package security import ( "context" "fmt" "net" neturl "net/url" "time" "github.com/Wikid82/charon/backend/internal/network" ) // ValidationConfig holds options for URL validation. type ValidationConfig struct { AllowLocalhost bool AllowHTTP bool MaxRedirects int Timeout time.Duration BlockPrivateIPs bool } // ValidationOption allows customizing validation behavior. type ValidationOption func(*ValidationConfig) // WithAllowLocalhost permits localhost addresses for testing (default: false). func WithAllowLocalhost() ValidationOption { return func(c *ValidationConfig) { c.AllowLocalhost = true } } // WithAllowHTTP permits HTTP scheme (default: false, HTTPS only). func WithAllowHTTP() ValidationOption { return func(c *ValidationConfig) { c.AllowHTTP = true } } // WithTimeout sets the DNS resolution timeout (default: 3 seconds). func WithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) ValidationOption { return func(c *ValidationConfig) { c.Timeout = timeout } } // WithMaxRedirects sets the maximum number of redirects to follow (default: 0). func WithMaxRedirects(maxRedirects int) ValidationOption { return func(c *ValidationConfig) { c.MaxRedirects = maxRedirects } } // ValidateExternalURL validates a URL for external HTTP requests with comprehensive SSRF protection. // This function provides defense-in-depth against Server-Side Request Forgery attacks by: // 1. Validating URL format and scheme // 2. Resolving DNS and checking all resolved IPs against private/reserved ranges // 3. Blocking access to cloud metadata endpoints (AWS, GCP, Azure) // 4. Enforcing HTTPS by default (configurable) // // Returns: normalized URL string, error // // Security: This function blocks access to: // - Private IP ranges (RFC 1918: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) // - Loopback addresses (127.0.0.0/8, ::1/128) unless AllowLocalhost option is set // - Link-local addresses (169.254.0.0/16, fe80::/10) including cloud metadata endpoints // - Reserved IP ranges (0.0.0.0/8, 240.0.0.0/4, 255.255.255.255/32) // - IPv6 unique local addresses (fc00::/7) // // Example usage: // // // Production use (HTTPS only, no private IPs) // url, err := ValidateExternalURL("https://api.example.com/webhook") // // // Testing use (allow localhost and HTTP) // url, err := ValidateExternalURL("http://localhost:8080/test", // WithAllowLocalhost(), // WithAllowHTTP()) func ValidateExternalURL(rawURL string, options ...ValidationOption) (string, error) { // Apply default configuration config := &ValidationConfig{ AllowLocalhost: false, AllowHTTP: false, MaxRedirects: 0, Timeout: 3 * time.Second, BlockPrivateIPs: true, } // Apply custom options for _, opt := range options { opt(config) } // Phase 1: URL Format Validation u, err := neturl.Parse(rawURL) if err != nil { return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid url format: %w", err) } // Validate scheme - only http/https allowed if u.Scheme != "http" && u.Scheme != "https" { return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported scheme: %s (only http and https are allowed)", u.Scheme) } // Enforce HTTPS unless explicitly allowed if !config.AllowHTTP && u.Scheme != "https" { return "", fmt.Errorf("http scheme not allowed (use https for security)") } // Validate hostname exists host := u.Hostname() if host == "" { return "", fmt.Errorf("missing hostname in url") } // Reject URLs with credentials in authority section if u.User != nil { return "", fmt.Errorf("urls with embedded credentials are not allowed") } // Phase 2: Localhost Exception Handling if config.AllowLocalhost { // Check if this is an explicit localhost address if host == "localhost" || host == "127.0.0.1" || host == "::1" { // Normalize and return - localhost is allowed return u.String(), nil } } // Phase 3: DNS Resolution and IP Validation // Resolve hostname with timeout resolver := &net.Resolver{} ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), config.Timeout) defer cancel() ips, err := resolver.LookupIP(ctx, "ip", host) if err != nil { return "", fmt.Errorf("dns resolution failed for %s: %w", host, err) } if len(ips) == 0 { return "", fmt.Errorf("no ip addresses resolved for hostname: %s", host) } // Phase 4: Private IP Blocking // Check ALL resolved IPs against private/reserved ranges if config.BlockPrivateIPs { for _, ip := range ips { // Check if IP is in private/reserved ranges using centralized network.IsPrivateIP // This includes: // - RFC 1918 private networks (10.x, 172.16.x, 192.168.x) // - Loopback (127.x.x.x, ::1) // - Link-local (169.254.x.x, fe80::) including cloud metadata // - Reserved ranges (0.x.x.x, 240.x.x.x, 255.255.255.255) // - IPv6 unique local (fc00::) if network.IsPrivateIP(ip) { // Provide security-conscious error messages if ip.String() == "169.254.169.254" { return "", fmt.Errorf("access to cloud metadata endpoints is blocked for security (detected: %s)", ip.String()) } return "", fmt.Errorf("connection to private ip addresses is blocked for security (detected: %s)", ip.String()) } } } // Normalize URL (trim trailing slashes, lowercase host) normalized := u.String() return normalized, nil } // isPrivateIP checks if an IP address is private, loopback, link-local, or otherwise restricted. // This function wraps network.IsPrivateIP for backward compatibility within the security package. // See network.IsPrivateIP for the full list of blocked IP ranges. func isPrivateIP(ip net.IP) bool { return network.IsPrivateIP(ip) }