feat: Add option to disallow aggregation pipelines for the read-only master key

[mtrezza]

Issue

The readOnlyMasterKey is intended to provide read-only access. However, it can run aggregation pipelines via the aggregate endpoint, and an aggregation pipeline can contain write-capable stages (for example MongoDB $out and $merge). There is currently no way for an operator to prevent the read-only master key from running aggregation pipelines.

Approach

• Adds a new server option allowAggregationForReadOnlyMasterKey (default true, current behavior). When set to false, the read-only master key cannot run aggregation pipelines via the aggregate endpoint.
• Deprecates the option so that its default changes to false in the next major version.
• Expands the readOnlyMasterKey option documentation to clarify that it is a secret key for internal, server-side use only and must never be shipped, distributed, published, or exposed to untrusted parties.

Tasks

• Add tests
• Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, code comments)

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📒 Files selected for processing (6)

• spec/ParseQuery.Aggregate.spec.js
• src/Deprecator/Deprecations.js
• src/Options/Definitions.js
• src/Options/docs.js
• src/Options/index.js
• src/Routers/AggregateRouter.js

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds a new allowAggregationForReadOnlyMasterKey boolean server option (default true) that controls whether the readOnlyMasterKey can execute aggregation pipelines via the aggregate endpoint. AggregateRouter.handleFind enforces this by throwing OPERATION_FORBIDDEN for read-only requests when the option is falsy. Option definition, JSDoc, and a deprecation entry with changeNewDefault: 'false' are also added.

Changes

allowAggregationForReadOnlyMasterKey option and enforcement

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Option definition, type, docs, and deprecation src/Options/Definitions.js, src/Options/index.js, src/Options/docs.js, src/Deprecator/Deprecations.js	Registers allowAggregationForReadOnlyMasterKey (env: PARSE_SERVER_ALLOW_AGGREGATION_FOR_READ_ONLY_MASTER_KEY, default true) in all option layers; expands readOnlyMasterKey help/doc text; adds a deprecation entry with changeNewDefault: 'false'.
AggregateRouter permission check src/Routers/AggregateRouter.js	Inserts an early guard in handleFind that throws Parse.Error.OPERATION_FORBIDDEN when req.auth.isReadOnly is true and req.config.allowAggregationForReadOnlyMasterKey is falsy.
Integration tests spec/ParseQuery.Aggregate.spec.js	Adds four tests covering: default allow for the read-only master key, denial when the option is false, denial of a $out-stage pipeline under the same setting, and continued access for the full master key when the option is false.

Estimated code review effort

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🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title follows the required 'feat:' prefix and clearly describes the main change: adding an option to control aggregation pipeline access for the read-only master key.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Security Check	✅ Passed	PR properly addresses the security risk that aggregation pipelines with $out/$merge stages enable write operations despite using read-only master key. Authorization check correctly placed at start...

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🔧 OpenGrep (1.22.0)

OpenGrep fatal error (exit code 2): [00.18][ERROR]: Error: exception Unix_error: No such file or directory stat spec/ParseQuery.Aggregate.spec.js
Raised by primitive operation at UTmp.replace_named_pipe_by_regular_file_if_needed in file "libs/commons/UTmp.ml", line 145, characters 8-27
Called from Scan_CLI.replace_target_roots_by_regular_files_where_needed.(fun) in file "src/osemgrep/cli_scan/Scan_CLI.ml", lines 1086-1087, characters 19-65
Called from List_.fast_map in file "libs/commons/List_.ml", line 81, characters 17-20
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✅ Project coverage is 92.65%. Comparing base (e9c85df) to head (04d9619).
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