Sandbox URL Creation

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This codemod sandboxes calls to requests.get to be more resistant to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Most of the time when you make a GET request to a URL, you're intending to reference an HTTP endpoint, like an internal microservice. However, URLs can point to local file system files, a Gopher stream in your local network, a JAR file on a remote Internet site, and all kinds of other unexpected and undesirable outcomes. When the URL values are influenced by attackers, they can trick your application into fetching internal resources, running malicious code, or otherwise harming the system.
Consider the following code for a Flask app:

from flask import Flask, request
import requests

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/request-url")
def request_url():
    url = request.args["loc"]
    resp = requests.get(url)
    ...

In this case, an attacker could supply a value like "http://169.254.169.254/user-data/" and attempt to access user information.

Our changes introduce sandboxing around URL creation that force developers to specify some boundaries on the types of URLs they expect to create:

  from flask import Flask, request
- import requests
+ from security import safe_requests

  app = Flask(__name__)

  @app.route("/request-url")
  def request_url():
    url = request.args["loc"]
-   resp = requests.get(url)
+   resp = safe_requests.get(url)
    ...

This change alone reduces attack surface significantly because the default behavior of safe_requests.get raises a SecurityException if
a user attempts to access a known infrastructure location, unless specifically disabled.

If you have feedback on this codemod, please let us know!

F.A.Q.

Why does this codemod require a Pixee dependency?

We always prefer to use built-in Python functions or one from a well-known and trusted community dependency. However, we cannot find any such control. If you know of one, please let us know.

Why is this codemod marked as Merge After Cursory Review?

By default, the protection only weaves in 2 checks, which we believe will not cause any issues with the vast majority of code:

1. The given URL must be HTTP/HTTPS.
2. The given URL must not point to a "well-known infrastructure target", which includes things like AWS Metadata Service endpoints, and internal routers (e.g., 192.168.1.1) which are common targets of attacks.

However, on rare occasions an application may use a URL protocol like "file://" or "ftp://" in backend or middleware code.

If you want to allow those protocols, change the incoming PR to look more like this and get the best security possible:

-resp = requests.get(url)
+resp = safe_requests.get(url, allowed_protocols=("ftp",))

Dependency Updates

This codemod relies on an external dependency. However, we were unable to automatically add the dependency to your project.

This library holds security tools for protecting Python API calls.

There are a number of places where Python project dependencies can be expressed, including setup.py, pyproject.toml, setup.cfg, and requirements.txt files. You may need to manually add this dependency to the proper location in your project.

Manual Installation

For setup.py:

 install_requires=[
+    "security==1.3.1",
 ],

For pyproject.toml (using setuptools):

 [project]
 dependencies = [
+    "security==1.3.1",
 ]

For setup.cfg:

 [options]
 install_requires =
+    security==1.3.1

For requirements.txt:

+security==1.3.1

For more information on adding dependencies to setuptools projects, see the setuptools documentation.

If you are using another build system, please refer to the documentation for that system to determine how to add dependencies.

More reading

• https://github.com/pixee/python-security/blob/main/src/security/safe_requests/api.py
• https://portswigger.net/web-security/ssrf
• https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Server_Side_Request_Forgery_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html
• https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/11/23/owasp-top-10-deep-dive-defending-against-server-side-request-forgery/
• https://blog.assetnote.io/2021/01/13/blind-ssrf-chains/

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Summary by Sourcery

Enhance security by replacing requests.get with safe_requests.get to sandbox URL requests and prevent SSRF attacks. Update project dependencies to include the security library, which provides the necessary tools for this enhancement.

New Features:

• Introduce sandboxing for URL requests using a new safe_requests module to enhance security against Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Enhancements:

• Replace requests.get with safe_requests.get across multiple modules to enforce URL validation and restrict access to potentially harmful endpoints.

Build:

• Add a new dependency on the security library to the project's dependency management files, which provides the safe_requests module.

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Reviewer's Guide by Sourcery

This pull request implements a security enhancement by sandboxing URL creation to protect against Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. The changes replace the standard requests.get() function with a custom safe_requests.get() function from a new security library. This modification adds an extra layer of security by enforcing restrictions on the types of URLs that can be accessed.

Class diagram for safe_requests integration

classDiagram
    class FlaskApp {
        +request_url()
    }
    class safe_requests {
        +get(url, allowed_protocols)
    }
    FlaskApp --> safe_requests : uses
    class requests {
        +get(url)
    }
    requests <.. FlaskApp : replaced by safe_requests

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Replace standard requests.get() with safe_requests.get()	Import 'safe_requests' from the new 'security' library Replace all instances of 'requests.get()' with 'safe_requests.get()' Remove the original 'import requests' statements	backend-container/src/sportsradar/simulation/gamefeeds.py backend-container/src/apimappings/PushFeeds.py backend-container/src/apimappings/current_season_schedule.py
Add new security dependency	Provide instructions for manually adding the 'security==1.3.1' dependency to various project configuration files	setup.py pyproject.toml setup.cfg requirements.txt

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