[security] Check all involved IRIs during block checking (#593)

* tidy up context keys, add otherInvolvedIRIs

* add ReplyToable interface

* skip block check if we own the requesting domain

* add block check for other involved IRIs

* use cacheable status fetch

* remove unused ContextActivity

* remove unused ContextActivity

* add helper for unique URIs

* check through CCs and clean slice

* add GetAccountIDForStatusURI

* add GetAccountIDForAccountURI

* check blocks on involved account

* add statuses to tests

* add some blocked tests

* go fmt

* extract Tos as well as CCs

* test PostInboxRequestBodyHook

* add some more testActivities

* deduplicate involvedAccountIDs

* go fmt

* use cacheable db functions, remove new functions

internal/ap/contextkey.go

@@ -22,20 +22,16 @@
 type ContextKey string
 
 const (
-	// ContextActivity can be used to set and retrieve the actual go-fed pub.Activity within a context.
-	ContextActivity ContextKey = "activity"
 	// ContextReceivingAccount can be used the set and retrieve the account being interacted with / receiving an activity in their inbox.
-	ContextReceivingAccount ContextKey = "account"
+	ContextReceivingAccount ContextKey = "receivingAccount"
 	// ContextRequestingAccount can be used to set and retrieve the account of an incoming federation request.
 	// This will often be the actor of the instance that's posting the request.
 	ContextRequestingAccount ContextKey = "requestingAccount"
-	// ContextRequestingActorIRI can be used to set and retrieve the actor of an incoming federation request.
+	// ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs can be used to set and retrieve a slice of all IRIs that are 'involved' in an Activity without being
-	// This will usually be the owner of whatever activity is being posted.
+	// the receivingAccount or the requestingAccount. In other words, people or notes who are CC'ed or Replied To by an Activity.
-	ContextRequestingActorIRI ContextKey = "requestingActorIRI"
+	ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs ContextKey = "otherInvolvedIRIs"
 	// ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier can be used to set and retrieve the public key verifier of an incoming federation request.
 	ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier ContextKey = "requestingPublicKeyVerifier"
 	// ContextRequestingPublicKeySignature can be used to set and retrieve the value of the signature header of an incoming federation request.
 	ContextRequestingPublicKeySignature ContextKey = "requestingPublicKeySignature"
-	// ContextFromFederatorChan can be used to pass a pointer to the fromFederator channel into the federator for use in callbacks.
-	ContextFromFederatorChan ContextKey = "fromFederatorChan"
 )

internal/ap/interfaces.go

@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ type Addressable interface {
 	WithCC
 }
 
+// ReplyToable represents the minimum interface for an Activity that can be InReplyTo another activity.
+type ReplyToable interface {
+	WithInReplyTo
+}
+
 // CollectionPageable represents the minimum interface for an activitystreams 'CollectionPage' object.
 type CollectionPageable interface {
 	WithJSONLDId

internal/db/bundb/domain.go

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ type domainDB struct {
 }
 
 func (d *domainDB) IsDomainBlocked(ctx context.Context, domain string) (bool, db.Error) {
-	if domain == "" {
+	if domain == "" || domain == viper.GetString(config.Keys.Host) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 

internal/federation/federatingprotocol.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/uris"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -62,19 +63,60 @@
 // write a response to the ResponseWriter as is expected that the caller
 // to PostInbox will do so when handling the error.
 func (f *federator) PostInboxRequestBodyHook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, activity pub.Activity) (context.Context, error) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// extract any other IRIs involved in this activity
-		"func":      "PostInboxRequestBodyHook",
+	otherInvolvedIRIs := []*url.URL{}
-		"useragent": r.UserAgent(),
-		"url":       r.URL.String(),
-	})
 
-	if activity == nil {
+	// check if the Activity itself has an 'inReplyTo'
-		err := errors.New("nil activity in PostInboxRequestBodyHook")
+	if replyToable, ok := activity.(ap.ReplyToable); ok {
-		l.Debug(err)
+		if inReplyToURI := ap.ExtractInReplyToURI(replyToable); inReplyToURI != nil {
-		return nil, err
+			otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, inReplyToURI)
+		}
 	}
-	// set the activity on the context for use later on
+
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextActivity, activity), nil
+	// now check if the Object of the Activity (usually a Note or something) has an 'inReplyTo'
+	if object := activity.GetActivityStreamsObject(); object != nil {
+		if replyToable, ok := object.(ap.ReplyToable); ok {
+			if inReplyToURI := ap.ExtractInReplyToURI(replyToable); inReplyToURI != nil {
+				otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, inReplyToURI)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check for Tos and CCs on Activity itself
+	if addressable, ok := activity.(ap.Addressable); ok {
+		if ccURIs, err := ap.ExtractCCs(addressable); err == nil {
+			otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, ccURIs...)
+		}
+		if toURIs, err := ap.ExtractTos(addressable); err == nil {
+			otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, toURIs...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// and on the Object itself
+	if object := activity.GetActivityStreamsObject(); object != nil {
+		if addressable, ok := object.(ap.Addressable); ok {
+			if ccURIs, err := ap.ExtractCCs(addressable); err == nil {
+				otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, ccURIs...)
+			}
+			if toURIs, err := ap.ExtractTos(addressable); err == nil {
+				otherInvolvedIRIs = append(otherInvolvedIRIs, toURIs...)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// remove any duplicate entries in the slice we put together
+	deduped := util.UniqueURIs(otherInvolvedIRIs)
+
+	// clean any instances of the public URI since we don't care about that in this context
+	cleaned := []*url.URL{}
+	for _, u := range deduped {
+		if !pub.IsPublic(u.String()) {
+			cleaned = append(cleaned, u)
+		}
+	}
+
+	withOtherInvolvedIRIs := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs, cleaned)
+	return withOtherInvolvedIRIs, nil
 }
 
 // AuthenticatePostInbox delegates the authentication of a POST to an
@@ -185,40 +227,85 @@ func (f *federator) Blocked(ctx context.Context, actorIRIs []*url.URL) (bool, er
 	})
 	l.Debugf("entering BLOCKED function with IRI list: %+v", actorIRIs)
 
+	// check domain blocks first for the given actor IRIs
+	blocked, err := f.db.AreURIsBlocked(ctx, actorIRIs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking domain blocks of actorIRIs: %s", err)
+	}
+	if blocked {
+		return blocked, nil
+	}
+
+	// check domain blocks for any other involved IRIs
+	otherInvolvedIRIsI := ctx.Value(ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs)
+	otherInvolvedIRIs, ok := otherInvolvedIRIsI.([]*url.URL)
+	if !ok {
+		l.Errorf("other involved IRIs not set on request context")
+		return false, errors.New("other involved IRIs not set on request context, so couldn't determine blocks")
+	}
+	blocked, err = f.db.AreURIsBlocked(ctx, otherInvolvedIRIs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking domain blocks of otherInvolvedIRIs: %s", err)
+	}
+	if blocked {
+		return blocked, nil
+	}
+
+	// now check for user-level block from receiving against requesting account
 	receivingAccountI := ctx.Value(ap.ContextReceivingAccount)
 	receivingAccount, ok := receivingAccountI.(*gtsmodel.Account)
 	if !ok {
 		l.Errorf("receiving account not set on request context")
 		return false, errors.New("receiving account not set on request context, so couldn't determine blocks")
 	}
-
+	requestingAccountI := ctx.Value(ap.ContextRequestingAccount)
-	blocked, err := f.db.AreURIsBlocked(ctx, actorIRIs)
+	requestingAccount, ok := requestingAccountI.(*gtsmodel.Account)
+	if !ok {
+		l.Errorf("requesting account not set on request context")
+		return false, errors.New("requesting account not set on request context, so couldn't determine blocks")
+	}
+	// the receiver shouldn't block the sender
+	blocked, err = f.db.IsBlocked(ctx, receivingAccount.ID, requestingAccount.ID, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking domain blocks: %s", err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking user-level blocks: %s", err)
 	}
 	if blocked {
 		return blocked, nil
 	}
 
-	for _, uri := range actorIRIs {
+	// get account IDs for other involved accounts
-		requestingAccount, err := f.db.GetAccountByURI(ctx, uri.String())
+	var involvedAccountIDs []string
-		if err != nil {
+	for _, iri := range otherInvolvedIRIs {
-			if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+		var involvedAccountID string
-				// we don't have an entry for this account so it's not blocked
+		if involvedStatus, err := f.db.GetStatusByURI(ctx, iri.String()); err == nil {
-				// TODO: allow a different default to be set for this behavior
+			involvedAccountID = involvedStatus.AccountID
-				l.Tracef("no entry for account with URI %s so it can't be blocked", uri)
+		} else if involvedAccount, err := f.db.GetAccountByURI(ctx, iri.String()); err == nil {
-				continue
+			involvedAccountID = involvedAccount.ID
-			}
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("error getting account with uri %s: %s", uri.String(), err)
 		}
 
-		blocked, err = f.db.IsBlocked(ctx, receivingAccount.ID, requestingAccount.ID, false)
+		if involvedAccountID != "" {
+			involvedAccountIDs = append(involvedAccountIDs, involvedAccountID)
+		}
+	}
+	deduped := util.UniqueStrings(involvedAccountIDs)
+
+	for _, involvedAccountID := range deduped {
+		// the involved account shouldn't block whoever is making this request
+		blocked, err = f.db.IsBlocked(ctx, involvedAccountID, requestingAccount.ID, false)
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking account block: %s", err)
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking user-level otherInvolvedIRI blocks: %s", err)
 		}
 		if blocked {
-			l.Tracef("local account %s blocks account with uri %s", receivingAccount.Username, uri)
+			return blocked, nil
-			return true, nil
+		}
+
+		// whoever is receiving this request shouldn't block the involved account
+		blocked, err = f.db.IsBlocked(ctx, receivingAccount.ID, involvedAccountID, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking user-level otherInvolvedIRI blocks: %s", err)
+		}
+		if blocked {
+			return blocked, nil
 		}
 	}
 

internal/federation/federatingprotocol_test.go

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-fed/httpsig"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
-	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/activity/pub"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/concurrency"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/federation"
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ type FederatingProtocolTestSuite struct {
 	FederatorStandardTestSuite
 }
 
-// make sure PostInboxRequestBodyHook properly sets the inbox username and activity on the context
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestPostInboxRequestBodyHook1() {
-func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestPostInboxRequestBodyHook() {
 	// the activity we're gonna use
 	activity := suite.testActivities["dm_for_zork"]
 
@@ -63,13 +62,82 @@ func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestPostInboxRequestBodyHook() {
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.NotNil(newContext)
 
-	// activity should be set on context now
+	involvedIRIsI := newContext.Value(ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs)
-	activityI := newContext.Value(ap.ContextActivity)
+	involvedIRIs, ok := involvedIRIsI.([]*url.URL)
-	suite.NotNil(activityI)
+	if !ok {
-	returnedActivity, ok := activityI.(pub.Activity)
+		suite.FailNow("couldn't get involved IRIs from context")
-	suite.True(ok)
+	}
-	suite.NotNil(returnedActivity)
+
-	suite.EqualValues(activity.Activity, returnedActivity)
+	suite.Len(involvedIRIs, 1)
+	suite.Contains(involvedIRIs, testrig.URLMustParse("http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork"))
+}
+
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestPostInboxRequestBodyHook2() {
+	// the activity we're gonna use
+	activity := suite.testActivities["reply_to_turtle_for_zork"]
+
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+
+	// setup transport controller with a no-op client so we don't make external calls
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	// setup module being tested
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	// setup request
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/inbox", nil) // the endpoint we're hitting
+	request.Header.Set("Signature", activity.SignatureHeader)
+
+	// trigger the function being tested, and return the new context it creates
+	newContext, err := federator.PostInboxRequestBodyHook(ctx, request, activity.Activity)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(newContext)
+
+	involvedIRIsI := newContext.Value(ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs)
+	involvedIRIs, ok := involvedIRIsI.([]*url.URL)
+	if !ok {
+		suite.FailNow("couldn't get involved IRIs from context")
+	}
+
+	suite.Len(involvedIRIs, 2)
+	suite.Contains(involvedIRIs, testrig.URLMustParse("http://localhost:8080/users/1happyturtle"))
+	suite.Contains(involvedIRIs, testrig.URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan/followers"))
+}
+
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestPostInboxRequestBodyHook3() {
+	// the activity we're gonna use
+	activity := suite.testActivities["reply_to_turtle_for_turtle"]
+
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+
+	// setup transport controller with a no-op client so we don't make external calls
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	// setup module being tested
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	// setup request
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost:8080/users/1happyturtle/inbox", nil) // the endpoint we're hitting
+	request.Header.Set("Signature", activity.SignatureHeader)
+
+	// trigger the function being tested, and return the new context it creates
+	newContext, err := federator.PostInboxRequestBodyHook(ctx, request, activity.Activity)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NotNil(newContext)
+
+	involvedIRIsI := newContext.Value(ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs)
+	involvedIRIs, ok := involvedIRIsI.([]*url.URL)
+	if !ok {
+		suite.FailNow("couldn't get involved IRIs from context")
+	}
+
+	suite.Len(involvedIRIs, 2)
+	suite.Contains(involvedIRIs, testrig.URLMustParse("http://localhost:8080/users/1happyturtle"))
+	suite.Contains(involvedIRIs, testrig.URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan/followers"))
 }
 
 func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestAuthenticatePostInbox() {
@@ -97,8 +165,7 @@ func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestAuthenticatePostInbox() {
 	// by the time AuthenticatePostInbox is called, PostInboxRequestBodyHook should have already been called,
 	// which should have set the account and username onto the request. We can replicate that behavior here:
 	ctxWithAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextReceivingAccount, inboxAccount)
-	ctxWithActivity := context.WithValue(ctxWithAccount, ap.ContextActivity, activity)
+	ctxWithVerifier := context.WithValue(ctxWithAccount, ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier, verifier)
-	ctxWithVerifier := context.WithValue(ctxWithActivity, ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier, verifier)
 	ctxWithSignature := context.WithValue(ctxWithVerifier, ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeySignature, activity.SignatureHeader)
 
 	// we can pass this recorder as a writer and read it back after
@@ -117,6 +184,125 @@ func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestAuthenticatePostInbox() {
 	suite.Equal(sendingAccount.Username, requestingAccount.Username)
 }
 
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestBlocked1() {
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	sendingAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_1"]
+	inboxAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	otherInvolvedIRIs := []*url.URL{}
+	actorIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(sendingAccount.URI),
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctxWithReceivingAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextReceivingAccount, inboxAccount)
+	ctxWithRequestingAccount := context.WithValue(ctxWithReceivingAccount, ap.ContextRequestingAccount, sendingAccount)
+	ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs := context.WithValue(ctxWithRequestingAccount, ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs, otherInvolvedIRIs)
+
+	blocked, err := federator.Blocked(ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs, actorIRIs)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.False(blocked)
+}
+
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestBlocked2() {
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	sendingAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_1"]
+	inboxAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	otherInvolvedIRIs := []*url.URL{}
+	actorIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(sendingAccount.URI),
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctxWithReceivingAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextReceivingAccount, inboxAccount)
+	ctxWithRequestingAccount := context.WithValue(ctxWithReceivingAccount, ap.ContextRequestingAccount, sendingAccount)
+	ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs := context.WithValue(ctxWithRequestingAccount, ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs, otherInvolvedIRIs)
+
+	// insert a block from inboxAccount targeting sendingAccount
+	if err := suite.db.Put(context.Background(), &gtsmodel.Block{
+		ID:              "01G3KBEMJD4VQ2D615MPV7KTRD",
+		URI:             "whatever",
+		AccountID:       inboxAccount.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: sendingAccount.ID,
+	}); err != nil {
+		suite.Fail(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// request should be blocked now
+	blocked, err := federator.Blocked(ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs, actorIRIs)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(blocked)
+}
+
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestBlocked3() {
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	sendingAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_1"]
+	inboxAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	ccedAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_2"]
+
+	otherInvolvedIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(ccedAccount.URI),
+	}
+	actorIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(sendingAccount.URI),
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctxWithReceivingAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextReceivingAccount, inboxAccount)
+	ctxWithRequestingAccount := context.WithValue(ctxWithReceivingAccount, ap.ContextRequestingAccount, sendingAccount)
+	ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs := context.WithValue(ctxWithRequestingAccount, ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs, otherInvolvedIRIs)
+
+	// insert a block from inboxAccount targeting CCed account
+	if err := suite.db.Put(context.Background(), &gtsmodel.Block{
+		ID:              "01G3KBEMJD4VQ2D615MPV7KTRD",
+		URI:             "whatever",
+		AccountID:       inboxAccount.ID,
+		TargetAccountID: ccedAccount.ID,
+	}); err != nil {
+		suite.Fail(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	blocked, err := federator.Blocked(ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs, actorIRIs)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(blocked)
+}
+
+func (suite *FederatingProtocolTestSuite) TestBlocked4() {
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	tc := testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil), suite.db, fedWorker)
+	federator := federation.NewFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestFederatingDB(suite.db, fedWorker), tc, suite.tc, testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage))
+
+	sendingAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_1"]
+	inboxAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+	repliedStatus := suite.testStatuses["local_account_2_status_1"]
+
+	otherInvolvedIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(repliedStatus.URI), // this status is involved because the hypothetical activity is a reply to this status
+	}
+	actorIRIs := []*url.URL{
+		testrig.URLMustParse(sendingAccount.URI),
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctxWithReceivingAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextReceivingAccount, inboxAccount)
+	ctxWithRequestingAccount := context.WithValue(ctxWithReceivingAccount, ap.ContextRequestingAccount, sendingAccount)
+	ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs := context.WithValue(ctxWithRequestingAccount, ap.ContextOtherInvolvedIRIs, otherInvolvedIRIs)
+
+	// local account 2 (replied status account) blocks sending account already so we don't need to add a block here
+
+	blocked, err := federator.Blocked(ctxWithOtherInvolvedIRIs, actorIRIs)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.True(blocked)
+}
+
 func TestFederatingProtocolTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(FederatingProtocolTestSuite))
 }

internal/federation/federator_test.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type FederatorStandardTestSuite struct {
 	storage        *kv.KVStore
 	tc             typeutils.TypeConverter
 	testAccounts   map[string]*gtsmodel.Account
+	testStatuses   map[string]*gtsmodel.Status
 	testActivities map[string]testrig.ActivityWithSignature
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func (suite *FederatorStandardTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	suite.storage = testrig.NewTestStorage()
 	suite.tc = testrig.NewTestTypeConverter(suite.db)
 	suite.testAccounts = testrig.NewTestAccounts()
+	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
 }
 
 func (suite *FederatorStandardTestSuite) SetupTest() {

internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go

@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ func (c *converter) StatusToAS(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (vocab.A
 	if s.InReplyToID != "" {
 		// fetch the replied status if we don't have it on hand already
 		if s.InReplyTo == nil {
-			rs := &gtsmodel.Status{}
+			rs, err := c.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, s.InReplyToID)
-			if err := c.db.GetByID(ctx, s.InReplyToID, rs); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error retrieving replied-to status from db: %s", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error getting replied to status %s: %s", s.InReplyToID, err)
 			}
 			s.InReplyTo = rs
 		}

internal/util/unique.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 package util
 
+import "net/url"
+
 // UniqueStrings returns a deduplicated version of a given string slice.
 func UniqueStrings(s []string) []string {
 	keys := make(map[string]bool, len(s))
@@ -30,3 +32,16 @@ func UniqueStrings(s []string) []string {
 	}
 	return list
 }
+
+// UniqueURIs returns a deduplicated version of a given *url.URL slice.
+func UniqueURIs(s []*url.URL) []*url.URL {
+	keys := make(map[string]bool, len(s))
+	list := []*url.URL{}
+	for _, entry := range s {
+		if _, value := keys[entry.String()]; !value {
+			keys[entry.String()] = true
+			list = append(list, entry)
+		}
+	}
+	return list
+}

testrig/testmodels.go

@@ -1601,6 +1601,30 @@ func NewTestActivities(accounts map[string]*gtsmodel.Account) map[string]Activit
 		dmForZork)
 	createDmForZorkSig, createDmForZorkDigest, creatDmForZorkDate := GetSignatureForActivity(createDmForZork, accounts["remote_account_1"].PublicKeyURI, accounts["remote_account_1"].PrivateKey, URLMustParse(accounts["local_account_1"].InboxURI))
 
+	replyToTurtle := NewAPNote(
+		URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan/statuses/2f1195a6-5cb0-4475-adf5-92ab9a0147fe"),
+		URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/@foss_satan/2f1195a6-5cb0-4475-adf5-92ab9a0147fe"),
+		time.Now(),
+		"@1happyturtle@localhost:8080 u suck lol",
+		"",
+		URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan"),
+		[]*url.URL{URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan/followers")},
+		[]*url.URL{URLMustParse("http://localhost:8080/users/1happyturtle")},
+		false,
+		[]vocab.ActivityStreamsMention{newAPMention(
+			URLMustParse("http://localhost:8080/users/1happyturtle"),
+			"@1happyturtle@localhost:8080",
+		)},
+		nil,
+	)
+	createReplyToTurtle := WrapAPNoteInCreate(
+		URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan/statuses/2f1195a6-5cb0-4475-adf5-92ab9a0147fe"),
+		URLMustParse("http://fossbros-anonymous.io/users/foss_satan"),
+		time.Now(),
+		replyToTurtle)
+	createReplyToTurtleForZorkSig, createReplyToTurtleForZorkDigest, createReplyToTurtleForZorkDate := GetSignatureForActivity(createReplyToTurtle, accounts["remote_account_1"].PublicKeyURI, accounts["remote_account_1"].PrivateKey, URLMustParse(accounts["local_account_1"].InboxURI))
+	createReplyToTurtleForTurtleSig, createReplyToTurtleForTurtleDigest, createReplyToTurtleForTurtleDate := GetSignatureForActivity(createReplyToTurtle, accounts["remote_account_1"].PublicKeyURI, accounts["remote_account_1"].PrivateKey, URLMustParse(accounts["local_account_2"].InboxURI))
+
 	forwardedMessage := NewAPNote(
 		URLMustParse("http://example.org/users/some_user/statuses/afaba698-5740-4e32-a702-af61aa543bc1"),
 		URLMustParse("http://example.org/@some_user/afaba698-5740-4e32-a702-af61aa543bc1"),
@@ -1628,6 +1652,18 @@ func NewTestActivities(accounts map[string]*gtsmodel.Account) map[string]Activit
 			DigestHeader:    createDmForZorkDigest,
 			DateHeader:      creatDmForZorkDate,
 		},
+		"reply_to_turtle_for_zork": {
+			Activity:        createReplyToTurtle,
+			SignatureHeader: createReplyToTurtleForZorkSig,
+			DigestHeader:    createReplyToTurtleForZorkDigest,
+			DateHeader:      createReplyToTurtleForZorkDate,
+		},
+		"reply_to_turtle_for_turtle": {
+			Activity:        createReplyToTurtle,
+			SignatureHeader: createReplyToTurtleForTurtleSig,
+			DigestHeader:    createReplyToTurtleForTurtleDigest,
+			DateHeader:      createReplyToTurtleForTurtleDate,
+		},
 		"forwarded_message": {
 			Activity:        createForwardedMessage,
 			SignatureHeader: createForwardedMessageSig,