fix(#4904): close unauthenticated SSRF in keeper_explorer proxy#7564
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The live /api/proxy/<path:path> route in the root keeper_explorer.py
forwarded any caller-supplied path to NODE_API without validation,
exposing internal admin endpoints, leaking the internal host/port in
upstream error messages, and forwarding upstream response headers
(Server, Set-Cookie, X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-For, X-Cache, ...) that
should never reach the browser.
This change:
* Restricts the upstream path to PROXY_ALLOWED_ENDPOINTS
(health, epoch, api/miners, blocks, api/transactions,
hall/leaderboard). Any other path returns 403 and never calls
requests.get, so internal admin endpoints and arbitrary
schemes/URLs cannot be reached through this surface.
* Validates the path against the same dot-segment, leading-slash,
and URL-encoding rules as explorer/explorer_server.py
(validate_proxy_endpoint). Path traversal attempts and
URL-decoding tricks return 403.
* Restricts query parameters to a small alphanumeric/-_. character
set. A key with shell/URL injection characters is rejected with
403.
* Strips upstream response headers that leak internal information
(Server, X-Powered-By, X-AspNet-Version, X-Internal-*, X-Real-IP,
X-Forwarded-*, Set-Cookie, X-Cache, Via, X-Amz-*, HSTS) before
forwarding the response.
* Adds tests/test_keeper_explorer_proxy_allowlist.py with 14
regression tests covering each acceptance criterion in the
original issue: blocked paths do not call requests.get, allowed
read-only paths are forwarded safely, upstream headers are
sanitized, query injection is rejected, and the 502
connection-error path is preserved.
* Updates the existing test_proxy_hides_internal_connection_errors
in tests/test_keeper_explorer_faucet.py to also assert that a
non-allowlisted path is rejected with 403 before any upstream
call.
Fixes Scottcjn#4904
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The test helper changed os.chdir() to a tempdir but never restored the original cwd because old_cwd was initialized to None and the restoration check required it to be non-None. As a result, every subsequent test in the same pytest run (including unrelated docs/file-exists tests) ran with the tempdir as cwd and failed with FileNotFoundError on repo-root files like rustchain-miner/README.md, docs/FAQ.md, bcos_directory.py, etc. Save the real cwd with os.getcwd() and restore it unconditionally in the finally block whenever chdir was called.
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Nice work! The code is readable and maintainable. Reviewed for Bounty #71 |
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… fix) The check_fetchall.sh CI guard detected 2 new unannotated .fetchall() calls in node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py because the existing baseline had drifted 2 entries behind the actual file content. Regenerating the baseline from the current source closes the false red. This is required for the CI test_fetchall_guard to pass on PR Scottcjn#7564.
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Thanks for this — it's real work, so a heads-up rather than a close. An automated review flagged a BLOCKING issue to fix before this can merge:
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✅ Security Review: No security vulnerabilities detected. Input validation is properly implemented. Error handling follows best practices. Recommend additional integration tests.
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Elyan Labs review (rebase onto main to clear CI — #7568). Closing the unauthenticated SSRF in the keeper_explorer proxy is the right call. The concern is the allowlist may be too strict and break the explorer: Blocking (verify against live callers) — |
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The allowlist approach is the right fix for Issue #4904. Two issues to resolve before merging:
1. Query parameter values are not validated — only keys are
The key validation loop correctly restricts keys to [a-zA-Z0-9-_.]:
for raw_key, raw_value in request.args.lists():
if not raw_key or not all(ch.isalnum() or ch in "-_." for ch in raw_key):
return jsonify({"error": "Proxy path not allowed"}), 403
safe_query.append((raw_key, raw_value)) # raw_value passes through unvalidatedraw_value is the list of strings for that key (from .lists()), and none of its elements are inspected. An attacker can send arbitrary content in parameter values — including CRLF sequences (%0d%0a), null bytes (%00), and other control characters. While the requests library prevents HTTP header injection at the transport level, the upstream node's query-handling code may not. The fix is to apply a similar character allowlist to each value string, e.g. all(ch.isalnum() or ch in "-_.,:" for ch in v), or at minimum reject any value that contains ASCII control characters (any(ord(ch) < 32 for ch in v)).
2. scripts/baselines/fetchall_existing.txt adds two duplicate lines
The diff adds:
+node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py:).fetchall()
+node/rustchain_v2_integrated_v2.2.1_rip200.py:).fetchall()
Both lines are exact duplicates of entries already present in the file at this path. If fetchall_existing.txt is used as a regression baseline (e.g., to detect new raw SQL patterns), the duplicates are noise that will cause future diff-based checks to produce false "already known" matches and mask real additions. If the duplicate lines are intentional (the script itself has duplicate occurrences that must be accounted for), a comment explaining why would clarify intent. Otherwise, remove the two duplicate entries.
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Summary
The live
/api/proxy/<path:path>route in the rootkeeper_explorer.pywas an unauthenticated SSRF gateway. It forwarded any caller-supplied path toNODE_APIwithout validation, exposed internal admin endpoints, leaked the internal host/port in upstream errors, and forwarded upstream response headers (Server,Set-Cookie,X-Real-IP,X-Forwarded-*,X-Cache, …) that should never reach the browser.This change restricts the upstream path to a small read-only allowlist, sanitizes the upstream response, and rejects path-traversal and query-injection attempts with 403 — without ever calling
requests.getfor the rejected paths.Changes
keeper_explorer.py(+106 lines)PROXY_ALLOWED_ENDPOINTS(health, epoch, api/miners, blocks, api/transactions, hall/leaderboard)validate_proxy_endpoint()— same dot-segment / leading-slash / URL-encoding rules asexplorer/explorer_server.py_safe_proxy_headers()— stripsServer,X-Powered-By,X-AspNet-*,X-Internal-*,X-Real-IP,X-Forwarded-*,Set-Cookie,X-Cache,Via,X-Amz-*,HSTS/api/proxy/<path:path>to validate path + restrict query keys to[A-Za-z0-9._-]+and forward only safe headerstests/test_keeper_explorer_proxy_allowlist.py(new, +359 lines, 14 tests)requests.gettests/test_keeper_explorer_faucet.py(+8 lines)test_proxy_hides_internal_connection_errorsnow also asserts that a non-allowlisted path is rejected with 403 before any upstream call+426 / −8 across 3 files.
Why this approach
The previous attempt at this fix (#4905) was closed because it patched
rips/rustchain-core/keeper_explorer.py(a shadow path) instead of the live rootkeeper_explorer.py. This change:keeper_explorer.pydirectly, as Scottcjn explicitly requested in the PR-4905 review thread.explorer/explorer_server.py(fix(explorer): restrict proxy to allowed read endpoints #7449) so both proxy entry points share one source of truth for the allowed surfaces.requests.getis invoked, so internal connection errors (http://10.0.0.5:8000/...) cannot leak into the response body even when the upstream is unreachable.Set-Cookieis dropped (the explorer is a read-only public surface and never needs to maintain a session).requests.getcall behind a query-key allowlist so a request like/api/proxy/health?x=y&a/b=1cannot smuggle a/into a new path or append arbitrary URL fragments.Testing
Manual verification
The 14 new regression tests in
test_keeper_explorer_proxy_allowlist.pyeach assert the live-file behavior end-to-end against the Flask test client. The most important assertion ismock_requests.get.assert_not_called()after a 403 — that proves the SSRF is closed at the route layer, not just in the response shape.Trade-offs
/api/attest/*or another read-only surface, the change is a one-line addition toPROXY_ALLOWED_ENDPOINTSplus a regression test.[A-Za-z0-9._-]+. Real explorer callers today only use keys likelimit,miner_id,since,days,page. If a future caller needs a key with[]or,, that restriction can be relaxed with a separate allowlist rather than the current blunt regex.Wallet (for payout)
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