1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GetWatchedProjects.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GetWatchedProjects.java
index d8580eb72f..cb12a36ea0 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GetWatchedProjects.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GetWatchedProjects.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.WatchConfig.NotifyType;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.WatchConfig.ProjectWatchKey;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.GlobalPermission;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
@@ -38,23 +41,28 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
 
 @Singleton
 public class GetWatchedProjects implements RestReadView<AccountResource> {
-
+  private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final Provider<IdentifiedUser> self;
   private final WatchConfig.Accessor watchConfig;
 
   @Inject
-  public GetWatchedProjects(Provider<IdentifiedUser> self, WatchConfig.Accessor watchConfig) {
+  public GetWatchedProjects(
+      PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
+      Provider<IdentifiedUser> self,
+      WatchConfig.Accessor watchConfig) {
+    this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.self = self;
     this.watchConfig = watchConfig;
   }
 
   @Override
   public List<ProjectWatchInfo> apply(AccountResource rsrc)
-      throws OrmException, AuthException, IOException, ConfigInvalidException {
-    if (!self.get().hasSameAccountId(rsrc.getUser())
-        && !self.get().getCapabilities().canAdministrateServer()) {
-      throw new AuthException("It is not allowed to list project watches of other users");
+      throws OrmException, AuthException, IOException, ConfigInvalidException,
+          PermissionBackendException {
+    if (!self.get().hasSameAccountId(rsrc.getUser())) {
+      permissionBackend.user(self).check(GlobalPermission.ADMINISTRATE_SERVER);
     }
+
     Account.Id accountId = rsrc.getUser().getAccountId();
     List<ProjectWatchInfo> projectWatchInfos = new ArrayList<>();
     for (Map.Entry<ProjectWatchKey, Set<NotifyType>> e :