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Fix #280 follow-up: remove PALETTE_TRUSTED_IP_HEADER
Per owner decision the optional proxy-header escape hatch is dead config:
remove the env var, its plumbing (Config.TrustedIPHeader, SetTrustedIPHeader),
and the README row. Rate-limit keying is always the peer address; no
client-supplied IP header is ever trusted. Tests updated to assert headers
(CF-Connecting-IP included) never influence clientIP.
2026-09-17 20:45:54 -05:00

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package api
import (
"fmt"
"net/http/httptest"
"testing"
)
func TestClientIPUsesRemoteAddrNotXFF(t *testing.T) {
r := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/pastes", nil)
r.RemoteAddr = "203.0.113.7:4432"
r.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "1.2.3.4, 1.2.3.5, 203.0.113.9")
r.Header.Set("X-Real-Ip", "203.0.113.10")
if got := clientIP(r); got != "203.0.113.7" {
t.Fatalf("clientIP = %q, want peer 203.0.113.7", got)
}
}
// No client-controlled IP header is ever honored, including proxy-typical
// ones when set by an attacker.
func TestClientIPNeverTrustsHeaders(t *testing.T) {
for _, h := range []struct{ name, val string }{
{"CF-Connecting-IP", "198.51.100.9"},
{"X-Forwarded-For", "198.51.100.1"},
{"X-Real-Ip", "198.51.100.2"},
} {
r := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/pastes", nil)
r.RemoteAddr = "10.0.1.47:9999"
r.Header.Set(h.name, h.val)
if got := clientIP(r); got != "10.0.1.47" {
t.Fatalf("%s header: clientIP = %q, want peer 10.0.1.47", h.name, got)
}
}
}
// Issue #280: rotating X-Forwarded-For must NOT reset the bucket. Pentest
// repro was 8 creates with rotating XFF -> 6x201.
func TestRotatingXFFDoesNotResetBucket(t *testing.T) {
globalLimiter = newLimiter()
s := defaultSettings(Config{})
var allowed, limited int
for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
r := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/pastes", nil)
r.RemoteAddr = "198.51.100.1:5000"
r.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", fmt.Sprintf("9.9.9.%d", i))
if rateLimitCreate(r, s) {
allowed++
} else {
limited++
}
}
if float64(allowed) != s.RateLimitBurst || limited != 8-int(s.RateLimitBurst) {
t.Fatalf("rotating XFF: allowed=%d limited=%d, want allowed=%v (burst), limited=%d", allowed, limited, s.RateLimitBurst, 8-int(s.RateLimitBurst))
}
}