[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBPORTAL-2033) User with only read-permissions on a folder cannot read a folder

[Wulf Rowek (JIRA)]

User with only read-permissions on a folder cannot read a folder
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                 Key: JBPORTAL-2033
                 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBPORTAL-2033
             Project: JBoss Portal
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Portal CMS
            Reporter: Wulf Rowek
         Assigned To: Sohil Shah


In the ACLInterceptor is special part of code (applyFilter method), which was obousily created to hide items from a user which have no write access and browse in a tool portlet (i.e. CMSAdmin)

but this aim should not be satisfied on ACL-Level, in my opinion, cause it's a contradiction, that a user have read permission but cannot read the item.

and to read a folder by a user seems to be a legitimate request, even if he has no write permission, i.e. to build a folder-index and browse a folder.


possible solution: specify the need of the result in the command (i.e. only read or something else) and don't filter, if the result of the command will be needed for reading only.

or maybe better: filter on application level, after the result was catched from the command by the excecuter

at this moment, i just commented out this line in applyFiler
securityContext.removeAttribute("command");
to disable this feature at all and to give read-permitted users read access

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