fix(gl): refuse signed requests to a plaintext remote - #443
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Included review availability: 2 reviews are currently available. Your included PR review attempts over the past 7 days set your current allowance at 5 reviews per hour. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe HTTP client captures proxy settings when ChangesSigned request transport protection
Priority: ⬆️ High Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant NodeClient
participant TransportValidation
participant SignedRequest
NodeClient->>TransportValidation: validate captured proxy state
TransportValidation-->>NodeClient: allow or reject transport
NodeClient->>SignedRequest: construct signed request
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Confidence Score: 5/5The PR appears safe to merge from a security and correctness perspective, with a non-blocking compatibility issue for CIDR-based The previous proxied-loopback signature exposure was manually resolved after the guard was updated to account for proxy routing. The remaining unresolved documentation thread still inaccurately claims parity with Files Needing Attention: crates/gl/src/http.rs
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| crates/gl/src/http.rs | Adds plaintext signing protection and proxy-aware loopback handling, but its custom NO_PROXY matcher rejects valid CIDR-based bypass configurations. |
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A[Signed request] --> B{Destination uses HTTP?}
B -- No --> C[Allow request]
B -- Yes --> D{Destination is loopback?}
D -- No --> E{Insecure HTTP override present?}
D -- Yes --> F{Proxy configured and NO_PROXY does not cover host?}
F -- No --> C
F -- Yes --> E
E -- Yes --> C
E -- No --> G[Refuse before signing or sending]
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| /// unless the operator has opted in. `GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP` exists for a | ||
| /// private LAN where the operator has decided that is acceptable; its presence | ||
| /// alone opts in, matching git-remote-gitlawb's guard for the same hop. |
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This comment says the opt-in matches git-remote-gitlawb's guard, but that client has no plaintext transport guard or GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP handling and still signs requests to its configured node. This may lead maintainers and operators to believe the security policy covers both clients. Please correct the claim or add the corresponding remote-helper protection.
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In `@crates/gl/src/http.rs`:
- Around line 1551-1554: Update the subprocess test filters to use the
crate-root paths http::tests::proxied_loopback_http_is_refused and
http::tests::proxied_loopback_with_no_proxy_is_allowed. In the relevant test
assertions, verify the child output reports exactly one executed test in
addition to requiring a successful exit status, so zero-test runs fail.
- Around line 83-85: Update NodeClient::with_timeout and
ensure_signing_transport so signed transport checks use the same proxy and
NO_PROXY policy captured by the reqwest::Client, rather than rereading
environment variables at request time. Store that policy with the client and
pass it through get_signed, get_maybe_signed, and send_signed, preserving
consistent loopback protection when the environment changes.
- Around line 68-93: Update no_proxy_covers to normalize each NO_PROXY entry and
the host consistently, such as by lowercasing both values before exact and
suffix comparisons. Preserve wildcard handling, trimming, and empty-entry
filtering so loopback_goes_off_machine recognizes case-insensitive NO_PROXY
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22-148: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winPreserve the trailing dot when matching
NO_PROXY. Forhttp://localhost.withHTTP_PROXYandNO_PROXY=localhost., reqwest 0.12.28 bypasses the proxy through literal host matching.loopback_http_hostremoves the dot beforeno_proxy_coverscompares the host, soensure_signing_transportrejects the signed request. This affectsget_signed,get_maybe_signed, and signed writes throughsend_once. Pass the host in the representation reqwest uses. Do not normalize only theNO_PROXYentry, because that can allow an undotted request through the guard while reqwest still uses the proxy.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/gl/src/http.rs`:
- Around line 22-148: Update loopback_http_host and its use by
ensure_signing_transport so NO_PROXY matching receives the host representation
reqwest uses, preserving a trailing dot in hosts such as localhost. Ensure
localhost. with matching NO_PROXY bypasses the guard consistently with reqwest,
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| fn no_proxy_covers(host: &str, no_proxy: &str) -> bool { | ||
| no_proxy | ||
| .split(',') | ||
| .map(str::trim) | ||
| .map(|e| e.trim_start_matches('.').to_ascii_lowercase()) | ||
| .filter(|e| !e.is_empty()) | ||
| .any(|e| e == "*" || host == e || host.ends_with(&format!(".{e}"))) |
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Valid NO_PROXY CIDR entries are not recognized here. For example, with HTTP_PROXY set and NO_PROXY=127.0.0.0/8, reqwest bypasses the proxy for http://127.0.0.1, but this matcher returns false and the signing guard rejects a request that would remain on-machine. This breaks supported proxy configurations and unnecessarily requires the insecure-HTTP override for safe loopback traffic.
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I found one security issue that needs to be addressed before this is ready, plus a nonblocking documentation correction.
Merge readiness
The reviewed head is d6ffeaf9, based on current main at bfc44f92. GitHub reports no merge conflicts and all reported checks pass. Approval is required; the earlier review is dismissed. There is no current rebase requirement. #414 is complementary work for git-remote-gitlawb, remains open, and does not replace this gl fix.
Findings
[P1] Make the signing guard agree with the actual proxy route
crates/gl/src/http.rs:69-75, with the related host transformation at line 95 and proxy-state capture at lines 217-223.
Failure and impact
With an identity loaded, HTTP_PROXY=http://<remote-proxy>:3128, NO_PROXY=*, GITLAWB_NODE=http://127.0.0.1:7545, and GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP unset, the new guard permits signing. The locked HTTP stack nevertheless routes that request through the proxy. A controlled proxy received the Signature header from an actual NodeClient::get_signed call under this configuration. A remote plaintext proxy on that route can observe the signature and any request body. The signature is not bound to the target host, so the exposure also retains the replay risk within its freshness window.
This is an incomplete fix for the existing cleartext exposure, not a claim that this PR introduced the original leak. The PR also introduces the reverse failure: some supported exclusions that keep requests on loopback are now rejected.
Root cause
There are two independent interpretations of routing. reqwest::Client builds its proxy policy, while NodeClient stores a proxy-presence boolean and raw NO_PROXY string and interprets them through a new string matcher. Capturing the environment at construction fixes the earlier request-time snapshot problem, but it does not make the two matchers equivalent.
In locked reqwest 0.12.28, the system matcher delegates to hyper-util 0.1.20. That implementation parses IP addresses and networks separately from domains, and numeric destinations are checked only against its IP matcher. The wildcard is a domain entry there. The new no_proxy_covers instead applies wildcard and domain-suffix matching to every host. Separately, loopback_http_host removes a trailing dot from the host used by the guard, while the request sent to reqwest retains it.
With HTTP_PROXY configured and the override unset:
| Node host | NO_PROXY |
New guard | Actual transport decision |
|---|---|---|---|
127.0.0.1 |
* |
Allows signing | Uses proxy; signature captured |
localhost. |
localhost |
Allows signing | Uses proxy; signature captured |
127.0.0.1 |
.127.0.0.1 |
Allows signing | Uses proxy; signature captured |
127.0.0.1 |
127.0.0.0/8 |
Refuses | Bypasses proxy |
[::1] |
0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 |
Refuses | Bypasses proxy |
localhost. |
localhost. |
Refuses | Bypasses proxy |
127.0.0.1 |
127.0.0.1 |
Allows signing | Bypasses proxy |
The leaking rows were exercised through actual signed requests. The direct-routing cases were checked against the locked dependency's matching behavior; the guard's false refusals were also reproduced. The earlier CIDR and trailing-dot comments therefore remain valid. These cases belong to one finding because they share the same independent-routing-model defect.
Requested root-cause correction
Please make the safety decision and the client’s effective routing agree. Without an override, a signed plaintext request must not reach an off-machine proxy, and supported exclusions that actually route directly to loopback must continue to work. A change that only handles *, lowercases another string, or adds CIDR recognition would leave the other demonstrated disagreements unresolved.
Prefer one authoritative routing decision used consistently by transport configuration and the guard. The implementation mechanism is yours to choose; the requirement is the observable result, not a new abstraction or a particular dependency. If considering explicit direct routing for signed loopback traffic, account for the existing proxy contract rather than applying .no_proxy() to every request indiscriminately. A blanket refusal of all proxied environments would also leave the demonstrated safe-local regressions unresolved.
Validation that binds the fix to routing
Use a controlled proxy and local server so the test observes where the request actually goes, rather than asserting only what no_proxy_covers returns. For the leaking cases, the proxy must receive no signed request; either a clear refusal or an intentionally configured direct local request can satisfy the safety requirement. For supported direct exclusions, assert that the local server receives the signed request successfully. Include exact IP, wildcard/IP, dotted localhost, CIDR, and equivalent IPv6 cases from the table.
Exercise get_signed, keyed get_maybe_signed, and signed writes through send_once; all three consume the same guard. Keep proxy environment cases in isolated child processes, and retain the existing iCaptcha retry tests so retries cannot escape the transport decision. Preserve positive controls for HTTPS, ordinary direct loopback, unsigned calls, and the explicitly enabled insecure override.
The scope is the NodeClient routing/guard disagreement. This finding does not request changes to signature format, server authorization, redirect policy, unrelated CLI error handling, or override-value parsing. It also does not require implementing or merging #414.
[P3, nonblocking] Correct the claim that the remote helper already has this protection
crates/gl/src/http.rs:118-122.
The new comment says that git-remote-gitlawb already uses this variable and guard, then describes gl as stricter for proxied loopback traffic. The helper in this head and current main has neither the transport guard nor GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP handling: its startup constructs repo_base and enters the helper, whose signed request paths have no such check. The protection lives in open PR #414. Moreover, #414's current implementation disables proxying for loopback HTTP, making the strictness comparison stale relative to that proposed implementation too.
The root cause is describing another branch's proposed behavior as an existing contract. The earlier helper-parity comment remains valid despite the wording change. Please state what this PR actually protects and avoid an unsupported cross-client comparison. For example, describe the gl rule directly and, if useful, identify helper protection as separate pending work in #414. Verify any retained comparison against the code that will actually be present at merge time.
This is a correction to newly added security documentation, not an additional runtime vulnerability attributed to this PR. It should not independently block merge and does not justify expanding the implementation into the remote helper or making #414 a prerequisite.
Needs maintainer decision
Override-value semantics are a separate policy question, not a third finding. At http.rs:147, this PR deliberately uses presence-based parsing: 0, false, and an empty value all enable the override. My review on #414 requests affirmative-value parsing for the same variable. We should settle that shared expectation explicitly. Do not change this PR's parser merely to satisfy the proxy finding; its reproduction leaves the override unset, and its fix does not depend on a different value policy.
Validation
cargo fmt --check passes. All 36 HTTP-client tests and all 372 gl tests pass. The controlled proxy reproduction nevertheless confirms the security finding, which is why routing-observation tests are necessary here.
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Summary
glsent RFC 9421-signed requests to whateverGITLAWB_NODEnamed, including a remotehttp://host, where the signature and body travel in cleartext and a captured signature is replayable inside its freshness window. Signed calls now refuse a plaintext remote unless the operator opts in, matching the guard the remote helper already carries for the same hop.Motivation & context
Closes #413
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What changed
is_insecure_remoteflagshttp://to a non-loopback host, deciding loopback from the parsed address so127.x,[::1]and IPv4-mapped literals are all recognized as this machine.ensure_signing_transportfails closed at the three signing sites (get_signed,get_maybe_signed,send_once), before the request is built or sent.GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP(presence) is the opt-in, the same variable and semantics as the remote helper's guard.How a reviewer can verify
cargo test -p glEnd to end with the built binary:
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cargo test --workspacepasses locallycargo fmt --allandcargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warningsare cleanfeat(...),fix(...),docs(...)).env.exampleupdated if behavior or config changed (or N/A)Protocol & signing impact
did:key, Ed25519 / RFC 9421 signatures, UCAN, ref certs, or P2P wire formatsNotes: signatures are not modified; the change is whether a signed request may leave for a plaintext hop. Existing dev flows against
http://localhostare unaffected.Notes for reviewers
The refusal reads the env var at request time, so the opt-in works per invocation. The env-mutating tests run under the suite's existing env lock.
Summary by CodeRabbit
NO_PROXYentries are matched consistently regardless of letter casing, including exact and suffix matches.NO_PROXY.GITLAWB_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTPsetting.