fix: harden IP literal handling in RestrictedHostFilter - #42132
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Canonicalize IP literals with the same parser the HTTP client uses, so equivalent spellings of an address are evaluated consistently rather than one being recognized and another passing through as an opaque host. Extend the existing IPv4-in-IPv6 unwrap to the remaining standardized embeddings (IPv4-translated, NAT64 well-known and local-use, 6to4) and classify the embedded IPv4; also cover Teredo and ISATAP for classification. Routable public and RFC 1918 destinations are unaffected; APPSMITH_DISABLE_SSRF_FILTER is unchanged. Tests were confirmed red against the unfixed source before the fix. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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participant WebClient
participant RestrictedHostFilter
participant NettyResolver
WebClient->>RestrictedHostFilter: validate host literal
RestrictedHostFilter->>NettyResolver: resolve host when required
NettyResolver-->>RestrictedHostFilter: return resolved addresses
RestrictedHostFilter-->>WebClient: allow or block destination
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- Around line 854-859: Update the NAT64 handling around isNat64 and
extractEmbeddedIpv4 so IPv4 extraction respects the validated prefix length:
only use bytes 12–15 for /96 addresses, or implement the RFC 6052 layout for
supported /48 addresses including 64:ff9b:1::/48. Ensure the /48 example
extracts 8.8.8.8 correctly, and add allow and block tests covering that layout.
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The NAT64 match covered all of 64:ff9b::/32 but always read the embedded IPv4 from the low 32 bits. That is the layout for the well-known 64:ff9b::/96 prefix only. For the RFC 8215 local-use prefix 64:ff9b:1::/48, RFC 6052 places the IPv4 in bytes 6-7 and 9-10 (byte 8 is the reserved u-octet). Reading the low bits for a /48 address is wrong in both directions: a /48 address embedding an internal destination while carrying a routable value in its low 32 bits was read as routable and allowed through, and a /48 address embedding a routable destination whose low bits are zero was misread as 0.0.0.0 and blocked. Split the match into the well-known /96 (which now also requires bytes 4-11 to be zero) and the local-use /48, and reassemble the /48 IPv4 from its correct bytes. Other RFC 6052 prefix lengths use a Network-Specific Prefix that cannot be recognized from the address alone and remain out of scope, as noted. Tests confirmed red against the pre-fix source (2 bypass cases, 1 over-block). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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extractEmbeddedIpv4 assumes a single fixed embedded-IPv4 position for 64:ff9b:1::/48, but RFC 8215 section 5 forbids assuming that location. An RFC 8215 section 6 checksum-neutral encoding such as 64:ff9b:1:fffe:0:0:7f00:1 reaches 127.0.0.1 (and :a9fe:a9fe reaches 169.254.169.254) yet is read as the routable 255.254.0.0 and passes isBlockedIpAddressClass, isLiteralBlocked and isDisallowedAndFail. Fails now; passes once the /48 handling considers every candidate position (add the low 32 bits alongside the /48 bytes in embeddedIpv4Candidates and block if any is non-routable, as Teredo already does), or once 64:ff9b:1::/48 is blocked wholesale (RFC 8215: Globally Reachable = False).
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- Around line 278-308: Update embeddedIpv4Candidates and the 64:ff9b:1::/48
handling so all applicable embedded IPv4 positions are evaluated, including the
low 32 bits, and block the address when any candidate is non-routable;
alternatively reject the entire RFC 8215 local-use prefix. Preserve consistent
classification across isBlockedIpAddressClass, isLiteralBlocked, and
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The /48 handling read the embedded IPv4 from a single fixed position (bytes 6-7 and 9-10). RFC 8215 section 5 forbids assuming that location for 64:ff9b:1::/48, and a section 6 checksum-neutral encoding such as 64:ff9b:1:fffe:0:0:7f00:1 places the real destination (127.0.0.1 here, 169.254.169.254 for cloud metadata) in the low 32 bits while the /48 position reads as a routable 255.254.0.0 — so the address passed every entry point. That prefix is registered Globally Reachable = False and is never a legitimate external target, so block the whole /48 in matchesBlockedAddressClass rather than trust any one embedded position, and drop the now-unneeded /48 extraction. The well-known 64:ff9b::/96 is unchanged: it stays globally reachable, so a public embedded IPv4 there is still allowed and only internal ones are blocked. Passes subrata's regression test; corrects an earlier test that wrongly allowed a /48 address carrying a public IPv4 in the /48 position. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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RestrictedHostFilterso the address it evaluates is the address the HTTPclient will actually connect to, across IP literal forms where the two could differ.
spellings are evaluated consistently rather than one being recognized and another
slipping through.
Routable public and private-network (RFC 1918) destinations are unaffected. The
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APPSMITH_DISABLE_SSRF_FILTERis unchanged.https://linear.app/appsmith/issue/APP-15786
Impact on existing instances
A datasource that reached an internal address by a non-canonical spelling of that
address is now blocked, matching how the canonical spelling was already treated.
Routable destinations, public or private, are unaffected. No configuration change or
migration; rollback restores prior behavior.
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