fix(middleware): jangan percaya header X-Forwarded-For/X-Real-IP secara default di rate limiter

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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asepharyana
2026-07-17 09:08:41 +07:00
co-authored by Claude Sonnet 5
parent 3401d63063
commit 4dc4f80fa3
+113 -21
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@@ -29,13 +29,26 @@ use tower::{Layer, Service};
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct RateLimiter {
windows: Mutex<HashMap<String, Vec<i64>>>,
trust_proxy_headers: bool,
}
impl RateLimiter {
/// Create an empty rate limiter.
/// Create a rate limiter that keys strictly on the real connection
/// socket address (default, safe when not behind a trusted proxy).
pub fn new() -> Self {
Self::with_proxy_trust(false)
}
/// Create a rate limiter with an explicit proxy-header trust policy.
///
/// When `trust_proxy_headers` is `true`, the `X-Forwarded-For` and
/// `X-Real-IP` headers are used to derive the client bucket key.
/// This must only be enabled when the middleware sits behind a
/// reverse proxy known to overwrite (not merge) these headers.
pub fn with_proxy_trust(trust_proxy_headers: bool) -> Self {
Self {
windows: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
trust_proxy_headers,
}
}
@@ -129,13 +142,31 @@ pub struct RateLimitLayer {
}
impl RateLimitLayer {
/// Create a new layer with the given limits.
/// Create a new layer with the given limits, keying strictly on the
/// real connection socket address (default, safe when not behind a
/// trusted proxy).
///
/// * `max_requests` — max requests per window per client.
/// * `window_secs` — sliding-window width in seconds.
pub fn new(max_requests: u32, window_secs: u64) -> Self {
Self::with_proxy_trust(max_requests, window_secs, false)
}
/// Create a new layer with an explicit proxy-header trust policy.
///
/// When `trust_proxy_headers` is `true`, the `X-Forwarded-For` and
/// `X-Real-IP` headers are used to derive the client bucket key.
/// This must only be enabled when the middleware sits behind a
/// reverse proxy known to overwrite (not merge) these headers.
pub fn with_proxy_trust(
max_requests: u32,
window_secs: u64,
trust_proxy_headers: bool,
) -> Self {
Self {
limiter: std::sync::Arc::new(RateLimiter::new()),
limiter: std::sync::Arc::new(RateLimiter::with_proxy_trust(
trust_proxy_headers,
)),
max_requests,
window_secs,
}
@@ -157,20 +188,60 @@ impl<S> Layer<S> for RateLimitLayer {
limiter: std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.limiter),
max_requests: self.max_requests,
window_secs: self.window_secs,
trust_proxy_headers: self.limiter.trust_proxy_headers,
}
}
}
/// Derive the per-client rate-limit bucket key for a request.
///
/// Flow: if `trust_proxy_headers` is true, use `X-Forwarded-For` (first
/// hop) then `X-Real-IP`; otherwise always use the real connection
/// socket address, ignoring any client-supplied headers.
///
/// Why: without a trusted reverse proxy stripping/overwriting these
/// headers, they are attacker-controlled — trusting them by default lets
/// any direct caller reset their own rate-limit bucket on every request.
/// `trust_proxy_headers` must only be set to `true` when this middleware
/// sits behind a proxy that is known to overwrite (not merge) these headers.
fn client_id(
headers: &axum::http::HeaderMap,
socket_addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
trust_proxy_headers: bool,
) -> String {
if trust_proxy_headers {
if let Some(fwd) = headers
.get("x-forwarded-for")
.and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
.and_then(|v| v.split(',').next())
.map(str::trim)
{
if !fwd.is_empty() {
return fwd.to_string();
}
}
if let Some(real_ip) = headers.get("x-real-ip").and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok()) {
if !real_ip.is_empty() {
return real_ip.to_string();
}
}
}
socket_addr.ip().to_string()
}
/// Tower [`Service`] wrapping each request with a rate-limit check.
///
/// Client identity is extracted from the `X-Forwarded-For` header first,
/// falling back to the remote address, then to `"unknown"`.
/// Client identity is extracted from the real connection socket address
/// by default (safe). When `trust_proxy_headers` is `true`,
/// `X-Forwarded-For`/`X-Real-IP` headers are also considered — only
/// enable this behind a trusted reverse proxy.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct RateLimitMiddleware<S> {
inner: S,
limiter: std::sync::Arc<RateLimiter>,
max_requests: u32,
window_secs: u64,
trust_proxy_headers: bool,
}
impl<S, ReqBody> Service<Request<ReqBody>> for RateLimitMiddleware<S>
@@ -190,21 +261,9 @@ where
fn call(&mut self, req: Request<ReqBody>) -> Self::Future {
let client_id = req
.headers()
.get("X-Forwarded-For")
.and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
.map(|s| s.split(',').next().unwrap_or(s).trim().to_string())
.or_else(|| {
req.headers()
.get("X-Real-IP")
.and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
.map(|s| s.to_string())
})
.or_else(|| {
req.extensions()
.get::<axum::extract::ConnectInfo<std::net::SocketAddr>>()
.map(|ci| ci.0.ip().to_string())
})
.extensions()
.get::<axum::extract::ConnectInfo<std::net::SocketAddr>>()
.map(|ci| client_id(req.headers(), ci.0, self.trust_proxy_headers))
.unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".to_string());
let limiter = std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.limiter);
@@ -219,7 +278,7 @@ where
}
let fut = self.inner.call(req);
Box::pin(async move { fut.await })
Box::pin(fut)
}
}
@@ -265,4 +324,37 @@ mod tests {
limiter.reset().unwrap();
assert!(limiter.check_rate_limit("client-3", 1, 60).unwrap());
}
#[test]
fn client_id_ignores_spoofed_forwarded_headers_by_default() {
// A request carrying a spoofed X-Forwarded-For must NOT be treated
// as a distinct client from one with a different spoofed value —
// both should resolve to the same real socket address.
let socket_addr: std::net::SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:9999".parse().unwrap();
let mut headers_a = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
headers_a.insert("x-forwarded-for", "1.2.3.4".parse().unwrap());
let mut headers_b = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
headers_b.insert("x-forwarded-for", "5.6.7.8".parse().unwrap());
let id_a = client_id(&headers_a, socket_addr, false);
let id_b = client_id(&headers_b, socket_addr, false);
assert_eq!(
id_a, id_b,
"client_id must key on the real socket address when trust_proxy_headers is false, \
not on attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-For"
);
}
#[test]
fn client_id_uses_forwarded_header_when_trust_enabled() {
// When explicitly told to trust a fronting proxy, the header value
// should be used (this is the opt-in, documented-risk path).
let socket_addr: std::net::SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:9999".parse().unwrap();
let mut headers = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
headers.insert("x-forwarded-for", "1.2.3.4".parse().unwrap());
let id = client_id(&headers, socket_addr, true);
assert_eq!(id, "1.2.3.4");
}
}