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google-labs-jules[bot] 8b4280d5dd 🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix SSRF bypass on DNS resolution failure
Modified `is_private_ip` in `app/utils/network.py` to fail securely by returning True (blocking the request) when a hostname cannot be resolved. The previous implementation failed open, creating a risk for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and DNS rebinding attacks.

Updated corresponding tests to expect the secure behavior.

Co-authored-by: christianlouis <361235+christianlouis@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-03-23 13:42:14 +00:00

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import ipaddress
import logging
import socket
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def is_private_ip(hostname: str) -> bool:
"""
Check if a hostname resolves to a private/internal IP address.
Protects against SSRF attacks by blocking access to internal networks.
"""
try:
# Try to parse as IP address directly
ip = ipaddress.ip_address(hostname)
return ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_link_local or ip.is_reserved
except ValueError:
# Not a direct IP, try to resolve hostname
try:
# Get all IP addresses for this hostname
addr_info = socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, None)
for info in addr_info:
ip_str = info[4][0]
ip = ipaddress.ip_address(ip_str)
# Block if ANY resolved IP is private/internal
if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_link_local or ip.is_reserved:
return True
return False
except (socket.gaierror, socket.error):
# Cannot resolve.
# Fail securely: block unresolved domains to prevent DNS rebinding
# and SSRF bypasses via unresolvable addresses.
logger.warning(f"Could not resolve hostname (blocking securely): {hostname}")
return True