feat: add custom SMTP/IMAP account support - #724
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to This change adds custom email connectivity but currently stores SMTP/IMAP passwords in plaintext, permits connections to untrusted internal targets, does not verify TLS certificates, misroutes reply polling, omits the visible unsubscribe link for SMTP messages, and can reuse message identifiers. These issues create significant security, compliance, and email-delivery correctness risks, so the PR is not ready to merge. Possibly related issues
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In `@backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py`:
- Around line 398-401: Update the connection logic used by post and its
_test_smtp and _test_imap helpers to enforce outbound target validation after
DNS resolution, blocking loopback, link-local, private, and cloud-metadata
ranges at the socket/connection layer to prevent DNS rebinding. Apply the same
policy to both SMTP and IMAP connections and preserve the existing
error-reporting behavior for rejected targets.
- Around line 423-425: Use an ssl.create_default_context() for every encrypted
mail connection: pass it as context to starttls in
backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py lines 423-425 and 439-442, and as
ssl_context to IMAP4_SSL in backend/campaigns/tasks.py lines 30-32. Update the
related tests to assert these arguments and certificate verification settings.
In `@backend/campaigns/models.py`:
- Around line 26-35: Update the model fields smtp_password and imap_password to
use the project’s established application-level encrypted field mechanism,
backed by managed key material, so only ciphertext is persisted while retaining
their existing blank/default behavior.
- Around line 31-35: Update poll_gmail_for_replies() to use the configured IMAP
connection fields and search for replies through IMAP instead of passing the
SMTP Message-ID to the Gmail API client; preserve send_custom_smtp()’s stored
Message-ID for matching the original message and related replies.
In `@backend/campaigns/tasks.py`:
- Around line 23-25: Update the SMTP message construction around
message.set_content() to append the existing unsubscribe HTML footer to
body_html when unsubscribe_url is present, while retaining the List-Unsubscribe
header. Reuse the same footer format and behavior as send_gmail so recipients
have a visible opt-out link without changing other message content.
- Around line 19-37: Update the SMTP email construction flow to assign a unique
RFC Message-ID using make_msgid() before send_message(), then return that
assigned identifier instead of falling back to the account-based value; add
coverage confirming two sends produce distinct identifiers.
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backend/backend/urls.pybackend/campaigns/google_auth_views.pybackend/campaigns/migrations/0007_custom_smtp_imap_fields.pybackend/campaigns/models.pybackend/campaigns/tasks.pybackend/campaigns/tests.py
| def post(self, request): | ||
| payload = request.data or {} | ||
| smtp_error = self._test_smtp(payload) | ||
| imap_error = self._test_imap(payload) |
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Block server-side connections to untrusted network targets.
The endpoint passes user-controlled hosts and ports to SMTP and IMAP clients. Any authenticated user can use this endpoint to probe internal services or cloud metadata endpoints from the application network. Each request can also occupy a request worker for both connection timeouts.
Enforce an outbound network policy that blocks loopback, link-local, private, and metadata ranges after DNS resolution. Apply the policy at the connection layer to prevent DNS rebinding.
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In `@backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py` around lines 398 - 401, Update the
connection logic used by post and its _test_smtp and _test_imap helpers to
enforce outbound target validation after DNS resolution, blocking loopback,
link-local, private, and cloud-metadata ranges at the socket/connection layer to
prevent DNS rebinding. Apply the same policy to both SMTP and IMAP connections
and preserve the existing error-reporting behavior for rejected targets.
| with smtplib.SMTP(host, port, timeout=10) as client: | ||
| if payload.get('smtp_use_tls', True): | ||
| client.starttls() |
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rg -n -C 5 'smtp|imap|TLS|SSL|_test_smtp|_test_imap|send_campaign_email|send_message' backend/campaigns/tests.py backend -g '*.py'
printf '%s\n' '--- dependencies ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- standard-library signatures and implementations ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
import imaplib
import inspect
import smtplib
import ssl
print('python:', __import__('sys').version)
print('SMTP.starttls signature:', inspect.signature(smtplib.SMTP.starttls))
print(inspect.getsource(smtplib.SMTP.starttls))
print('IMAP4_SSL signature:', inspect.signature(imaplib.IMAP4_SSL))
print(inspect.getsource(imaplib.IMAP4_SSL))
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printf '%s\n' '--- default context behavior ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
import imaplib
import smtplib
import ssl
stdlib_context = ssl._create_stdlib_context()
default_context = ssl.create_default_context()
print('stdlib context verify_mode:', stdlib_context.verify_mode)
print('stdlib context check_hostname:', stdlib_context.check_hostname)
print('default context verify_mode:', default_context.verify_mode)
print('default context check_hostname:', default_context.check_hostname)
print('CERT_NONE:', ssl.CERT_NONE)
print('CERT_REQUIRED:', ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
print('SMTP omitted context source uses _create_stdlib_context:',
'ssl._create_stdlib_context' in __import__('inspect').getsource(smtplib.SMTP.starttls))
print('IMAP omitted context source uses _create_stdlib_context:',
'ssl._create_stdlib_context' in __import__('inspect').getsource(imaplib.IMAP4_SSL))
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Pass a verified SSL context to every encrypted mail connection.
The omitted context arguments use CERT_NONE with hostname checking disabled. Create an ssl.create_default_context() and pass it to starttls(context=...) and IMAP4_SSL(..., ssl_context=...) at all three sites. Update the tests to assert these arguments and certificate verification settings.
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backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py#L423-L425(this comment)backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py#L439-L442backend/campaigns/tasks.py#L30-L32
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In `@backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py` around lines 423 - 425, Use an
ssl.create_default_context() for every encrypted mail connection: pass it as
context to starttls in backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py lines 423-425 and
439-442, and as ssl_context to IMAP4_SSL in backend/campaigns/tasks.py lines
30-32. Update the related tests to assert these arguments and certificate
verification settings.
| smtp_host = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| smtp_port = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True) | ||
| smtp_username = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| smtp_password = models.TextField(blank=True, default='') | ||
| smtp_use_tls = models.BooleanField(default=True) | ||
| imap_host = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_port = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True) | ||
| imap_username = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_password = models.TextField(blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_use_ssl = models.BooleanField(default=True) |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Encrypt SMTP and IMAP passwords before persistence.
smtp_password and imap_password use plain TextField storage. Database readers, backups, and database exports can read the credentials. This does not meet the PR objective for encrypted password fields.
Use application-level encryption backed by managed key material. Keep only ciphertext in these columns.
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[info] 27-27: use help_text to document model columns
Context: models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='')
Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards.
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[info] 30-30: use help_text to document model columns
Context: models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='')
Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards.
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[info] 32-32: use help_text to document model columns
Context: models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='')
Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards.
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In `@backend/campaigns/models.py` around lines 26 - 35, Update the model fields
smtp_password and imap_password to use the project’s established
application-level encrypted field mechanism, backed by managed key material, so
only ciphertext is persisted while retaining their existing blank/default
behavior.
| imap_host = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_port = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True) | ||
| imap_username = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_password = models.TextField(blank=True, default='') | ||
| imap_use_ssl = models.BooleanField(default=True) |
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# Inspect provider routing and message-ID lookup behavior.
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Route SMTP reply polling through IMAP.
send_custom_smtp() stores an SMTP Message-ID, but poll_gmail_for_replies() sends it to the Gmail API client, which expects a Gmail message ID. The configured IMAP fields are not used for reply detection.
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[info] 32-32: use help_text to document model columns
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Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards.
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In `@backend/campaigns/models.py` around lines 31 - 35, Update
poll_gmail_for_replies() to use the configured IMAP connection fields and search
for replies through IMAP instead of passing the SMTP Message-ID to the Gmail API
client; preserve send_custom_smtp()’s stored Message-ID for matching the
original message and related replies.
| message = EmailMessage() | ||
| message['Subject'] = subject or '' | ||
| message['From'] = account.smtp_username or account.email_address | ||
| message['To'] = to_email | ||
| if unsubscribe_url: | ||
| message['List-Unsubscribe'] = f'<{unsubscribe_url}>' | ||
| message.set_content(body_html or '', subtype='html') | ||
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| if not account.smtp_host or not account.smtp_port: | ||
| raise ValueError('Custom SMTP account is missing smtp_host or smtp_port.') | ||
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| with smtplib.SMTP(account.smtp_host, account.smtp_port, timeout=15) as client: | ||
| if account.smtp_use_tls: | ||
| client.starttls() | ||
| if account.smtp_username: | ||
| client.login(account.smtp_username, account.smtp_password or '') | ||
| client.send_message(message) | ||
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| return message.get('Message-ID') or f'smtp:{account.id}' |
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Does Python email.message.EmailMessage automatically generate a Message-ID header during send_message or serialization when no Message-ID header was explicitly set?
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No, Python's email.message.EmailMessage class does not automatically generate or insert a Message-ID header during serialization (e.g., when calling as_bytes, as_string, or when using a Generator/BytesGenerator) [1][2][3]. The EmailMessage class is responsible for serializing the headers and payload already present within the object instance [4][5]. It does not perform validation or automatic insertion of mandatory headers like Message-ID [1][2]. If you require a Message-ID header, you must manually add it to the EmailMessage object before serialization. A standard way to generate a compliant Message-ID is to use the make_msgid function from the email.utils module [6][7]: from email.utils import make_msgid msg['Message-ID'] = make_msgid
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/email/message.py
- 2: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.11/Lib/email/message.py
- 3: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/refs/heads/main/Lib/email/message.py
- 4: https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.message.html
- 5: https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/email.message.html
- 6: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19339218/how-do-i-create-a-message-id-for-email-in-python
- 7: https://docs.python.org/3/library/email.utils.html
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from email.message import EmailMessage
from email.utils import make_msgid
first = EmailMessage()
first.set_content("body", subtype="html")
second = EmailMessage()
second.set_content("body", subtype="html")
print("first_message_id_before_serialization:", first.get("Message-ID"))
first.as_bytes()
print("first_message_id_after_serialization:", first.get("Message-ID"))
first["Message-ID"] = make_msgid()
second["Message-ID"] = make_msgid()
print("generated_ids_distinct:", first["Message-ID"] != second["Message-ID"])
print("generated_ids:", first["Message-ID"], second["Message-ID"])
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Generate a unique RFC Message-ID for each SMTP email.
EmailMessage does not add a Message-ID during serialization. Without this header, every message from the account returns smtp:{account.id}.
Set message['Message-ID'] = make_msgid() before send_message(), return that value, and test that two sends produce distinct identifiers.
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In `@backend/campaigns/tasks.py` around lines 19 - 37, Update the SMTP email
construction flow to assign a unique RFC Message-ID using make_msgid() before
send_message(), then return that assigned identifier instead of falling back to
the account-based value; add coverage confirming two sends produce distinct
identifiers.
| if unsubscribe_url: | ||
| message['List-Unsubscribe'] = f'<{unsubscribe_url}>' | ||
| message.set_content(body_html or '', subtype='html') |
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Preserve the visible unsubscribe link for SMTP emails.
This branch adds only List-Unsubscribe. send_gmail also appends an unsubscribe link to the HTML body. Clients can ignore the header, so SMTP recipients can lose the visible opt-out path.
Append the same HTML footer before message.set_content(). Keep the header as an additional mechanism.
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In `@backend/campaigns/tasks.py` around lines 23 - 25, Update the SMTP message
construction around message.set_content() to append the existing unsubscribe
HTML footer to body_html when unsubscribe_url is present, while retaining the
List-Unsubscribe header. Reuse the same footer format and behavior as send_gmail
so recipients have a visible opt-out link without changing other message
content.
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What changed
/api/v1/connected-accounts/test-connection/to validate SMTP auth and IMAP login before saving credentials.SMTPconnected accounts through asmtplibsender while keeping Gmail behavior unchanged.Why
Businesses using Microsoft 365, Zoho, or custom domains need non-Google sender support.
How to test
python -m py_compile backend/campaigns/models.py backend/campaigns/google_auth_views.py backend/campaigns/tasks.py backend/campaigns/tests.pyCloses #192
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