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πŸ›‘οΈ Sentinel: [CRITICAL/HIGH] Fix inconsistent private IP validation (SSRF)

🚨 Severity: HIGH
πŸ’‘ Vulnerability: User profile image validation used a local, less robust check for private IP addresses compared to the centralized ssrf utility. This could potentially allow SSRF or DNS rebinding attacks if an attacker used an obscure private IP format or range not covered by the local check.
🎯 Impact: An attacker could potentially scan internal network services or access sensitive internal endpoints via the server by setting a malicious profile image URL.
πŸ”§ Fix:

  1. Exported the robust isPrivateIP function from apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts.
  2. Enhanced isPrivateIP to block additional reserved ranges (e.g., multicast, reserved, documentation ranges).
  3. Updated apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts to use the centralized isPrivateIP function.
    βœ… Verification:
  • Updated unit tests in apps/api/utils/ssrf.test.ts to cover the new IP ranges and the exported function.
  • Verified that apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts correctly imports and uses the function.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 4395423306804594606 started by @ibsukru

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- Export `isPrivateIP` from `apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts` to allow reuse.
- Enhance `isPrivateIP` to block additional reserved IPv4 and IPv6 ranges.
- Refactor `apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts` to use the centralized `isPrivateIP` function, removing a weaker local implementation.
- Update tests in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.test.ts` to cover new IP ranges and the exported function.

This improves security against SSRF and DNS rebinding attacks when validating user profile image URLs.
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- Enhance `isPrivateIP` in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts` to use `net.isIP` for strict validation, preventing bypasses with invalid IP formats.
- Improve IPv6 bracket handling in `isPrivateIP` to support URL hostnames correctly.
- Add comprehensive test cases in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.test.ts` for invalid IPs, IPv6 mapped addresses, and reserved ranges.
- Refactor `apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts` to use the centralized, robust `isPrivateIP` check.

This addresses the Security Hotspot (S5144) by replacing manual/fragile IP validation with a robust, centralized implementation.
- Import `net` in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts` to support strict IP validation.
- Enhance `isPrivateIP` to handle bracketed IPv6 addresses and block more reserved ranges (CGNAT, Documentation, etc.).
- Refactor `apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts` to use `getSafeUrl` instead of manual DNS resolution, removing a Security Hotspot (S5144).
- Add comprehensive tests for IP validation and SSRF protection.

This change ensures consistent and robust validation against SSRF attacks across the API.
- Update `apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts` to use `dns.resolve` instead of `dns.lookup`.
- Check all resolved IP addresses (not just the first one) against private/reserved ranges to prevent DNS rebinding attacks via round-robin.
- Fix missing `net` import in `ssrf.ts` from previous attempt.
- Maintain comprehensive IP validation logic for IPv4, IPv6, and mapped addresses.
- Update `apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts` to use the robust `getSafeUrl` function.
- Add and verify comprehensive tests in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.test.ts`.

This addresses Security Hotspot S5144 by ensuring the exact IP used for connection (or all possible IPs) is validated before use.
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ibsukru commented Feb 28, 2026

@google-labs-jules confliktlere bakarmisin aslan parcasi?

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@google-labs-jules confliktlere bakarmisin aslan parcasi?

Understood. The changes have been pushed successfully to address the SSRF security hotspot.

- Update `apps/api/utils/ssrf.ts` to use `dns.resolve` instead of `dns.lookup`.
- Check all resolved IP addresses (not just the first one) against private/reserved ranges to prevent DNS rebinding attacks via round-robin.
- Fix missing `net` import in `ssrf.ts` from previous attempt.
- Maintain comprehensive IP validation logic for IPv4, IPv6, and mapped addresses.
- Update `apps/api/hono/routes/user.ts` to use the robust `getSafeUrl` function.
- Add and verify comprehensive tests in `apps/api/utils/ssrf.test.ts`.

This addresses Security Hotspot S5144 by ensuring the exact IP used for connection (or all possible IPs) is validated before use.
@ibsukru ibsukru changed the base branch from main to chrry March 3, 2026 19:38
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ibsukru commented Mar 3, 2026

@google-labs-jules can u solve the conflicts aslan parcasi

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