", e)
         except AuthError as e:
             logger.info("Failed to update alias events: %s", e)
 
@@ -292,6 +295,9 @@ async def _update_canonical_alias(
         """
         Send an updated canonical alias event if the removed alias was set as
         the canonical alias or listed in the alt_aliases field.
+
+        Raises:
+            ShadowBanError if the requester has been shadow-banned.
         """
         alias_event = await self.state.get_current_state(
             room_id, EventTypes.CanonicalAlias, ""

synapse/handlers/message.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
+import random
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     Codes,
     ConsentNotGivenError,
     NotFoundError,
+    ShadowBanError,
     SynapseError,
 )
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, RoomVersions
@@ -716,12 +718,20 @@ async def create_and_send_nonmember_event(
         event_dict: dict,
         ratelimit: bool = True,
         txn_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        ignore_shadow_ban: bool = False,
     ) -> Tuple[EventBase, int]:
         """
         Creates an event, then sends it.
 
         See self.create_event and self.send_nonmember_event.
+
+        Raises:
+            ShadowBanError if the requester has been shadow-banned.
         """
+        if not ignore_shadow_ban and requester.shadow_banned:
+            # We randomly sleep a bit just to annoy the requester a bit.
+            await self.clock.sleep(random.randint(1, 10))
+            raise ShadowBanError()
 
         # We limit the number of concurrent event sends in a room so that we
         # don't fork the DAG too much. If we don't limit then we can end up in

synapse/handlers/room.py

@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ async def upgrade_room(
 
         Returns:
             the new room id
+
+        Raises:
+            ShadowBanError if the requester is shadow-banned.
         """
         await self.ratelimit(requester)
 
@@ -171,6 +174,15 @@ async def upgrade_room(
     async def _upgrade_room(
         self, requester: Requester, old_room_id: str, new_version: RoomVersion
     ):
+        """
+        Args:
+            requester: the user requesting the upgrade
+            old_room_id: the id of the room to be replaced
+            new_versions: the version to upgrade the room to
+
+        Raises:
+            ShadowBanError if the requester is shadow-banned.
+        """
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         # start by allocating a new room id
@@ -257,6 +269,9 @@ async def _update_upgraded_room_pls(
             old_room_id: the id of the room to be replaced
             new_room_id: the id of the replacement room
             old_room_state: the state map for the old room
+
+        Raises:
+            ShadowBanError if the requester is shadow-banned.
         """
         old_room_pl_event_id = old_room_state.get((EventTypes.PowerLevels, ""))
 
@@ -829,11 +844,13 @@ def create(etype: str, content: JsonDict, **kwargs) -> JsonDict:
         async def send(etype: str, content: JsonDict, **kwargs) -> int:
             event = create(etype, content, **kwargs)
             logger.debug("Sending %s in new room", etype)
+            # Allow these events to be sent even if the user is shadow-banned to
+            # allow the room creation to complete.
             (
                 _,
                 last_stream_id,
             ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-                creator, event, ratelimit=False
+                creator, event, ratelimit=False, ignore_shadow_ban=True,
             )
             return last_stream_id
 

synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py

@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ async def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_type, state_key, txn_id=None):
         if state_key is not None:
             event_dict["state_key"] = state_key
 
-        if event_type == EventTypes.Member:
-            try:
+        try:
+            if event_type == EventTypes.Member:
                 membership = content.get("membership", None)
                 event_id, _ = await self.room_member_handler.update_membership(
                     requester,
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@ async def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_type, state_key, txn_id=None):
                     action=membership,
                     content=content,
                 )
-            except ShadowBanError:
-                event_id = "$" + random_string(43)
-        else:
-            (
-                event,
-                _,
-            ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-                requester, event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
-            )
-            event_id = event.event_id
+            else:
+                (
+                    event,
+                    _,
+                ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+                    requester, event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
+                )
+                event_id = event.event_id
+        except ShadowBanError:
+            event_id = "$" + random_string(43)
 
         set_tag("event_id", event_id)
         ret = {"event_id": event_id}
@@ -253,12 +253,19 @@ async def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_type, txn_id=None):
         if b"ts" in request.args and requester.app_service:
             event_dict["origin_server_ts"] = parse_integer(request, "ts", 0)
 
-        event, _ = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-            requester, event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
-        )
+        try:
+            (
+                event,
+                _,
+            ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+                requester, event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
+            )
+            event_id = event.event_id
+        except ShadowBanError:
+            event_id = "$" + random_string(43)
 
-        set_tag("event_id", event.event_id)
-        return 200, {"event_id": event.event_id}
+        set_tag("event_id", event_id)
+        return 200, {"event_id": event_id}
 
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_type, txn_id):
         return 200, "Not implemented"
@@ -799,20 +806,27 @@ async def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id, txn_id=None):
         requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        event, _ = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-            requester,
-            {
-                "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
-                "content": content,
-                "room_id": room_id,
-                "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
-                "redacts": event_id,
-            },
-            txn_id=txn_id,
-        )
+        try:
+            (
+                event,
+                _,
+            ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+                requester,
+                {
+                    "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
+                    "content": content,
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                    "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
+                    "redacts": event_id,
+                },
+                txn_id=txn_id,
+            )
+            event_id = event.event_id
+        except ShadowBanError:
+            event_id = "$" + random_string(43)
 
-        set_tag("event_id", event.event_id)
-        return 200, {"event_id": event.event_id}
+        set_tag("event_id", event_id)
+        return 200, {"event_id": event_id}
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, event_id, txn_id):
         set_tag("txn_id", txn_id)

synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, RelationTypes
-from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import ShadowBanError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
     parse_integer,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     PaginationChunk,
     RelationPaginationToken,
 )
+from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 
 from ._base import client_patterns
 
@@ -111,11 +112,18 @@ async def on_PUT_or_POST(
             "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
         }
 
-        event, _ = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-            requester, event_dict=event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
-        )
+        try:
+            (
+                event,
+                _,
+            ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+                requester, event_dict=event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
+            )
+            event_id = event.event_id
+        except ShadowBanError:
+            event_id = "$" + random_string(43)
 
-        return 200, {"event_id": event.event_id}
+        return 200, {"event_id": event_id}
 
 
 class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):

synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py

@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, ShadowBanError, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
     assert_params_in_dict,
     parse_json_object_from_request,
 )
+from synapse.util import stringutils
 
 from ._base import client_patterns
 
@@ -72,9 +73,13 @@ async def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
                 Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
             )
 
-        new_room_id = await self._room_creation_handler.upgrade_room(
-            requester, room_id, new_version
-        )
+        try:
+            new_room_id = await self._room_creation_handler.upgrade_room(
+                requester, room_id, new_version
+            )
+        except ShadowBanError:
+            # Generate a random room ID.
+            new_room_id = stringutils.random_string(18)
 
         ret = {"replacement_room": new_room_id}
 

tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py

@@ -2074,3 +2074,28 @@ def test_create_room(self):
         # Both users should be in the room.
         users = self.get_success(self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id))
         self.assertCountEqual(users, ["@banned:test", "@otheruser:test"])
+
+    def test_message(self):
+        """Messages from shadow-banned users don't actually get sent."""
+
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(
+            self.other_user_id, tok=self.other_access_token
+        )
+
+        # The user should be in the room.
+        self.helper.join(room_id, self.banned_user_id, tok=self.banned_access_token)
+
+        # Sending a message should complete successfully.
+        result = self.helper.send_event(
+            room_id=room_id,
+            type=EventTypes.Message,
+            content={"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "with right label"},
+            tok=self.banned_access_token,
+        )
+        self.assertIn("event_id", result)
+        event_id = result["event_id"]
+
+        latest_events = self.get_success(
+            self.store.get_latest_event_ids_in_room(room_id)
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(event_id, latest_events)