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Follow-up to GHSA-hqr8-67r5-xj69, as discussed with Daniel.

The GHSA fix runs UrlSecurity over a project content-storage endpoint on create, update and test (ContentStorageService.validateEndpoint). But the client that actually connects on every publish is built later — ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider.getStorage → S3FileStorageFactory → S3ClientProvider — with no validation. Two cases slip through:

  • a storage saved before 3.242.1 keeps reaching its endpoint on every publish (the one-time create/update check never ran for it);
  • DNS rebinding: a host that validated at save time can resolve to an internal address by publish time.

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Pin the S3 content-storage client's DNS so the address is vetted at connect time, not only at save time:

  • New SsrfSafeDnsResolver — the single Apache HttpClient 5 DnsResolver that resolves a host once and refuses blocked addresses via the existing UrlSecurity.resolveAndValidateHost. SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider (webhooks/SSO/LLM) now uses it too, so there's one implementation.
  • S3ClientProvider installs that resolver on its Apache5HttpClient when content delivery asks for it.
  • Policy, matching the existing fix: project-level storages honour tolgee.content-delivery.storage.allow-local-addresses; the operator's server-level default storage passes allow-local (so MinIO-on-localhost etc. keep working). The flag is passed explicitly through getStorage, not inferred by type. internal.disable-url-ssrf-protection is honoured as in SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider.
  • Build: apache5-client is declared compile-visible via the version catalog. It's already shipped as the S3 SDK's runtime sync HTTP client; this only lets the client reference Apache5HttpClient.

Azure (the connection-string endpoint) will follow in a separate PR.

Tests

  • SsrfSafeDnsResolverTest: the resolver refuses 127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, 10.x, 100.64.x when local addresses aren't allowed, and permits them when allow-local is set or SSRF protection is disabled.
  • ContentStoragePublishSsrfTest: inserts a project content storage pointing at a loopback ServerSocket directly in the DB (bypassing the service validation, as a pre-3.242.1 config would) and drives ContentDeliveryUploader.upload — the publish fails and the socket receives no connection; with allow-local-addresses the connection goes through.
  • Existing ContentStorageUrlSecurityTest and the content-delivery tests still pass. Ran the :data, :server-app and :ee-test affected suites (integration tests included) locally.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Security
    • S3 storage connections validate destination addresses, blocking connections to local or private addresses when local access is disallowed.
    • The configured local-address policy applies when publishing content and testing storage connections; server-level default storage continues to allow local addresses.
    • Public S3 endpoints remain accessible when local addresses are disallowed. Configured operator proxies can route storage connections, including HTTPS traffic through an HTTP-only proxy.

The GHSA-hqr8-67r5-xj69 fix validates a project content storage endpoint
only on create, update and test. The client that actually connects on
every publish is built later in ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider
.getStorage with no validation, so a storage saved before the fix keeps
reaching its endpoint, and a host that validated at save time can
re-resolve to an internal address by publish time.

Pin the S3 content storage client's DNS to the addresses UrlSecurity
vets, through the same Apache HttpClient 5 resolver
SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider uses. Project-level storages honour
tolgee.content-delivery.storage.allow-local-addresses; the operator's
server-level default storage passes allow-local, so an internal
S3-compatible store (MinIO etc.) keeps working. apache5-client is already
the S3 SDK's runtime sync HTTP client; it is only declared here so the
client can reference Apache5HttpClient.

Azure follows separately.
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S3 storage creation now supports SSRF-safe DNS resolution and proxy routing. Content-delivery callers pass the configured local-address policy to storage creation. Tests cover resolver behavior, publishing to loopback endpoints, and proxy routing.

Changes: S3 storage DNS security

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared SSRF-safe DNS resolution
backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/util/SsrfSafeDnsResolver.kt, backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/util/SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider.kt, backend/data/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/unit/util/SsrfSafeDnsResolverTest.kt
A shared resolver validates hosts under configured skip conditions. The request factory provider delegates DNS resolution to it and updates proxy selection for proxy-hop routes. Tests cover blocked address ranges, allowed local addresses, disabled protection, and skipped hosts.
S3 client DNS configuration
settings.gradle, backend/data/build.gradle, backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/component/fileStorage/*, backend/data/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/unit/component/fileStorage/S3FileStorageFactoryTest.kt, backend/app/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/unit/configuration/FileStorageConfigurationTest.kt
The S3 storage factory can create a resolver using the local-address setting and a proxy-hop-only route planner. The S3 client provider applies these options through Apache HttpClient 5. Dependency declarations and factory test setup are updated.
Content-delivery storage policy and publish validation
backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/component/contentDelivery/*, ee/backend/app/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/service/ContentStorageService.kt, backend/app/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/api/v2/controllers/contentDelivery/ContentDeliveryConfigControllerTest.kt, ee/backend/tests/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/api/v2/controllers/*
Content-delivery storage callers pass the local-address setting to the provider. Default storage passes true. Updated mocks match the new method arguments. Publish tests check loopback connections with local addresses allowed and disallowed, and check routing through a configured proxy.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ContentDeliveryUploader
  participant ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider
  participant S3FileStorageFactory
  participant S3ClientProvider
  participant SsrfSafeDnsResolver
  participant UrlSecurity
  ContentDeliveryUploader->>ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider: getStorage with local-address policy
  ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider->>S3FileStorageFactory: create storage with policy
  S3FileStorageFactory->>S3ClientProvider: provide configured S3 client
  S3ClientProvider->>SsrfSafeDnsResolver: resolve storage host
  SsrfSafeDnsResolver->>UrlSecurity: resolve and validate host
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Content-storage publishing now validates DNS at connection time. Deployments whose only outbound route is a proxy configured through environment variables (HTTP_PROXY) may lose that proxy for S3 publishing and fail to connect. Resolve or explicitly accept this before merging.

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The title "fix: pin DNS for content storage S3 client" matches the main change. The changeset adds an SsrfSafeDnsResolver and passes it into the S3 client through S3ClientProvider and S3FileStorageFactory, so the S3 client resolves and validates DNS at connection time. The objectives confirm this is the core purpose of PR #4049. The title does not mention the SSRF validation or the local-address policy, but it names the primary mechanism and the affected component.

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Assert the URL-security rejection in the negative publish test.

assertThrows<Exception> accepts any failure. An unrelated error before connection, such as a configuration fault, would also pass both assertions. The test would then not prove that the SSRF resolver rejected the loopback endpoint.

Check the cause chain for the resolver's UnknownHostException, and keep the no-connection assertion. Run the test to confirm that the S3 client surfaces this exception in the chain.

🧪 Suggested test change

 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.net.ServerSocket
+import java.net.UnknownHostException
-      assertThrows<Exception> { contentDeliveryUploader.upload(configId) }
+      val exception = assertThrows<Exception> { contentDeliveryUploader.upload(configId) }
+      generateSequence<Throwable>(exception) { it.cause }
+        .any { it is UnknownHostException }
+        .assert
+        .isTrue()
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Review comment at @ee/backend/tests/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/api/v2/controllers/ContentStoragePublishSsrfTest.kt at line 52:
Strengthen the negative publish test around contentDeliveryUploader.upload(configId) to verify the thrown exception’s cause chain contains an UnknownHostException, while retaining the no-connection assertion. Confirm the S3 client exposes the resolver rejection this way; do not let an unrelated failure satisfy the test.

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@backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/component/fileStorage/S3ClientProvider.kt:
- Line 35: Update the Apache5 HTTP client configuration in S3ClientProvider so
DNS validation distinguishes the configured operator-proxy hop from the ultimate
request destination: permit the private proxy to resolve without requiring local
storage endpoints, while preserving the direct-route destination guard in
SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider. Establish how the SDK exposes proxy routing
before changing the dnsResolver behavior, and do not weaken destination checks
for direct requests.

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- Line 52: Strengthen the negative publish test around
contentDeliveryUploader.upload(configId) to verify the thrown exception’s cause
chain contains an UnknownHostException, while retaining the no-connection
assertion. Confirm the S3 client exposes the resolver rejection this way; do not
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  • backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/component/contentDelivery/ContentDeliveryFileStorageProvider.kt
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  • backend/data/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/component/fileStorage/S3FileStorageFactory.kt
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  • backend/data/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/unit/util/SsrfSafeDnsResolverTest.kt
  • ee/backend/app/src/main/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/service/ContentStorageService.kt
  • ee/backend/tests/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/api/v2/controllers/ContentDeliveryConfigControllerEeTest.kt
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  • ee/backend/tests/src/test/kotlin/io/tolgee/ee/api/v2/controllers/ContentStoragePublishSsrfTest.kt
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The apache5 S3 client reads the JVM proxy properties by default, so with
an egress proxy configured the DNS resolver is handed the proxy host
rather than the storage endpoint; a private proxy would then be refused
for project-level storages (the operator's server-level default storage
allows local addresses, so it is unaffected).

Reuse SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider's handling: exempt the configured
proxy hop in the resolver, and install ProxyHopOnlyRoutePlanner via
Apache5HttpClient.httpRoutePlanner so a direct request to the proxy host
stays refused. The planner is the sole proxy authority -- the SDK rejects
httpRoutePlanner together with an enabled proxyConfiguration -- so the
SDK's own proxy resolution is turned off.

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- Line 52: Update the S3 client proxy configuration in S3ClientProvider to
explicitly provide credentials from the operator’s http.proxyUser and
http.proxyPassword settings while retaining useSystemPropertyValues(false) and
the existing direct-to-proxy guard.
- Line 48: Update the route-planner setup at httpRoutePlanner(it) to preserve
the SDK’s proxy-selection behavior: when only http.proxyHost and http.proxyPort
are configured, route HTTPS S3 requests through that proxy while retaining the
guard’s restrictions. Ensure the HTTP-only proxy test covers this HTTPS-target
case.
- Line 53: Update the S3 proxy configuration around
useEnvironmentVariableValues(false) so HTTP_PROXY routing and destination
exclusions are preserved when the guarded planner selects a proxy. Ensure the
planner uses an environment-aware source for proxy settings rather than relying
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The route planner used the JDK's scheme-strict proxy selection, so an https
endpoint was proxied only via https.proxyHost -- unlike the AWS SDK's own
selection, which routes every scheme through a lone http.proxyHost. An
operator with only http.proxyHost set would see https storage publishes
bypass the proxy.

Add a scheme-fallback proxy selector: when the default selector would send
an https target direct, retry the lookup as http so a bare http.proxyHost
(still honouring http.nonProxyHosts) applies. The direct-to-proxy guard is
unchanged. This also lets the webhook/SSO/LLM RestTemplate honour the same
configuration for https targets.
Disabling the SDK's proxyConfiguration to install the route planner also
dropped the proxy credentials the SDK would have read from http.proxyUser
and http.proxyPassword. Restore them with a SystemDefaultCredentialsProvider
-- the same credentials source SsrfSafeRequestFactoryProvider gets from
useSystemProperties() -- so an authenticated egress proxy keeps working.
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