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Summary

Fixes where an unauthenticated caller could exploit the auth middleware's fail-open bypass (triggered when dashboard authentication is disabled or unconfigured) to set arbitrary dial destinations on provider keys (Ollama, SGL, VLLM, Azure) or provider network_config.base_url, including private/loopback addresses, without any credential check.

Changes

  • Introduces a new context key BifrostContextKeyAuthBypassed that the auth middleware sets exclusively when a request is let through the fail-open branch (no credentials checked), distinct from IsLocalAdminContextKey which is also set on genuinely authenticated sessions.
  • Adds isAuthBypassed() helper to read that context key in handlers.
  • Adds providerKeyCarriesEndpointURL() to identify providers whose key config always carries a caller-chosen dial destination (Ollama, SGL, VLLM, Azure).
  • Adds requireGenuineAuthForEndpointChange() guard that returns HTTP 403 when a bypassed caller attempts to set an endpoint URL on those provider key types; applied to both create and update key handlers.
  • Adds equivalent 403 guards in addProvider and updateProvider for network_config.base_url, preventing a bypassed caller from combining base_url + allow_private_network: true to self-authorize an SSRF target past ValidateExternalURL's private-IP check.
  • Updates OpenAPI docs to document the new 403 responses on the affected endpoints (POST/PUT providers, POST/PUT provider keys).
  • Adds regression tests covering: the exact PoC scenario from the advisory (create and update), the guard's scoping to the fail-open case only (genuine auth is still allowed), provider classification correctness, and the base_url variants for both add and update provider.

Type of change

  • Bug fix

Affected areas

  • Core (Go)
  • Transports (HTTP)
  • Docs

How to test

go test ./transports/bifrost-http/handlers/...

Key test cases to verify:

  • TestCreateProviderKey_RejectsEndpointWhenAuthBypassed — unauthenticated caller cannot create an Ollama key with an arbitrary URL (expects 403, no key persisted).
  • TestUpdateProviderKey_RejectsEndpointWhenAuthBypassed — unauthenticated caller cannot rewrite an existing Ollama key's URL (expects 403, original URL unchanged).
  • TestRequireGenuineAuthForEndpointChange — a genuinely authenticated admin can still set any endpoint URL; non-endpoint-carrying providers (e.g. OpenAI) are never gated.
  • TestAddProvider_RejectsBaseURLWhenAuthBypassed — unauthenticated caller cannot create a provider with base_url + allow_private_network: true (expects 403, provider not persisted).
  • TestUpdateProvider_RejectsBaseURLWhenAuthBypassed — same for the PUT variant.
  • TestProviderKeyCarriesEndpointURL — confirms exactly which providers are gated.

Breaking changes

  • No

Genuinely authenticated admin sessions are unaffected. The restriction applies only to the fail-open bypass path.

Security considerations

This directly addresses an SSRF primitive: when dashboard auth is disabled or unconfigured, the auth middleware previously let all management API requests through with IsLocalAdminContextKey = true. Handlers that set dial destinations (provider key endpoint URLs, provider base_url) did not distinguish between a real admin and an unauthenticated network caller. The new BifrostContextKeyAuthBypassed flag allows those specific handlers to require genuine authentication without changing the fail-open behavior for the rest of the management API.

Checklist

  • I read docs/contributing/README.md and followed the guidelines
  • I added/updated tests where appropriate
  • I updated documentation where needed
  • I verified builds succeed (Go and UI)
  • I verified the CI pipeline passes locally if applicable

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  • Security
    • Requests that bypass dashboard authentication receive a 403 when they add or change guarded provider connection targets, proxy settings, CA certificates, or TLS verification bypass settings.
    • Provider-key endpoint changes are also blocked, including removing guarded endpoints. Unchanged settings are allowed; clearing URLs or proxies and turning off private-network access or TLS verification bypass remains allowed.
    • Genuine dashboard-authenticated requests are not subject to these restrictions.
  • Documentation
    • Updated API documentation to describe these restrictions and 403 responses.

Walkthrough

Provider, proxy, and provider-key handlers now reject selected endpoint configuration changes when dashboard authentication is bypassed. The server marks bypassed requests, and OpenAPI documentation describes the restrictions and 403 responses.

Changes

Authentication-bypass endpoint guards

Layer / File(s) Summary
Authentication bypass context
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/middlewares.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/middlewares_test.go, transports/bifrost-http/server/server.go
Requests use an authentication-bypassed context when no config store is configured.
Provider network and interception guards
core/providers/utils/utils.go, core/providers/utils/utils_test.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/providers.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/providers_test.go, docs/openapi/paths/management/providers.yaml
Provider creation and updates reject selected base URL, private-network, proxy, certificate, TLS, and absolute request-path changes. Tests cover rejected changes and allowed updates.
Global proxy update guard
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/config.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/config_test.go, docs/openapi/paths/management/config.yaml
Proxy updates reject a changed non-empty URL or newly disabled TLS verification. Tests cover rejected changes and an allowed timeout update.
Provider-key dial-target guard
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys_test.go, docs/openapi/paths/management/providers.yaml
Provider-key creation and updates reject added, removed, or changed dial targets. Tests cover unchanged targets and rejected endpoint changes.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant APIClient
  participant AuthBypassedMiddleware
  participant ManagementHandler
  APIClient->>AuthBypassedMiddleware: Send management request
  AuthBypassedMiddleware->>ManagementHandler: Mark request as auth-bypassed
  ManagementHandler->>ManagementHandler: Compare guarded configuration
  ManagementHandler-->>APIClient: Return 403 or continue processing
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 59270

The new protections against changing provider endpoints without real authentication cover provider, proxy, and key endpoint fields. However, requests to routes an operator has whitelisted skip the "unauthenticated" marker. If a whitelist entry covers provider management routes, unauthenticated callers can still redirect provider traffic and credentials. Mark whitelisted requests as bypassed before merging.

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Inline comments:
In `@transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys.go`:
- Around line 217-219: Allow bypassed updates when the merged endpoint matches
the persisted endpoint, and require genuine authentication only for endpoint
changes. In transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys.go:217-219, pass
endpoint-change state derived from oldRawKey and mergedKey to
requireGenuineAuthForEndpointChange; in
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/providers.go:505-509, compare nc.BaseURL with
the stored NetworkConfig.BaseURL before rejecting. Add coverage in
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/providers_test.go:197-246 and
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys_test.go:500-535 for bypassed
updates preserving the endpoint while changing a non-endpoint field.
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In `@transports/bifrost-http/handlers/provider_keys.go`:
- Around line 879-880: Add schemas.Databricks to the provider-key URL guard in
validateProviderKeyURL so Databricks workspace URL changes are protected. Update
the related tests and providers.yaml documentation to reflect the guarded
behavior.
- Around line 879-880: Update the endpoint-override guard’s switch case for
Ollama, SGL, VLLM, and Azure to include Bedrock, so Bedrock endpoints are also
guarded when authentication is bypassed.
- Around line 892-893: Update RegisterAPIRoutes so the ConfigStore-nil, no-auth
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- Line 579: Update the provider update guard around providerDialTargetChanged so
a bypassed caller cannot enable allow_private_network without admin
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- Around line 103-107: Update the auth guard in updateProvider to check
providerDialTargetChanged whenever authentication is bypassed, regardless of
whether nc.BaseURL is empty, and keep URL validation conditional on a non-empty
base URL. This must reject clearing a stored base URL with 403 while preserving
the allowed unchanged-base-URL behavior.

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- Line 361: Update the provider create and update validation guarded by
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bypassed; compare against the existing configuration on updates so unchanged
overrides remain allowed, and retain the existing NetworkConfig validation.
- Line 579: Update addProvider and updateProvider to require genuine
authentication when a dashboard-auth-bypassed request adds or changes the
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🟠 Major · Mark whitelisted requests as authentication-bypassed. · middlewares.go:1206-1209

transports/bifrost-http/handlers/middlewares.go:1206-1209
🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Mark whitelisted requests as authentication-bypassed.

When shouldSkip(authConfig, url) matches a configured route, it calls next(ctx) without setting schemas.BifrostContextKeyAuthBypassed. isAuthBypassed then returns false, so the provider and provider-key guards do not reject sensitive endpoint changes. A configured entry matching /api/providers* can therefore allow unauthenticated changes to provider URLs, proxies, or key endpoints.

Set the marker before forwarding a skipped request, or reject guarded management routes from the whitelist.

Suggested fix
 			if shouldSkip(authConfig, url) {
+				ctx.SetUserValue(schemas.BifrostContextKeyAuthBypassed, true)
 				next(ctx)
 				return
 			}
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In `@transports/bifrost-http/handlers/middlewares.go` around lines 1206 - 1209, In
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