rproxy: remove every X-Forwarded- header from an untrusted peer (closes #325)
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For a peer outside SWRP_TRUSTED_PROXIES, rproxy removed a fixed list of
traefik's forwarded headers, so names such as X-Forwarded-Ssl and
X-Forwarded-Scheme reached the app as the client sent them. An app that
reads them could take a plain request for a secure one. Now every header
whose name starts with X-Forwarded- is removed before rproxy sets its
three, and X-Real-IP as before. A trusted peer's headers pass on
unchanged.

Model: opus-5-5
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clawbot committed 2026-11-11 04:50:31 +00:00
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@@ -105,17 +105,16 @@ func setForwardedHeaders(in, out *http.Request, peer netip.Addr, trusted bool) {
return
}
// ReverseProxy has removed Forwarded and the three set below; these are the
// other headers in which traefik tells the app about the visitor and its
// request.
for _, name := range []string{
"X-Forwarded-Port", "X-Forwarded-Server", "X-Forwarded-Uri",
"X-Forwarded-Method", "X-Forwarded-Prefix", "X-Forwarded-Tls-Client-Cert",
"X-Forwarded-Tls-Client-Cert-Info", "X-Real-Ip",
} {
out.Header.Del(name)
// ReverseProxy has removed Forwarded and the three set below. Go's server
// gives header names in canonical form, so the prefix matches any spelling.
for name := range out.Header {
if strings.HasPrefix(name, "X-Forwarded-") {
delete(out.Header, name)
}
}
out.Header.Del("X-Real-IP")
out.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", forwardedFor)
out.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Host", in.Host)
out.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "http")
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@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ func TestAPeerNotTrustedHasItsForwardedHeadersReplaced(t *testing.T) {
"X-Forwarded-Port", "X-Forwarded-Server", "X-Forwarded-Uri",
"X-Forwarded-Method", "X-Forwarded-Prefix", "X-Forwarded-Tls-Client-Cert",
"X-Forwarded-Tls-Client-Cert-Info", "X-Real-Ip",
"X-Forwarded-Scheme", "X-Forwarded-Ssl", "X-Forwarded-Protocol",
"X-Forwarded-Path", "X-Forwarded-Client-Cert",
}
standIn := startWAF(t, allow)
@@ -582,6 +584,9 @@ func TestAPeerNotTrustedHasItsForwardedHeadersReplaced(t *testing.T) {
req.Header.Set(name, "claimed")
}
// A made-up name, sent in lower case.
req.Header["x-forwarded-made-up"] = []string{"claimed"}
wantGreeting(t, visit(t, req))
header := <-seen
@@ -596,7 +601,7 @@ func TestAPeerNotTrustedHasItsForwardedHeadersReplaced(t *testing.T) {
}
}
for _, name := range removed {
for _, name := range append(removed, "X-Forwarded-Made-Up") {
if got := header.Values(name); len(got) != 0 {
t.Errorf("the app saw %s %q, want none", name, got)
}
@@ -622,6 +627,7 @@ func TestATrustedProxysForwardedHeadersPassOn(t *testing.T) {
"X-Forwarded-Host": "public.example",
forwardedProtoHeader: "https",
"X-Real-Ip": "198.51.100.1",
"X-Forwarded-Ssl": "on",
}
req := newRequest(t, http.MethodGet, addr, "/", http.NoBody)