[mod] botdetection: trusted proxies

Replaces `x_for` functionality with `trusted_proxies`. This allows defining which IP / ranges to trust extracting the client IP address from X-Forwarded-For and X-Real-IP headers.

We don't know if the proxy chain will give us the proper client address, so we rely on reading the headers of the proxy before SearXNG (if there is one, in that case it must be added to trusted_proxies) hoping it has done the proper checks. In case a proxy in the chain does not check the client address correctly, integrity is compromised and this should be fixed by whoever manages the proxy, not us.

I had to move the get_cnf func to another file (config.py) to prevent cyclic imports since we need to read the list inside _helpers.py

Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4907
Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/3632
Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/3191
Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1237

Related https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker/issues/386
Related https://github.com/inetol-infrastructure/searxng-container/issues/81
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Ivan Gabaldon 2025-06-12 14:16:09 +02:00
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@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ipaddress import (
ip_network,
ip_address,
)
import flask
import werkzeug
@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ from searx import logger
from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Request
from . import config
from .ip_lists import trusted_proxies # pylint: disable=cyclic-import
logger = logger.getChild('botdetection')
@ -51,9 +53,11 @@ def too_many_requests(network: IPv4Network | IPv6Network, log_msg: str) -> werkz
return flask.make_response(('Too Many Requests', 429))
def get_network(real_ip: IPv4Address | IPv6Address, cfg: config.Config) -> IPv4Network | IPv6Network:
def get_network(real_ip: IPv4Address | IPv6Address) -> IPv4Network | IPv6Network:
"""Returns the (client) network of whether the real_ip is part of."""
cfg = config.get_cfg()
if real_ip.version == 6:
prefix = cfg['real_ip.ipv6_prefix']
else:
@ -72,66 +76,67 @@ def _log_error_only_once(err_msg):
_logged_errors.append(err_msg)
def get_real_ip(request: SXNG_Request) -> str:
"""Returns real IP of the request. Since not all proxies set all the HTTP
headers and incoming headers can be faked it may happen that the IP cannot
be determined correctly.
.. sidebar:: :py:obj:`flask.Request.remote_addr`
SearXNG uses Werkzeug's ProxyFix_ (with it default ``x_for=1``).
def get_real_ip(request: SXNG_Request) -> IPv4Address | IPv6Address:
"""Returns real IP of the request.
This function tries to get the remote IP in the order listed below,
additional some tests are done and if inconsistencies or errors are
additional tests are done and if inconsistencies or errors are
detected, they are logged.
The remote IP of the request is taken from (first match):
- X-Forwarded-For_ header
- `X-real-IP header <https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1237#issuecomment-1147564516>`__
- X-Forwarded-For_ header (if from a trusted proxy)
- X-Real-IP_ header (if from a trusted proxy)
- :py:obj:`flask.Request.remote_addr`
.. _ProxyFix:
https://werkzeug.palletsprojects.com/middleware/proxy_fix/
.. _X-Forwarded-For:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-Forwarded-For
.. _X-Real-IP:
https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1237#issuecomment-1147564516
"""
forwarded_for = request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
real_ip = request.headers.get('X-Real-IP')
remote_addr = request.remote_addr
# logger.debug(
# "X-Forwarded-For: %s || X-Real-IP: %s || request.remote_addr: %s", forwarded_for, real_ip, remote_addr
# )
cfg = config.get_cfg()
remote_addr = ip_address(request.remote_addr or "0.0.0.0")
request_ip = remote_addr
if not forwarded_for:
_log_error_only_once("X-Forwarded-For header is not set!")
else:
from . import cfg # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel, cyclic-import
if trusted_proxies(remote_addr, cfg):
forwarded_for = request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
real_ip = request.headers.get("X-Real-IP")
forwarded_for = [x.strip() for x in forwarded_for.split(',')]
x_for: int = cfg['real_ip.x_for'] # type: ignore
forwarded_for = forwarded_for[-min(len(forwarded_for), x_for)]
if not real_ip:
_log_error_only_once("X-Real-IP header is not set!")
if forwarded_for and real_ip and forwarded_for != real_ip:
logger.warning("IP from X-Real-IP (%s) is not equal to IP from X-Forwarded-For (%s)", real_ip, forwarded_for)
if forwarded_for and remote_addr and forwarded_for != remote_addr:
logger.warning(
"IP from WSGI environment (%s) is not equal to IP from X-Forwarded-For (%s)", remote_addr, forwarded_for
logger.debug(
"X-Forwarded-For: %s || X-Real-IP: %s || request.remote_addr: %s",
forwarded_for,
real_ip,
remote_addr.compressed,
)
if real_ip and remote_addr and real_ip != remote_addr:
logger.warning("IP from WSGI environment (%s) is not equal to IP from X-Real-IP (%s)", remote_addr, real_ip)
if not forwarded_for:
_log_error_only_once("X-Forwarded-For header is not set!")
else:
try:
forwarded_for = ip_address(forwarded_for.split(",")[0].strip()).compressed
except ValueError:
forwarded_for = None
if not real_ip:
_log_error_only_once("X-Real-IP header is not set!")
else:
try:
real_ip = ip_address(real_ip).compressed
except ValueError:
real_ip = None
if forwarded_for and real_ip and forwarded_for != real_ip:
logger.warning(
"IP from X-Real-IP (%s) is not equal to IP from X-Forwarded-For (%s)",
real_ip,
forwarded_for,
)
request_ip = ip_address(forwarded_for or real_ip or remote_addr)
request_ip = ip_address(forwarded_for or real_ip or remote_addr or '0.0.0.0')
if request_ip.version == 6 and request_ip.ipv4_mapped:
request_ip = request_ip.ipv4_mapped
# logger.debug("get_real_ip() -> %s", request_ip)
return str(request_ip)
logger.debug("get_real_ip() -> %s", request_ip.compressed)
return request_ip

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@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Any
import copy
import typing
import importlib
import logging
import pathlib
import typing
from ..compat import tomllib
@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ __all__ = ['Config', 'UNSET', 'SchemaIssue']
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
CFG: Config = None # type: ignore
LIMITER_CFG_SCHEMA = pathlib.Path(importlib.import_module("searx").__file__).parent / "limiter.toml"
"""Base configuration (schema) of the botdetection."""
CFG_DEPRECATED = {
# "dummy.old.foo": "config 'dummy.old.foo' exists only for tests. Don't use it in your real project config."
}
class FALSE:
"""Class of ``False`` singleton"""
@ -182,6 +192,17 @@ def toml_load(file_name):
raise
def get_cfg() -> Config:
global CFG # pylint: disable=global-statement
if CFG is None:
from searx import settings_loader # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
cfg_file = (settings_loader.get_user_cfg_folder() or pathlib.Path("/etc/searxng")) / "limiter.toml"
CFG = Config.from_toml(LIMITER_CFG_SCHEMA, cfg_file, CFG_DEPRECATED)
return CFG
# working with dictionaries
@ -261,7 +282,6 @@ def _validate(
data_dict: typing.Dict,
deprecated: typing.Dict[str, str],
) -> typing.Tuple[bool, typing.List]:
is_valid = True
for key, data_value in data_dict.items():

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@ -4,21 +4,29 @@
Method ``ip_lists``
-------------------
The ``ip_lists`` method implements IP :py:obj:`block- <block_ip>` and
:py:obj:`pass-lists <pass_ip>`.
The ``ip_lists`` method implements IP
:py:obj:`trusted_proxies <trusted_proxies>`, :py:obj:`block-list <block_ip>`
and :py:obj:`pass-list <pass_ip>`.
.. code:: toml
[botdetection.ip_lists]
pass_ip = [
'167.235.158.251', # IPv4 of check.searx.space
'192.168.0.0/16', # IPv4 private network
'fe80::/10' # IPv6 linklocal
trusted_proxies = [
'127.0.0.1/32', # IPv4 localhost
'::1', # IPv6 localhost
'192.168.0.0/16', # IPv4 private network
]
pass_ip = [
'167.235.158.251', # IPv4 of check.searx.space
'192.168.0.0/16', # IPv4 private network
'fe80::/10' # IPv6 linklocal
]
block_ip = [
'93.184.216.34', # IPv4 of example.org
'257.1.1.1', # invalid IP --> will be ignored, logged in ERROR class
'93.184.216.34', # IPv4 of example.org
'257.1.1.1', # invalid IP --> will be ignored, logged in ERROR class
]
"""
@ -45,6 +53,18 @@ SEARXNG_ORG = [
"""Passlist of IPs from the SearXNG organization, e.g. `check.searx.space`."""
def trusted_proxies(remote_addr: IPv4Address | IPv6Address, cfg: config.Config) -> bool:
"""Checks if the remote IP is in one of the members of the
``botdetection.ip_lists.trusted_proxies`` list.
"""
for net in cfg.get("botdetection.ip_lists.trusted_proxies", default=["127.0.0.1/32", "::1"]):
net = ip_network(net, strict=False)
if remote_addr.version == net.version and remote_addr in net:
return True
return False
def pass_ip(real_ip: IPv4Address | IPv6Address, cfg: config.Config) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
"""Checks if the IP on the subnet is in one of the members of the
``botdetection.ip_lists.pass_ip`` list.
@ -72,7 +92,6 @@ def block_ip(real_ip: IPv4Address | IPv6Address, cfg: config.Config) -> Tuple[bo
def ip_is_subnet_of_member_in_list(
real_ip: IPv4Address | IPv6Address, list_name: str, cfg: config.Config
) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
for net in cfg.get(list_name, default=[]):
try:
net = ip_network(net, strict=False)

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@ -38,16 +38,15 @@ from __future__ import annotations
from ipaddress import (
IPv4Network,
IPv6Network,
ip_address,
)
import string
import random
import string
from searx import logger
from searx import valkeydb
from searx.valkeylib import secret_hash
from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Request
from searx.valkeylib import secret_hash
from ._helpers import (
get_network,
@ -98,15 +97,15 @@ def ping(request: SXNG_Request, token: str):
The expire time of this ping-key is :py:obj:`PING_LIVE_TIME`.
"""
from . import valkey_client, cfg # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel, cyclic-import
from . import valkey_client # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
if not valkey_client:
return
if not token_is_valid(token):
return
real_ip = ip_address(get_real_ip(request))
network = get_network(real_ip, cfg)
real_ip = get_real_ip(request)
network = get_network(real_ip)
ping_key = get_ping_key(network, request)
logger.debug("store ping_key for (client) network %s (IP %s) -> %s", network.compressed, real_ip, ping_key)

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@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ Implementation
from __future__ import annotations
import sys
from pathlib import Path
from ipaddress import ip_address
import flask
import werkzeug
@ -124,34 +122,15 @@ from searx.botdetection import (
# coherency, the logger is "limiter"
logger = logger.getChild('limiter')
CFG: config.Config = None # type: ignore
_INSTALLED = False
LIMITER_CFG_SCHEMA = Path(__file__).parent / "limiter.toml"
"""Base configuration (schema) of the botdetection."""
CFG_DEPRECATED = {
# "dummy.old.foo": "config 'dummy.old.foo' exists only for tests. Don't use it in your real project config."
}
def get_cfg() -> config.Config:
global CFG # pylint: disable=global-statement
if CFG is None:
from . import settings_loader # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
cfg_file = (settings_loader.get_user_cfg_folder() or Path("/etc/searxng")) / "limiter.toml"
CFG = config.Config.from_toml(LIMITER_CFG_SCHEMA, cfg_file, CFG_DEPRECATED)
return CFG
def filter_request(request: SXNG_Request) -> werkzeug.Response | None:
# pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
cfg = get_cfg()
real_ip = ip_address(get_real_ip(request))
network = get_network(real_ip, cfg)
cfg = config.get_cfg()
real_ip = get_real_ip(request)
network = get_network(real_ip)
if request.path == '/healthz':
return None
@ -228,7 +207,7 @@ def initialize(app: flask.Flask, settings):
# even if the limiter is not activated, the botdetection must be activated
# (e.g. the self_info plugin uses the botdetection to get client IP)
cfg = get_cfg()
cfg = config.get_cfg()
valkey_client = valkeydb.client()
botdetection.init(cfg, valkey_client)

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@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
[real_ip]
# Number of values to trust for X-Forwarded-For.
x_for = 1
# The prefix defines the number of leading bits in an address that are compared
# to determine whether or not an address is part of a (client) network.
@ -21,6 +17,19 @@ link_token = false
[botdetection.ip_lists]
# If the request IP is in trusted_proxies list, the client IP address is
# extracted from the X-Forwarded-For and X-Real-IP headers. This should be
# used if SearXNG is behind a reverse proxy or load balancer.
trusted_proxies = [
'127.0.0.1/32',
'::1',
# '192.168.0.0/16',
# '172.16.0.0/12',
# '10.0.0.0/8',
# 'fd00::/8',
]
# In the limiter, the ip_lists method has priority over all other methods -> if
# an IP is in the pass_ip list, it has unrestricted access and it is also not
# checked if e.g. the "user agent" suggests a bot (e.g. curl).

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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
return results
if self.ip_regex.search(search.search_query.query):
results.add(results.types.Answer(answer=gettext("Your IP is: ") + get_real_ip(request)))
results.add(results.types.Answer(answer=gettext("Your IP is: ") + get_real_ip(request).compressed))
if self.ua_regex.match(search.search_query.query):
results.add(results.types.Answer(answer=gettext("Your user-agent is: ") + str(request.user_agent)))

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@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
results.add(results.types.Answer(answer=f"{msg} {url_exit_list}"))
return results
real_ip = get_real_ip(request)
real_ip = get_real_ip(request).compressed
if real_ip in node_list:
msg = gettext("You are using Tor and it looks like you have the external IP address")

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@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from searx import (
from searx import infopage
from searx import limiter
from searx.botdetection import link_token
from searx.botdetection import link_token, config as botdetection_config
from searx.data import ENGINE_DESCRIPTIONS
from searx.result_types import Answer
@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ def config():
for _ in searx.plugins.STORAGE:
_plugins.append({'name': _.id, 'enabled': _.active})
_limiter_cfg = limiter.get_cfg()
_limiter_cfg = botdetection_config.get_cfg()
return jsonify(
{

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from flask_babel import gettext
import searx.plugins
import searx.preferences
import searx.limiter
import searx.botdetection
import searx.botdetection.config
from searx.extended_types import sxng_request
from searx.result_types import Answer
@ -29,19 +29,34 @@ class PluginIPSelfInfo(SearxTestCase):
self.pref = searx.preferences.Preferences(["simple"], ["general"], engines, self.storage)
self.pref.parse_dict({"locale": "en"})
cfg = searx.limiter.get_cfg()
cfg = searx.botdetection.config.get_cfg()
searx.botdetection.init(cfg, None)
def test_plugin_store_init(self):
self.assertEqual(1, len(self.storage))
def test_pageno_1_2(self):
def test_v4_pageno_1_2(self):
with self.app.test_request_context():
sxng_request.preferences = self.pref
sxng_request.remote_addr = "127.0.0.1"
sxng_request.headers = {"X-Forwarded-For": "1.2.3.4, 127.0.0.1", "X-Real-IP": "127.0.0.1"} # type: ignore
answer = Answer(answer=gettext("Your IP is: ") + "127.0.0.1")
sxng_request.headers = {"X-Forwarded-For": "1.2.3.4, 127.0.0.1", "X-Real-IP": ""} # type: ignore
answer = Answer(answer=gettext("Your IP is: ") + "1.2.3.4")
search = do_post_search("ip", self.storage, pageno=1)
self.assertIn(answer, search.result_container.answers)
search = do_post_search("ip", self.storage, pageno=2)
self.assertEqual(list(search.result_container.answers), [])
def test_v6_pageno_1_2(self):
with self.app.test_request_context():
sxng_request.preferences = self.pref
sxng_request.remote_addr = "::1"
sxng_request.headers = { # type: ignore
"X-Forwarded-For": "fd0f:a306:f289:0000:0000:0000:ffff:baba, ::1, 127.0.0.1",
"X-Real-IP": "fd0f:a306:f289:0000:0000:0000:ffff:baba",
}
answer = Answer(answer=gettext("Your IP is: ") + "fd0f:a306:f289::ffff:baba")
search = do_post_search("ip", self.storage, pageno=1)
self.assertIn(answer, search.result_container.answers)
@ -56,7 +71,6 @@ class PluginIPSelfInfo(SearxTestCase):
]
)
def test_user_agent_in_answer(self, query: str):
query = "user-agent"
with self.app.test_request_context():