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[fix] Stopped trusting X-Forwarded-For for the client IP address - #716
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- Passed the connection address to the application by default - Added NGINX_TRUSTED_PROXIES to read X-Forwarded-For from trusted proxies - Documented that $real_ip and $http_x_forwarded_for can be spoofed
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set -fstops glob expansion of proxy entries. The warning covers the legacy spoofable values. The directives trustX-Forwarded-Foronly from listed proxies.Source: Coding guidelines
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🟠 Major · Reject hostname-like trusted proxy values. · init_command.sh:64-67
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winReject hostname-like trusted proxy values.
deadbeefpasses the validator and becomesset_real_ip_from deadbeef;. Nginx 1.31.5 treats values that are not CIDRs as hostnames and resolves them withgetaddrinfo. If the value resolves, Nginx trusts the resolved address. This violates the documented IP/network-only contract.Suggested fix
- if ! echo "$proxy" | grep -Eq '^[0-9A-Fa-f:.]+(/[0-9]{1,3})?$'; then + if ! echo "$proxy" | grep -Eq '^(([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}|[0-9A-Fa-f]*:[0-9A-Fa-f:]+)(/[0-9]{1,3})?$'; then🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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🟡 Minor · Document the NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE exception. · settings.rst:1028-1043
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winDocument the
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NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE=True, the container starts the mounted/etc/nginx/nginx.confbefore it validatesNGINX_TRUSTED_PROXIESor generates the real-IP directives. The setting therefore does not change the client IP in the custom configuration. Requests through a proxy can use the proxy address instead of the forwarded client address, including for IP allow rules.Suggested fix
-- **Explanation:** IP addresses or subnets of the reverse proxies placed - in front of nginx (e.g. a load balancer or an ingress). The client IP - address is read from the ``X-Forwarded-For`` header only when the - request comes from one of these addresses. The client IP address is also - used by the ``allow`` rules of ``NGINX_ADMIN_ALLOW_NETWORK`` and - ``NGINX_HTTPS_ALLOWED_IPS``. +- **Explanation:** When ``NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE`` is ``False``, IP addresses or + subnets of the reverse proxies placed in front of nginx (e.g. a load + balancer or an ingress). The client IP address is read from the + ``X-Forwarded-For`` header only when the request comes from one of these + addresses. The client IP address is also used by the ``allow`` rules of + ``NGINX_ADMIN_ALLOW_NETWORK`` and ``NGINX_HTTPS_ALLOWED_IPS``. When + ``NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE`` is ``True``, configure trusted-proxy handling in the + mounted nginx configuration instead.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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🟡 Minor · Stop after launching the custom nginx configuration. · init_command.sh:61-76
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NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE=True, a successful return fromnginx -g 'daemon off;'falls through toNGINX_TRUSTED_PROXIESvalidation. A value such asproxy.internalthen exits the script with status 1, although the documented custom-file mode does not use this setting.Suggested fix
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🟡 Minor · Reject invalid CIDR prefixes before generating directives. · init_command.sh:65
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192.0.2.10/33matches the current pattern. The pattern also accepts values such as192.0.2.10/99,2001:db8::1/129, and999.999.999.999/32. These values reachset_real_ip_fromand can make Nginx reject the generated configuration. Validate each entry as an IP address or CIDR with valid address and prefix ranges before generating the directives.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Description of Changes
Removed
NINGX_REAL_REMOTE_ADDRbecause it could let clients impersonate another IP address.Deployments behind a load balancer or ingress must configure
NGINX_TRUSTED_PROXIESwith only their proxy addresses or networks to preserve client IP addresses. Hostname-like values are rejected.When
NGINX_CUSTOM_FILE=True, configure client-address handling and the other generated nginx settings directly in the mounted configuration.Screenshot
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