fix: reduce client-ip to a single IP address in the functions server - #8533
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`createHandler` derived `client-ip` and `x-nf-client-connection-ip` by splitting the incoming address on `:` when it contained a dot and on `,` otherwise. That only ever works for a single IPv4-mapped IPv6 address. With `netlify functions:serve`, where no dev proxy rewrites the header, a request carrying `x-forwarded-for: 1.2.3.4, 5.6.7.8` never reaches the comma branch, so `.pop()` returns the whole list and the function reads `client-ip: "1.2.3.4, 5.6.7.8"`. `x-forwarded-for: 1.2.3.4:5678` yields `"5678"`, the port. `net.isIP()` rejects both. Always split the list on `,` and keep the last hop, as before, then unwrap a port or an IPv4-mapped IPv6 prefix. Every input that already produced an address keeps producing the same one. Fixes netlify#8532
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tests/unit/lib/functions/server.test.ts (1)
98-116: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAssert
x-nf-client-connection-ipin this handler test.The fixture returns only
client-ip, although the handler sets both headers. A future regression that changes onlyx-nf-client-connection-ipcan pass every current case. Return both headers and assert both values.Suggested fix
- `exports.handler = async (event) => ({ statusCode: 200, body: event.headers['client-ip'] })`, + `exports.handler = async (event) => ({ statusCode: 200, body: JSON.stringify({ clientIp: event.headers['client-ip'], connectionIp: event.headers['x-nf-client-connection-ip'] }) })`, ... - ])('should set `client-ip` to a single IP address for `x-forwarded-for: %s`', async (forwardedFor, expected) => { + ])('should set both client IP headers for `x-forwarded-for: %s`', async (forwardedFor, expected) => { ... - const clientIp = await response.text() + const { clientIp, connectionIp } = await response.json() expect(net.isIP(clientIp)).not.toBe(0) expect(clientIp).toBe(expected) + expect(net.isIP(connectionIp)).not.toBe(0) + expect(connectionIp).toBe(expected)🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @src/lib/functions/server.ts:
- Line 86: Update getClientIP to parse only supported port and IPv4-mapped
forms, then validate the complete selected address with node:net isIP before
returning it; do not extract an IPv4 substring from an otherwise invalid
address.
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Review comments at @tests/unit/lib/functions/server.test.ts:
- Around line 98-116: Update the client-IP handler test fixture and assertions
so the response includes both client-ip and x-nf-client-connection-ip values,
then verify each is a valid IP matching the expected value for every
x-forwarded-for case.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Validate the complete selected address before emitting it.
getClientIP uses an unanchored IPv4 regex. It emits 192.0.2.1 for 2001:db8::192.0.2.1 and accepts 999.999.999.999. The base handler produced the same outputs, so this is not a new regression. However, the current helper still violates the single-valid-IP contract for the function-visible client-IP headers.
Parse only supported port and IPv4-mapped forms, then validate the complete address with node:net isIP. This is a narrow client-identity correctness issue.
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Review comment at @src/lib/functions/server.ts at line 86:
Update getClientIP to parse only supported port and IPv4-mapped forms, then
validate the complete selected address with node:net isIP before returning it;
do not extract an IPv4 substring from an otherwise invalid address.
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Summary
Fixes #8532.
createHandlerderivesclient-ipandx-nf-client-connection-ipfromx-forwarded-for(falling back torequest.connection.remoteAddress) with thisone-liner:
The separator is picked from whether the string contains a dot, which only ever works for
a single IPv4-mapped IPv6 address such as
::ffff:127.0.0.1. Two inputs produce somethingthat is not an address at all:
x-forwarded-forclient-iponmainnet.isIP()1.2.3.4, 5.6.7.8"1.2.3.4, 5.6.7.8"01.2.3.4:5678"5678"0A comma-separated IPv4 list contains a dot, so it is split on
:, finds nothing, and.pop()hands back the entire list. Anaddress:porthop is split on:and.pop()keeps the port.
netlify devis not affected: the dev proxy overwritesx-forwarded-forwithreq.connection.remoteAddressbefore the functions server runs(
src/utils/proxy.ts), so a single address always arrives.netlify functions:servestarts the functions server without that proxy, so the client's header is used as-is.
That's the entry point I reproduced through.
Fix
Always split on
,and keep the last hop — the same hop.pop()already selected —then unwrap a port or an IPv4-mapped IPv6 prefix.
I deliberately kept the last hop rather than switching to the leftmost one. The leftmost
entry is the one that conventionally identifies the client, so it may well be what you
want here, but changing that is a behavioural decision rather than a bug fix, and I
didn't want to fold it into this PR. Happy to switch it if you'd prefer — it's a one-line
change in
getClientIP.Every input that already produced an address produces exactly the same one:
x-forwarded-for1.2.3.41.2.3.41.2.3.4::ffff:1.2.3.41.2.3.41.2.3.42001:db8::12001:db8::12001:db8::12001:db8::1, 2001:db8::22001:db8::22001:db8::21.2.3.4, 5.6.7.81.2.3.4, 5.6.7.85.6.7.81.2.3.4:567856781.2.3.4Only the last two rows change, and both were values
net.isIP()rejects.Tests
tests/unit/lib/functions/server.test.tsalready boots a realexpress()app aroundcreateHandler, so I added a fixture function that echoesevent.headers['client-ip']and drove the six cases above over real HTTP requests, asserting both
net.isIP(clientIp) !== 0and the exact address.On
maintwo of the six fail:With the fix,
9 passed (9).tsc --noEmit,eslintandoxfmt --checkare clean onboth changed files. The rest of
tests/unitis unchanged: 651 passed, and the only twofailures are
lib/edge-functions/bootstrap.test.ts, which needs DNS and also fails onmainin my offline sandbox.AI disclosure
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