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fix(ssrf): keep spec credentials on their origin and normalize host lists - #42
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…ists safeFetch re-sent the caller's headers (the spec host's Authorization or API key) on every redirect hop, so a spec host with an open redirect, or a compromised one, could forward the token to any origin. The redirect loop now drops all caller headers once a hop leaves the original origin (another host, port, or an https -> http downgrade) and never restores them later in the chain. allowedHosts / blockedHosts were matched with an exact string compare against new URL().hostname, which keeps a trailing root dot, so `http://internal.corp./` slipped past `blockedHosts: ['internal.corp']` (the only host guard when allowInternalIPs is on). Hostnames and list entries are now compared lowercase with trailing dots and IPv6 brackets removed, in assertUrlSafe, isBlockedHostname and the $ref canRead allow-list. The built-in internal names (localhost., metadata.google.internal.) use the same normalization. Hardening: IPv6 addresses that embed an IPv4 address (NAT64 64:ff9b::/96, 6to4 2002::/16, IPv4-compatible and IPv4-translated forms, uncompressed mapped forms) are now checked against the IPv4 ranges, and the local-use NAT64 prefix 64:ff9b:1::/48 is blocked. Regression tests cover both reported issues through safeFetch and fromURL over real loopback servers, the $ref canRead filter, and the IPv6 forms.
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WalkthroughThe changes normalize hostname comparisons, extend SSRF checks to IPv4 addresses embedded in IPv6 forms, and restrict caller headers to the original origin across redirects. External ChangesSSRF Protection
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant safeFetch
participant NodeTransport
participant RedirectTarget
Caller->>safeFetch: URL and caller headers
safeFetch->>NodeTransport: Request original origin with headers
NodeTransport->>RedirectTarget: Request redirected URL
RedirectTarget-->>NodeTransport: Redirect response
NodeTransport-->>safeFetch: Redirect response
safeFetch->>safeFetch: Compare origin and clear headers if changed
safeFetch->>NodeTransport: Request next hop with current headers
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🟠 Major · Stop returning early when an IPv4-mapped decode finds a public address. The… · ssrf.ts:237-242
src/ssrf.ts:237-242
🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winStop returning early when an IPv4-mapped decode finds a public address. The early return bypasses the new 6to4 check and the ULA and link-local checks.
decodeIpv4MappedIpv6searches for::ffff:withlastIndexOfanywhere in the address. It does not check only the::ffff:0:0/96prefix. When the decoded IPv4 address is public,isBlockedAddressreturnsfalseat once. It never reachesisBlockedIpv6.Trace for
http://[fd00::ffff:808:808]/:
normalizeHostnamereturnsfd00::ffff:808:808.decodeIpv4MappedIpv6returns8.8.8.8.isBlockedIpv4returnsfalse, soisBlockedAddressreturnsfalse.isIpLiteralreturnstrue, soassertUrlSafereturns[].safeFetchconnects to the ULA address.
new URLcompressesfd00:0:0:0:0:ffff:808:808into this same form, so uncompressed spellings are also affected. The same path accepts2002:a00:1::ffff:808:808. That is a 6to4 address that embeds10.0.0.1, so the 6to4 check added in this PR never runs for it. An untrusted spec can use either address as an external$reftarget.
parseIpv6andembeddedIpv4now handle true IPv4-mapped addresses. Let the decode block only. Do not let it allow.🔒️ Proposed fix
// IPv4-mapped IPv6 → re-check as the embedded IPv4. const mapped = decodeIpv4MappedIpv6(host); if (mapped) { const o = parseIpv4(mapped); - if (o) return isBlockedIpv4(o); + // Block-only: the decoder matches `::ffff:` anywhere, so a public result + // must still fall through to the full IPv6 prefix / embedded-IPv4 checks. + if (o && isBlockedIpv4(o)) return true; }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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108-139: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd a regression case for a non-mapped prefix followed by
::ffff:<public IPv4>.The table does not cover addresses such as
2002:a00:1::ffff:808:808orfd00::ffff:808:808. The earlydecodeIpv4MappedIpv6return inisBlockedAddresslets both through, as described in thesrc/ssrf.tscomment. Add both addresses to the blockedit.eachlist. The tests should fail before the fix and pass after it.'0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1', // uncompressed IPv4-mapped loopback + '2002:a00:1::ffff:808:808', // 6to4 → 10.0.0.1; must not be decoded as ::ffff:8.8.8.8 + 'fd00::ffff:808:808', // ULA; must not be decoded as ::ffff:8.8.8.8 ])('blocks IPv6 transition form %s that embeds a non-public IPv4', (ip) => {🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @docs/configuration.md:
- Around line 47-48: Move the host-matching note from between the configuration
table rows to immediately after the final allowInternalIPs row, preserving the
note text and keeping all rows contiguous within the Markdown table.
Review comments at @src/ssrf.ts:
- Around line 100-104: Update normalizeHostname to replace the trailing-dot
regular expression with a linear backward loop that decrements an end index
while the final character is '.', then return the sliced hostname. Preserve
trimming, lowercasing, bracket removal, and existing behavior for hostnames
without trailing dots.
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Review comments at @src/ssrf.ts:
- Around line 237-242: Update the IPv4-mapped handling in isBlockedAddress so
decode results only cause an immediate return when isBlockedIpv4 reports the
address is blocked; otherwise continue into the full IPv6 checks, including
6to4, ULA, and link-local validation. Preserve the existing parseIpv4 and
decodeIpv4MappedIpv6 flow without allowing a public decoded result to bypass
isBlockedIpv6.
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Review comments at @src/__tests__/ssrf.spec.ts:
- Around line 108-139: Extend the blocked IPv6 transition-form test table in the
SSRF tests with 2002:a00:1::ffff:808:808 and fd00::ffff:808:808, preserving the
existing expectation that isBlockedAddress returns true for each address.
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isBlockedAddress decoded `::ffff:<ipv4>` found anywhere in the address and returned its verdict directly, so `fd00::ffff:808:808` (ULA), `fe80::ffff:808:808` (link-local) and `2002:a00:1::ffff:808:808` (6to4 for 10.0.0.1) were allowed because the tail spells 8.8.8.8. The mapped decode now only ever blocks; a public result falls through to the IPv6 prefix and embedded-IPv4 checks. normalizeHostname trims trailing dots with a loop instead of /\.+$/, which is quadratic on hostnames with long runs of dots. Moves the host-matching note in docs/configuration.md below the RefResolutionOptions table so the allowInternalIPs row still renders.
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Summary
Spec-load headers no longer follow cross-origin redirects
safeFetchhandles redirects manually so every hop is re-validated, but it re-sent the caller'sheaderson every hop. AfromURLcall withheaders: { Authorization: 'Bearer …' }against a spec host with an open redirect, or a compromised one, sent the token to whatever origin the redirect named. PlainfetchstripsAuthorizationacross origins; this loop did not. (External$reffetches were already safe: they never receiveheaders.)The redirect loop now drops all caller headers once a hop leaves the original origin: another host, another port, or an
https→httpdowngrade. They stay dropped for the rest of the chain, even if it later returns to the original origin. It drops every caller header, not justAuthorization,CookieandProxy-Authorization, becauseheadersexists to authenticate to the spec host and custom names likeX-API-KeyorPRIVATE-TOKENwould leak the same way. Same-origin redirects keep the headers.Host lists match the normalized hostname
allowedHostsandblockedHostswere matched with an exactincludes()againstnew URL().hostname, which keeps a trailing root dot. Sohttp://internal.corp./got pastblockedHosts: ['internal.corp']. WithallowInternalIPs: true, that list is the only host guard. A mixed-case entry (['Internal.Corp']) or one written with a trailing dot never matched anything.Hostnames and list entries are now compared in one canonical form: trimmed, lowercase, IPv6 brackets removed, trailing dots removed. This covers:
assertUrlSafe(spec URL and every redirect hop)isBlockedHostname$refcanReadallow-listThe built-in internal names use the same form, so
localhost.andmetadata.google.internal.are rejected by the name list before DNS. Before, only DNS resolution caught them, and DNS isn't available on edge runtimes.Hardening: IPv6 forms that embed an IPv4 address
These IPv6 forms are now checked against the IPv4 ranges:
64:ff9b::/962002::/16::/96::ffff:0:0:0/96The local-use NAT64 prefix
64:ff9b:1::/48is blocked. On a NAT64 network, a literal like[64:ff9b::a9fe:a9fe], or a name whose only record is such an AAAA, could otherwise reach an internal IPv4 target. The existing IPv6 prefix checks are unchanged; the new checks only add blocks.Regression tests
ssrf.spec.tssafeFetchkeeps headers on same-origin hops and drops them on cross-origin, cross-port and downgrade hops, and never restores them.AuthorizationnorX-API-Key.blockedHosts/allowedHosts, withallowInternalIPson and off.generator.spec.tsfromURLcross-origin redirect over real loopback servers.fromURLwithblockedHosts: ['localhost']refuseslocalhost./LOCALHOST.without a request reaching the server.$refcanReadnormalization.All 37 new behavioural tests failed before the fix.
Docs
docs/ssrf-prevention.md: new "Hostname Matching" and "Headers and Redirects" sections, plus a table of the IPv6 forms that embed an IPv4 address.docs/configuration.mdand theLoadOptions.headers/RefResolutionOptionsJSDoc describe the new behaviour.Behaviour change
A spec host that redirects to a different origin no longer receives the caller's
headerson that hop. If the target also needs credentials, load the final URL directly. Signed or pre-authorized redirect URLs, such as CDN links, are unaffected.Verification
yarn buildtsc --noEmityarn test:coverage: 1097 tests, 100% statements/branches/functions/linesyarn test:e2e: 56 testsmainthroughfromURL. Against this branch's build, the redirect target receives no credentials and every trailing-dot or mixed-case spelling is blocked.Summary by CodeRabbit
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