feat: ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES to opt out of the SSRF checks (closes #1036 )

The SSRF guard rejects any address that isn't globally routable, which breaks proxy/VPN setups that resolve hosts into private or special-use ranges. The reported case is Fake-IP clients (sing-box, Clash, Mihomo) that map YouTube to the RFC 2544 benchmarking range 198.18.0.0/15 to tunnel the traffic; MeTube rejected it with "Refusing to fetch internal address" even though yt-dlp itself handles it fine. Add a boolean ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES (default false) that, when set, skips both layers: validate_url returns after scheme validation without the internal-host checks, and the connect-time socket guard is not installed. Threaded to the download subprocess via Download so the guard sees it too. Scheme validation (http/https only) still applies. Documented in the README as a trust-your-network opt-out that disables SSRF protection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs: document the SSRF guard's connect-time coverage limitations
2026-07-23 13:22:48 +00:00 · 2026-07-21 07:44:38 +03:00 · 2026-07-21 07:41:01 +03:00 · 2026-07-21 06:55:29 +03:00 · 2026-07-20 23:45:08 +03:00 · 2026-07-20 23:44:43 +03:00
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-        ## Configuration Resources
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-        Before asking for help, please check these resources:
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-        - **[YTDL_OPTIONS Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook)** - Common yt-dlp configurations
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-        ```
-        
-        Environment Details:
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-        - Docker image: [e.g., ghcr.io/alexta69/metube:latest]
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-        - **Bug reports** → Use the Bug Report issue template
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-        - **Questions** → Use the Question issue template
+        This is for general discussions about MeTube. For specific topics, better homes exist:
+        - **Bug reports** → [open an issue](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml)
+        - **Feature requests** → [open an issue](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml) or post in [Ideas](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/discussions/categories/ideas)
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+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
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+        ## Read this first — MeTube's scope
+
+        MeTube's scope is deliberately narrow: **it downloads well and stops once the file is written.**
+        Ideas that improve the download itself are welcome — usually as community PRs, since the
+        maintainer is unlikely to implement requests ([details](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#-submitting-feature-requests)).
+        Post-download file management is out of scope regardless of implementation quality.
+
+        **Already decided — please don't re-request:**
+        - 🔒 Built-in authentication / password → use a reverse proxy ([#931](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/931), [wiki](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/Reverse-proxy-configurations))
+        - 🔔 Notifications on download completion → available today via the `Exec` postprocessor ([recipe](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook))
+        - ✏️ Renaming, converting, tagging, or organizing files after download → out of scope ([#495](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/495), [#1027](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1027))
+        - 🎚️ Pre-download format/quality/audio-track picker → tracked in [#1032](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1032)
+        - 📋 Pre-download playlist item browser → tracked in [#1030](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1030)
+        - 🎛️ Config switches to disable individual features → declined ([#976](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/976))
+        - ⏰ Download scheduler → declined; add items with auto-start off and start them when you like ([#838](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/838))
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+        What would you like to see?
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+        Would you be willing to implement it as a PR?
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
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+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Quick Resources
+
+        Your question may already be answered here:
+        - **[README](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#readme)** — complete setup and configuration guide
+        - **[Troubleshooting FAQ](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/Troubleshooting-FAQ)** — common problems and their fixes
+        - **[YTDL_OPTIONS Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook)** — common yt-dlp configurations (notifications, metadata, audio extraction, ...)
+        - **[OUTPUT_TEMPLATE Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/OUTPUT_TEMPLATE-Cookbook)** — filename template examples
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+        What have you tried so far, and what happened (errors, logs)?
+    validations:
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-        ## Quick Resources
-        
-        Before asking your question, please check these resources:
-        - **[README](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#readme)** - Complete setup and configuration guide
-        - **[YTDL_OPTIONS Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook)** - Common yt-dlp configurations
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@@ -9,24 +9,20 @@ body:
    id: prerequisites
    attributes:
      label: Prerequisites
-      description: Please confirm you have completed these steps before submitting your bug report
+      description: Please confirm before submitting
      options:
        - label: I have searched existing issues and discussions to ensure this bug hasn't been reported before
          required: true
-        - label: I have read the [troubleshooting section](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#-troubleshooting-and-submitting-issues) in the README
-          required: true
-        - label: I have tested this issue with yt-dlp directly (not just through MeTube UI) as described in the README
-          required: true
-        - label: I have checked that this is not a yt-dlp issue (if it is, please report it to [yt-dlp repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues) instead)
+        - label: If the download itself fails, I have tested the same URL and options with yt-dlp directly (see the note below) — or this bug is not download-related
          required: true

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        ## Important Notes
-        - **MeTube is only a UI for yt-dlp** - issues with authentication, postprocessing, permissions, or other yt-dlp functionality should be reported to the [yt-dlp repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues)
-        - Before reporting, please test with yt-dlp directly using: `docker exec -ti metube sh` then `cd /downloads` and run yt-dlp commands
-        - If yt-dlp works directly but MeTube doesn't, then it's a MeTube issue
+        - **MeTube is only a UI for [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)** — issues with authentication, postprocessing, site support, or other download functionality should be reported to the [yt-dlp repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues)
+        - To test with yt-dlp directly: `docker exec -ti metube sh`, then `cd /downloads` and run `yt-dlp` with your URL and options
+        - If yt-dlp works directly but MeTube doesn't, then it's a MeTube issue — report it here

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    id: ytdl-test-results
    attributes:
      label: yt-dlp Direct Test Results
-      description: Results of testing the same URL/configuration directly with yt-dlp (required)
+      description: >-
+        If the download itself fails: paste the exact yt-dlp command you ran AND its output —
+        download-failure reports without this will be closed as needs-info.
+        If this is a UI or app bug that doesn't involve a failing download, just write "UI bug".
      placeholder: |
        Command used: yt-dlp [your-command-here]
-        Result: [success/error and output]
+        Result: [paste the output here]
    validations:
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@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
-  - name: MeTube Community Discussions
-    url: https://github.com/alexta69/metube/discussions
-    about: Ask questions and discuss MeTube with the community
-  - name: yt-dlp Issues
+  - name: ❓ Questions & Support
+    url: https://github.com/alexta69/metube/discussions/categories/q-a
+    about: Ask usage and configuration questions in Discussions Q&A — issues are for bugs and feature requests
+  - name: 📖 Troubleshooting FAQ
+    url: https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/Troubleshooting-FAQ
+    about: Common problems and their fixes
+  - name: ⬇️ yt-dlp Issues
    url: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues
    about: Report issues related to video downloading, authentication, or site support
@@ -5,28 +5,35 @@ labels: ["enhancement"]
 assignees: []

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+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Read this first — MeTube's scope
+
+        MeTube's scope is deliberately narrow: **it downloads well and stops once the file is written.**
+        Features that improve the download itself are welcome — usually as community PRs, since the
+        maintainer is unlikely to implement requests ([details](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#-submitting-feature-requests)).
+        Post-download file management is out of scope regardless of implementation quality.
+
+        **Already decided — please don't re-request:**
+        - 🔒 Built-in authentication / password → use a reverse proxy ([#931](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/931), [wiki](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/Reverse-proxy-configurations))
+        - 🔔 Notifications on download completion → available today via the `Exec` postprocessor ([recipe](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook))
+        - ✏️ Renaming, converting, tagging, or organizing files after download → out of scope ([#495](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/495), [#1027](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1027))
+        - 🎚️ Pre-download format/quality/audio-track picker → tracked in [#1032](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1032)
+        - 📋 Pre-download playlist item browser → tracked in [#1030](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/1030)
+        - 🎛️ Config switches to disable individual features → declined ([#976](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/976))
+        - ⏰ Download scheduler → declined; add items with auto-start off and start them when you like ([#838](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/issues/838))
+
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+      description: Please confirm before submitting
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+        - label: I have searched existing issues and checked the "Already decided" list above
          required: true
-        - label: I have read the [feature request guidelines](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#-submitting-feature-requests) in the README
+        - label: I have considered if this feature belongs in yt-dlp instead (downloading, processing, site support) — if so, please request it in the [yt-dlp repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues)
          required: true
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-        - **Consider if this belongs in yt-dlp** - if it's related to video downloading, processing, or site support, it might belong in the [yt-dlp repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues) instead
-        - **Some features may not be accepted** - in an effort to reduce bloat, some PRs may not be accepted

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-        ## Quick Resources
-        
-        Before asking your question, please check these resources:
-        - **[README](https://github.com/alexta69/metube#readme)** - Complete setup and configuration guide
-        - **[YTDL_OPTIONS Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook)** - Common yt-dlp configurations
-        - **[OUTPUT_TEMPLATE Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/OUTPUT_TEMPLATE-Cookbook)** - Filename template examples
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-        What's your current setup?
-        What have you tried so far?
-    validations:
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@@ -117,25 +117,27 @@ jobs:
      - name: Get current date
        id: date
        run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v7
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
+
      - name: Get commits since last release
        id: commits
+        env:
+          DATE: ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
        run: |
-          # Fetch all tags
          git fetch --tags

-          # Get the last tag (sorted by version, using date format YYYY.MM.DD)
-          LAST_TAG=$(git tag -l --sort=-version:refname | grep -E '^[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{2}$' | head -n 1)
+          # Exclude today's tag: on a same-day rerun the notes must cover the
+          # whole day, not just the commits since the morning release.
+          LAST_TAG=$(git tag -l --sort=-version:refname | grep -E '^[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{2}$' | grep -v "^${DATE}$" | head -n 1)

          if [ -z "$LAST_TAG" ]; then
-            # No previous release, skip commits for first release
            COMMITS=""
            echo "has_commits=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          else
-            # Get commits since last tag
            COMMITS=$(git log ${LAST_TAG}..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" --no-merges)
            if [ -z "$COMMITS" ]; then
              echo "has_commits=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -144,17 +146,12 @@ jobs:
            fi
          fi

-          # Escape for use in YAML/multiline output
          {
            echo 'commits<<EOF'
            echo "$COMMITS"
            echo EOF
          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

-          # Also output for debugging
-          echo "Last tag: ${LAST_TAG:-none}"
-          echo "Commits since last release:"
-          echo "$COMMITS"
      - name: Generate release body
        id: release_body
        env:
@@ -185,38 +182,27 @@ jobs:
            fi
          } > release_body.txt

-          {
-            echo 'body<<EOF'
-            cat release_body.txt
-            echo EOF
-          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Delete existing release if present
+      - name: Create or update GitHub Release (mark as latest)
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          TAG_NAME: ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
        run: |
-          # Check if release exists and delete it
-          if gh release view "$TAG_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
-            echo "Release $TAG_NAME already exists, deleting it..."
-            gh release delete "$TAG_NAME" --yes || true
+          if gh release view "$TAG_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Release $TAG_NAME exists; updating."
+            # Force-move the tag in place so it matches the rebuilt Docker
+            # image. Never delete+recreate the tag: that corrupts GitHub's
+            # release index (broke release 2026.07.05).
+            gh api -X PATCH "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/git/refs/tags/${TAG_NAME}" \
+              -f sha="$GITHUB_SHA" -F force=true
+            gh release edit "$TAG_NAME" \
+              --title "Release $TAG_NAME" \
+              --notes-file release_body.txt \
+              --latest
+          else
+            echo "Release $TAG_NAME does not exist; creating."
+            gh release create "$TAG_NAME" \
+              --target "$GITHUB_SHA" \
+              --title "Release $TAG_NAME" \
+              --notes-file release_body.txt \
+              --latest
          fi
-          
-          # Fetch tags to check remote
-          git fetch --tags
-          
-          # Check if tag exists (locally or remotely) and delete it
-          if git rev-parse "$TAG_NAME" &>/dev/null 2>&1 || git ls-remote --tags origin "$TAG_NAME" | grep -q "$TAG_NAME"; then
-            echo "Tag $TAG_NAME already exists, deleting it..."
-            git tag -d "$TAG_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
-            git push origin ":refs/tags/$TAG_NAME" || true
-          fi
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
-          name: Release ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
-          body_path: release_body.txt
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Certain values can be set via environment variables, using the `-e` parameter on
 * __YTDL_OPTIONS_PRESETS__: Named bundles of yt-dlp options, selectable per download in the UI. See [Configuring yt-dlp options](#%EF%B8%8F-configuring-yt-dlp-options) for format and examples.
 * __YTDL_OPTIONS_PRESETS_FILE__: Path to a JSON file containing presets. Monitored and reloaded automatically on changes. See [Configuring yt-dlp options](#%EF%B8%8F-configuring-yt-dlp-options).
 * __ALLOW_YTDL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES__: Whether to show a free-text field in the UI for per-download yt-dlp option overrides. Defaults to `false`. See [Configuring yt-dlp options](#%EF%B8%8F-configuring-yt-dlp-options) for details and security considerations.
+* __ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES__: Whether to allow downloads from private, loopback, link-local and other non-global addresses. Defaults to `false`, which protects against SSRF by refusing URLs that resolve to internal hosts. Set to `true` only in trusted environments — for example when routing traffic through a proxy/VPN client in Fake-IP mode (sing-box, Clash, Mihomo), which resolves hosts to the `198.18.0.0/15` range. Enabling this disables the SSRF protection entirely, so only use it when you control the network.
 * __YTDL_NIGHTLY_UPDATE_TIME__: If set, will cause MeTube to use [nightly yt-dlp builds](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds) instead of the stable releases. Set to the time (`HH:MM`, 24-hour) when you want the daily upgrades and MeTube restart to happen. Defaults to empty (disabled).

 ### 🌐 Web Server & URLs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Config:
        'YTDL_OPTIONS_PRESETS': '{}',
        'YTDL_OPTIONS_PRESETS_FILE': '',
        'ALLOW_YTDL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES': 'false',
+        'ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES': 'false',
        'CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS': '',
        'ROBOTS_TXT': '',
        'HOST': '0.0.0.0',
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class Config:
        'YTDL_NIGHTLY_UPDATE_TIME': '',
    }

-    _BOOLEAN = ('DOWNLOAD_DIRS_INDEXABLE', 'CUSTOM_DIRS', 'CREATE_CUSTOM_DIRS', 'DELETE_FILE_ON_TRASHCAN', 'HTTPS', 'ENABLE_ACCESSLOG', 'ALLOW_YTDL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES')
+    _BOOLEAN = ('DOWNLOAD_DIRS_INDEXABLE', 'CUSTOM_DIRS', 'CREATE_CUSTOM_DIRS', 'DELETE_FILE_ON_TRASHCAN', 'HTTPS', 'ENABLE_ACCESSLOG', 'ALLOW_YTDL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES', 'ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES')

    def __init__(self):
        for k, v in self._DEFAULTS.items():
@@ -717,8 +718,6 @@ def parse_download_options(post: dict) -> dict:

    if custom_name_prefix is None:
        custom_name_prefix = ''
-    if custom_name_prefix and ('..' in custom_name_prefix or custom_name_prefix.startswith('/') or custom_name_prefix.startswith('\\')):
-        raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='custom_name_prefix must not contain ".." or start with a path separator')
    if auto_start is None:
        auto_start = True
    if playlist_item_limit is None:
@@ -743,8 +742,6 @@ def parse_download_options(post: dict) -> dict:
        enabled=config.ALLOW_YTDL_OPTIONS_OVERRIDES,
    )

-    if chapter_template and ('..' in chapter_template or chapter_template.startswith('/') or chapter_template.startswith('\\')):
-        raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='chapter_template must not contain ".." or start with a path separator')
    if not SUBTITLE_LANGUAGE_RE.fullmatch(subtitle_language):
        raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason='subtitle_language must match pattern [A-Za-z0-9-] and be at most 35 characters')
    if subtitle_mode not in VALID_SUBTITLE_MODES:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def extract_flat_playlist(
                if not nested_url:
                    continue
                # nested_url comes from remote playlist content; guard it too.
-                if validate_url(nested_url) is not None:
+                if validate_url(nested_url, allow_private=getattr(config, "ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES", False)) is not None:
                    continue
                nested_info, nested_entries = extract_flat_playlist(
                    config,
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
            return {"status": "error", "msg": "Missing URL"}
        # SSRF guard: block non-http(s) schemes and internal/metadata hosts
        # before yt-dlp fetches the feed. May do a DNS lookup, so run off-loop.
-        url_error = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, validate_url, url)
+        url_error = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
+            None, partial(validate_url, url, allow_private=getattr(self.config, "ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES", False)))
        if url_error is not None:
            log.warning('Rejected subscription URL "%s": %s', url, url_error)
            return {"status": "error", "msg": url_error}
@@ -138,25 +138,6 @@ async def test_add_invalid_subtitle_language(mock_dqueue):
        await main.add(req)


-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_add_custom_name_prefix_path_traversal(mock_dqueue):
-    req = _json_request(_valid_video_add_body(custom_name_prefix="../evil"))
-    with pytest.raises(web.HTTPBadRequest):
-        await main.add(req)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_add_chapter_template_path_traversal(mock_dqueue):
-    req = _json_request(
-        _valid_video_add_body(
-            split_by_chapters=True,
-            chapter_template="/etc/passwd%(title)s",
-        )
-    )
-    with pytest.raises(web.HTTPBadRequest):
-        await main.add(req)
-
-
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_add_invalid_json_body(mock_dqueue):
    req = MagicMock(spec=web.Request)
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ import socket
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock

-from url_guard import validate_url
+import url_guard
+from url_guard import (
+    validate_url,
+    _address_allowed_at_connect,
+    _guarded_getaddrinfo,
+    install_socket_guard,
+)


 def _addrinfo(*addrs, family=socket.AF_INET):
@@ -93,9 +99,89 @@ class AddressResolutionTests(unittest.TestCase):
        # If any resolved address is internal, reject the whole URL.
        self.assertIsNotNone(self._validate_with_addrs("http://mixed/x", "142.250.1.1", "127.0.0.1"))

-    def test_resolution_failure_defers_to_ytdlp(self):
+    def test_resolution_failure_is_rejected(self):
+        # Fail closed: an unresolvable host cannot be verified as non-internal.
        with mock.patch("url_guard.socket.getaddrinfo", side_effect=socket.gaierror):
-            self.assertIsNone(validate_url("http://does-not-resolve.example/x"))
+            self.assertIsNotNone(validate_url("http://does-not-resolve.example/x"))
+
+
+class ConnectAddressPolicyTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Connect-time policy: allow global + loopback, block everything else."""
+
+    def test_global_allowed(self):
+        self.assertTrue(_address_allowed_at_connect("142.250.1.1"))
+
+    def test_loopback_allowed(self):
+        # Loopback stays reachable so locally-configured proxies keep working.
+        self.assertTrue(_address_allowed_at_connect("127.0.0.1"))
+        self.assertTrue(_address_allowed_at_connect("::1"))
+
+    def test_link_local_metadata_blocked(self):
+        self.assertFalse(_address_allowed_at_connect("169.254.169.254"))
+
+    def test_private_blocked(self):
+        self.assertFalse(_address_allowed_at_connect("10.0.0.5"))
+        self.assertFalse(_address_allowed_at_connect("192.168.1.10"))
+
+    def test_ipv4_mapped_metadata_blocked(self):
+        self.assertFalse(_address_allowed_at_connect("::ffff:169.254.169.254"))
+
+
+class GuardedGetaddrinfoTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_internal_only_raises(self):
+        with mock.patch("url_guard._real_getaddrinfo", return_value=_addrinfo("169.254.169.254")):
+            with self.assertRaises(socket.gaierror):
+                _guarded_getaddrinfo("metadata", 80)
+
+    def test_filters_internal_keeps_global(self):
+        # Split-horizon rebinding: keep the public address, drop the internal one.
+        with mock.patch("url_guard._real_getaddrinfo", return_value=_addrinfo("142.250.1.1", "10.0.0.1")):
+            results = _guarded_getaddrinfo("mixed", 80)
+        self.assertEqual([r[4][0] for r in results], ["142.250.1.1"])
+
+    def test_loopback_passes(self):
+        with mock.patch("url_guard._real_getaddrinfo", return_value=_addrinfo("127.0.0.1")):
+            results = _guarded_getaddrinfo("localproxy", 9050)
+        self.assertEqual([r[4][0] for r in results], ["127.0.0.1"])
+
+
+class AllowPrivateBypassTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES: trusted proxy/VPN environments opt out of the
+    SSRF address checks (e.g. Fake-IP clients that resolve to 198.18.0.0/15)."""
+
+    def test_internal_address_allowed_when_bypassed(self):
+        # Fake-IP benchmarking range that is_global rejects by default.
+        self.assertIsNone(validate_url("http://www.youtube.com/x", allow_private=True))
+
+    def test_private_host_allowed_when_bypassed(self):
+        # No DNS lookup needed: the bypass returns before resolution.
+        with mock.patch("url_guard.socket.getaddrinfo") as gai:
+            self.assertIsNone(validate_url("http://192.168.1.1/x", allow_private=True))
+            gai.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_scheme_still_enforced_when_bypassed(self):
+        self.assertIsNotNone(validate_url("file:///etc/passwd", allow_private=True))
+
+    def test_socket_guard_not_installed_when_bypassed(self):
+        original = socket.getaddrinfo
+        try:
+            install_socket_guard(allow_private=True)
+            self.assertIs(socket.getaddrinfo, original)
+        finally:
+            socket.getaddrinfo = original
+
+
+class InstallSocketGuardTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_install_replaces_and_is_idempotent(self):
+        original = socket.getaddrinfo
+        try:
+            install_socket_guard()
+            self.assertIs(socket.getaddrinfo, url_guard._guarded_getaddrinfo)
+            # Re-installing must not wrap the wrapper (real fn captured at import).
+            install_socket_guard()
+            self.assertIs(socket.getaddrinfo, url_guard._guarded_getaddrinfo)
+        finally:
+            socket.getaddrinfo = original


 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@

 from __future__ import annotations

+import os
 import pickle
 import signal
 import sys
@@ -31,6 +32,25 @@ class _PostProcessor:
        self._downloader = downloader


+class _YoutubeDL:
+    """Minimal stand-in so ``_ConfinedYoutubeDL`` can subclass it under the shim.
+
+    ``prepare_filename`` is patched per-test; the real containment logic lives in
+    the ``_ConfinedYoutubeDL`` override, which is what the tests exercise.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, params=None, **kwargs):
+        self.params = params or {}
+
+    def prepare_filename(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return ""
+
+    def add_post_processor(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+fake_utils.DownloadError = type("DownloadError", (Exception,), {})
+fake_yt_dlp.YoutubeDL = _YoutubeDL
 fake_impersonate.ImpersonateTarget = _ImpersonateTarget
 fake_networking.impersonate = fake_impersonate
 fake_postprocessor_common.PostProcessor = _PostProcessor
@@ -56,15 +76,17 @@ from ytdl import (
    _compact_persisted_entry,
    _convert_srt_to_txt_file,
    _AlbumArtistPostProcessor,
-    _output_dir_escapes,
    _resolve_outtmpl_fields,
    _sanitize_entry_for_pickle,
    _sanitize_path_component,
 )

 # Detect whether the real yt-dlp is loaded (as opposed to the minimal fake
-# shim above).  _resolve_outtmpl_fields needs YoutubeDL at runtime.
-_has_real_ytdlp = hasattr(sys.modules.get("yt_dlp"), "YoutubeDL")
+# shim above).  _resolve_outtmpl_fields needs YoutubeDL.evaluate_outtmpl at
+# runtime, which the shim's YoutubeDL stand-in deliberately does not provide.
+_has_real_ytdlp = hasattr(
+    getattr(sys.modules.get("yt_dlp"), "YoutubeDL", None), "evaluate_outtmpl"
+)


 class AlbumArtistPostProcessorTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -175,7 +197,7 @@ class AlbumArtistRegistrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
        download.info.download_type = 'audio'
        fake_ydl = MagicMock()

-        with patch('ytdl.yt_dlp.YoutubeDL', return_value=fake_ydl):
+        with patch('ytdl._ConfinedYoutubeDL', return_value=fake_ydl):
            result = download._make_youtube_dl({'quiet': True})

        self.assertIs(result, fake_ydl)
@@ -187,7 +209,7 @@ class AlbumArtistRegistrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
        download = _make_test_download()
        fake_ydl = MagicMock()

-        with patch('ytdl.yt_dlp.YoutubeDL', return_value=fake_ydl):
+        with patch('ytdl._ConfinedYoutubeDL', return_value=fake_ydl):
            download._make_youtube_dl({'quiet': True})

        fake_ydl.add_post_processor.assert_not_called()
@@ -301,18 +323,50 @@ class ResolveOuttmplFieldsTests(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertFalse(literal_prefix.startswith('\\'))


-class OutputDirEscapesTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class ConfinedYoutubeDLTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """The chokepoint: ``_ConfinedYoutubeDL.prepare_filename`` validates the
+    *resolved* output path (after yt-dlp expands the template) and refuses any
+    write outside the allowed roots. This is the single guard for the download-
+    directory invariant across the main file, split-chapter files, thumbnails,
+    subtitles, etc. — the ``..`` only exists post-expansion, so it is caught here
+    rather than by any ingress string check.
+    """
+
    def setUp(self):
-        self.base_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.base = os.path.realpath(tempfile.mkdtemp())

-    def test_relative_traversal_escapes(self):
-        self.assertTrue(_output_dir_escapes(self.base_dir, '../../tmp/x/%(title)s.%(ext)s'))
+    def _prepared_path(self, resolved, roots=None):
+        ydl = ytdl._ConfinedYoutubeDL.__new__(ytdl._ConfinedYoutubeDL)
+        ydl._allowed_roots = [self.base] if roots is None else roots
+        with patch.object(
+            ytdl.yt_dlp.YoutubeDL, "prepare_filename", return_value=resolved
+        ):
+            return ydl.prepare_filename({})

-    def test_absolute_path_escapes(self):
-        self.assertTrue(_output_dir_escapes(self.base_dir, '/tmp/x/%(title)s.%(ext)s'))
+    def test_chapter_traversal_via_metadata_is_blocked(self):
+        # e.g. chapter_template '%(section_title)s/%(section_title)s/pwned.%(ext)s'
+        # with a chapter titled '..' expands to '../../pwned.mp4'.
+        escaping = os.path.join(self.base, "..", "..", "pwned.mp4")
+        with self.assertRaises(ytdl.yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError):
+            self._prepared_path(escaping)

-    def test_normal_playlist_dir_stays_inside(self):
-        self.assertFalse(_output_dir_escapes(self.base_dir, 'Playlist/%(title)s.%(ext)s'))
+    def test_absolute_output_path_is_blocked(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ytdl.yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError):
+            self._prepared_path("/etc/cron.d/evil")
+
+    def test_path_inside_download_dir_is_allowed(self):
+        ok = os.path.join(self.base, "Playlist", "video.mp4")
+        self.assertEqual(self._prepared_path(ok), ok)
+
+    def test_sibling_prefix_directory_is_blocked(self):
+        # base '/x/downloads' must not be escapable to '/x/downloads-secret'.
+        sibling = self.base + "-secret"
+        with self.assertRaises(ytdl.yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError):
+            self._prepared_path(os.path.join(sibling, "video.mp4"))
+
+    def test_empty_and_stdout_targets_pass_through(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self._prepared_path(""), "")
+        self.assertEqual(self._prepared_path("-"), "-")


 class SanitizeEntryForPickleTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -5,10 +5,26 @@ any ``http(s)`` URL. Without a guard, an attacker can make the server fetch
 internal endpoints (cloud metadata services, loopback, RFC1918 hosts, etc.) and
 have the response saved to the download directory and served back.

-This module provides a single cheap validator applied at every URL ingress. It
-intentionally does NOT attempt DNS-rebinding pinning, redirect-chain
-re-validation, or validation of every media URL yt-dlp derives from remote
-metadata — network isolation (e.g. Docker) remains the backstop for those.
+This module provides two layers:
+
+* ``validate_url`` — a cheap validator applied at every URL ingress.
+* ``install_socket_guard`` — a connect-time ``getaddrinfo`` guard installed in
+  the download subprocess, which re-validates every resolved address and so
+  covers redirects, DNS rebinding, and media URLs yt-dlp derives from remote
+  metadata — for any backend that resolves through Python's socket module.
+
+Known limitations — network isolation (e.g. Docker) remains the backstop for
+all of these:
+
+* The socket guard is installed only in the download subprocess. Metadata
+  extraction (``ytdl.DownloadQueue.__extract_info``) runs in the main process,
+  where installing a process-wide guard would reject the server's own bind on
+  ``HOST=0.0.0.0``. So extraction — which also follows redirects — is covered
+  only by ``validate_url`` at ingress, not at connect time; a redirect from an
+  allowed host to an internal one during extraction is not blocked (a lower-
+  impact, blind SSRF, since the extraction response is not written to disk).
+* Native resolvers (curl_cffi/libcurl via ``--impersonate``) resolve outside
+  Python's socket module and bypass the connect-time guard entirely.
 """

 import ipaddress
@@ -34,24 +50,79 @@ def _hostname_is_blocked(hostname: str) -> bool:
    return False


-def _address_is_global(addr: str) -> bool:
+def _normalise_ip(addr: str):
+    """Parse *addr*, unwrapping IPv4-mapped IPv6 (e.g. ``::ffff:169.254.169.254``)
+    so the embedded IPv4 address is judged on its own merits. Returns ``None``
+    when *addr* is not a valid IP literal."""
    try:
        ip = ipaddress.ip_address(addr)
    except ValueError:
-        return False
-    # Unwrap IPv4-mapped/compatible IPv6 (e.g. ::ffff:169.254.169.254) so the
-    # embedded IPv4 address is judged on its own merits.
+        return None
    if isinstance(ip, ipaddress.IPv6Address) and ip.ipv4_mapped is not None:
        ip = ip.ipv4_mapped
-    return ip.is_global
+    return ip


-def validate_url(url: str) -> str | None:
+def _address_is_global(addr: str) -> bool:
+    ip = _normalise_ip(addr)
+    return ip is not None and ip.is_global
+
+
+def _address_allowed_at_connect(addr: str) -> bool:
+    """True if *addr* may be connected to at download time.
+
+    Permits global addresses and loopback — loopback so that locally-configured
+    proxies (e.g. ``proxy: http://127.0.0.1:9050``) keep working. Blocks the SSRF
+    targets that matter: link-local (cloud metadata at 169.254.169.254), private
+    (RFC1918), unique-local and every other non-global, non-loopback range.
+    """
+    ip = _normalise_ip(addr)
+    return ip is not None and (ip.is_global or ip.is_loopback)
+
+
+# Captured at import so re-installing the guard never wraps the wrapper.
+_real_getaddrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo
+
+
+def _guarded_getaddrinfo(host, *args, **kwargs):
+    results = _real_getaddrinfo(host, *args, **kwargs)
+    allowed = [r for r in results if _address_allowed_at_connect(r[4][0])]
+    if not allowed:
+        raise socket.gaierror(f'Refusing to connect to non-global address for host {host!r}')
+    return allowed
+
+
+def install_socket_guard(allow_private: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Enforce the no-internal-hosts policy at actual connection time.
+
+    ``validate_url`` only checks the *submitted* URL string; yt-dlp then follows
+    HTTP redirects and resolves media URLs from remote metadata without
+    re-validating them. Installing this in the download subprocess re-checks
+    every resolved address at connect time, covering redirects and DNS rebinding
+    for any networking backend that resolves through Python's socket module
+    (urllib, requests). Native resolvers — notably curl_cffi/libcurl used by
+    ``--impersonate`` — bypass this and rely on network isolation as the backstop.
+
+    When *allow_private* is set (``ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES``), the guard is not
+    installed at all, so proxy/VPN setups that route through private or Fake-IP
+    ranges keep working.
+    """
+    if allow_private:
+        return
+    socket.getaddrinfo = _guarded_getaddrinfo
+
+
+def validate_url(url: str, allow_private: bool = False) -> str | None:
    """Return an error message if the URL is disallowed, else ``None``.

    Inputs without a ``://`` scheme separator (bare video IDs, ``ytsearch:``
    and other yt-dlp search/extractor prefixes) are allowed unchanged so that
    non-URL entries keep working.
+
+    When *allow_private* is set (``ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES``), the internal-host
+    and internal-address checks are skipped so that trusted proxy/VPN setups —
+    e.g. Fake-IP clients that resolve YouTube to ``198.18.0.0/15`` — can be used.
+    Scheme validation (http/https only) still applies.
    """
    if not isinstance(url, str):
        return 'Invalid URL'
@@ -70,14 +141,20 @@ def validate_url(url: str) -> str | None:
    if not hostname:
        return 'URL is missing a host'

+    if allow_private:
+        # Environment is explicitly trusted: skip the SSRF address checks.
+        return None
+
    if _hostname_is_blocked(hostname):
        return f'Refusing to fetch internal host "{hostname}"'

    try:
        addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, parts.port, proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP)
    except socket.gaierror:
-        # Let yt-dlp surface a normal resolution error rather than masking it.
-        return None
+        # Fail closed: a host we cannot resolve is a host we cannot verify as
+        # non-internal, so refuse it rather than letting the download proceed
+        # to a target that may resolve differently at fetch time.
+        return f'Could not resolve host "{hostname}"'
    except (UnicodeError, ValueError):
        return f'Invalid host "{hostname}"'

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from dl_formats import get_format, get_opts, AUDIO_FORMATS, merge_ytdl_option_la
 from datetime import datetime
 from state_store import AtomicJsonStore, from_json_compatible, read_legacy_shelf, to_json_compatible
 from subscriptions import _entry_id
-from url_guard import validate_url
+from url_guard import validate_url, install_socket_guard

 log = logging.getLogger('ytdl')

@@ -145,16 +145,36 @@ def _sanitize_path_component(value: Any) -> Any:
    return value.lstrip('.').strip() or '_'


-def _output_dir_escapes(base_dir: str, output_template: str) -> bool:
-    """True when the literal directory prefix of *output_template* resolves outside *base_dir*."""
-    marker = output_template.find('%(')
-    literal = output_template if marker == -1 else output_template[:marker]
-    dir_prefix = os.path.dirname(literal)
-    if not dir_prefix:
-        return False
-    real_base = os.path.realpath(base_dir)
-    real_target = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(base_dir, dir_prefix))
-    return not _is_within_directory(real_base, real_target)
+class _ConfinedYoutubeDL(yt_dlp.YoutubeDL):
+    """A ``YoutubeDL`` that refuses to emit any output path outside the allowed roots.
+
+    This is the single authoritative enforcement of MeTube's download-directory
+    containment invariant. yt-dlp expands output templates at download time using
+    metadata that is fully attacker-controlled (``%(title)s``, ``%(uploader)s``,
+    ``%(section_title)s`` from chapter titles, …) and, on POSIX hosts, does *not*
+    neutralise a ``..`` path component — so any template segment resolving to
+    ``..`` next to a literal separator (or an absolute template) can traverse out
+    of the download directory. Every output path — main file, split-chapter files,
+    thumbnails, subtitles, infojson — is produced by ``prepare_filename``, so
+    validating its result here covers them all, regardless of which template or
+    metadata field carries the traversal. Checking the resolved path (rather than
+    the template string) is what makes this robust: the ``..`` only exists after
+    expansion, so no ingress string check can see it.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, params=None, *, allowed_roots=(), **kwargs):
+        self._allowed_roots = [os.path.realpath(r) for r in allowed_roots if r]
+        super().__init__(params=params, **kwargs)
+
+    def prepare_filename(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        filename = super().prepare_filename(*args, **kwargs)
+        if filename and filename != '-' and self._allowed_roots:
+            resolved = os.path.realpath(filename)
+            if not any(_is_within_directory(root, resolved) for root in self._allowed_roots):
+                raise yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError(
+                    f'Refusing to write outside the download directory: {filename}'
+                )
+        return filename


 # Regex matching yt-dlp output-template field references, e.g. ``%(title)s``
@@ -537,11 +557,12 @@ class Download:
            cls.manager.shutdown()
            cls.manager = None

-    def __init__(self, download_dir, temp_dir, output_template, output_template_chapter, quality, format, ytdl_opts, info):
+    def __init__(self, download_dir, temp_dir, output_template, output_template_chapter, quality, format, ytdl_opts, info, allow_private=False):
        self.download_dir = download_dir
        self.temp_dir = temp_dir
        self.output_template = output_template
        self.output_template_chapter = output_template_chapter
+        self.allow_private = allow_private
        self.info = info
        self.format = get_format(
            getattr(info, 'download_type', 'video'),
@@ -598,7 +619,10 @@ class Download:
        return put_status

    def _make_youtube_dl(self, params):
-        ydl = yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(params=params)
+        ydl = _ConfinedYoutubeDL(
+            params=params,
+            allowed_roots=(self.download_dir, self.temp_dir),
+        )
        if getattr(self.info, 'download_type', '') == 'audio':
            ydl.add_post_processor(_AlbumArtistPostProcessor(ydl), when='pre_process')
        return ydl
@@ -612,6 +636,11 @@ class Download:
                os.setpgrp()
            except OSError:
                pass
+        # Re-validate every outbound connection at fetch time. validate_url only
+        # saw the submitted URL string; this catches redirects and DNS rebinding
+        # to internal hosts (cloud metadata, RFC1918) that it cannot. Skipped when
+        # ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES trusts the environment (e.g. Fake-IP proxies).
+        install_socket_guard(self.allow_private)
        log.info(f"Starting download for: {self.info.title} ({self.info.url})")
        try:
            debug_logging = logging.getLogger().isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -1242,6 +1271,11 @@ class DownloadQueue:
        return opts

    def __extract_info(self, url, ytdl_options_presets=None, ytdl_options_overrides=None):
+        # NOTE: extraction runs in the main process, so the connect-time socket
+        # guard (installed only in the download subprocess) does not apply here.
+        # The ingress validate_url check guards the submitted URL, but redirects
+        # followed during extraction are not re-validated. See url_guard's module
+        # docstring for why the guard can't be installed process-wide.
        debug_logging = logging.getLogger().isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)
        user_opts = self._build_ytdl_options(ytdl_options_presets, ytdl_options_overrides)
        params = {
@@ -1301,9 +1335,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
        if playlist_item_limit > 0:
            log.info(f'playlist limit is set. Processing only first {playlist_item_limit} entries')
            ytdl_options['playlistend'] = playlist_item_limit
-        if _output_dir_escapes(dldirectory, output):
-            return {'status': 'error', 'msg': 'Refusing download: resolved output path escapes the download directory'}
-        download = Download(dldirectory, self.config.TEMP_DIR, output, output_chapter, dl.quality, dl.format, ytdl_options, dl)
+        download = Download(dldirectory, self.config.TEMP_DIR, output, output_chapter, dl.quality, dl.format, ytdl_options, dl, allow_private=self.config.ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES)
        is_upcoming = (
            getattr(dl, 'live_status', None) == 'is_upcoming'
            or getattr(dl, 'status', None) == 'scheduled'
@@ -1526,7 +1558,8 @@ class DownloadQueue:
        # SSRF guard: reject non-http(s) schemes and hosts resolving to
        # internal/loopback/link-local/metadata addresses before yt-dlp fetches
        # anything. run_in_executor because validate_url may perform a DNS lookup.
-        url_error = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, validate_url, url)
+        url_error = await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
+            None, partial(validate_url, url, allow_private=self.config.ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES))
        if url_error is not None:
            log.warning('Rejected URL "%s": %s', url, url_error)
            return {'status': 'error', 'msg': url_error}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alex Shnitman	e061a8a5ba	feat: ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES to opt out of the SSRF checks (closes #1036 ) The SSRF guard rejects any address that isn't globally routable, which breaks proxy/VPN setups that resolve hosts into private or special-use ranges. The reported case is Fake-IP clients (sing-box, Clash, Mihomo) that map YouTube to the RFC 2544 benchmarking range 198.18.0.0/15 to tunnel the traffic; MeTube rejected it with "Refusing to fetch internal address" even though yt-dlp itself handles it fine. Add a boolean ALLOW_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES (default false) that, when set, skips both layers: validate_url returns after scheme validation without the internal-host checks, and the connect-time socket guard is not installed. Threaded to the download subprocess via Download so the guard sees it too. Scheme validation (http/https only) still applies. Documented in the README as a trust-your-network opt-out that disables SSRF protection. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-21 07:44:38 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	13cb65d931	docs: document the SSRF guard's connect-time coverage limitations The connect-time getaddrinfo guard added for redirect/rebinding SSRF covers only the download subprocess: metadata extraction runs in the main process (where a process-wide guard would reject the server's own HOST=0.0.0.0 bind), and native curl_cffi/libcurl resolution used by --impersonate bypasses Python's socket module. Record both in url_guard's docstring and at the extraction site so the boundary is explicit; network isolation remains the backstop. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-21 07:41:01 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	1b02a99510	fix: re-validate outbound connections at fetch time against internal hosts validate_url only inspects the submitted URL string. yt-dlp then follows HTTP redirects and resolves media URLs from remote metadata without re-checking, so an allowed URL that 302s to http://169.254.169.254/ (cloud metadata) or an RFC1918 host is still fetched — the guard's own docstring scoped this out. Install a getaddrinfo guard in the download subprocess that re-validates every resolved address at actual connect time, covering redirects and DNS rebinding for any backend resolving through Python's socket module (urllib, requests). Loopback is permitted so locally-configured proxies keep working; link-local, RFC1918 and unique-local are blocked. Native resolvers (curl_cffi/libcurl via --impersonate) bypass this and rely on network isolation as the backstop. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-21 06:55:29 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	ebcfe577bc	fix: fail closed when an SSRF-guarded host cannot be resolved validate_url() previously returned None (allow) on socket.gaierror, so a host that failed to resolve at check time was passed straight to yt-dlp. A host we cannot resolve is a host we cannot verify as non-internal, and it may resolve differently when yt-dlp fetches it. Reject it instead. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-20 23:45:08 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	3bd2c3e366	fix: enforce download-dir containment at the resolved-path chokepoint The per-download chapter_template was validated only against literal ".." in the template string, but yt-dlp expands %(section_title)s (and every other field) from attacker-controlled metadata at download time. On POSIX hosts yt-dlp does not neutralise a ".." path component, so a chapter titled ".." turns a guard-passing template like "%(section_title)s/%(section_title)s/x.%(ext)s" into "../../x.mp4" and writes outside DOWNLOAD_DIR. The same class of escape applies to any multi-segment output template (default/playlist/channel) whose fields resolve to "..". The template string can never see the "..": it only exists after expansion. So move the check to the one point every output path flows through — YoutubeDL.prepare_filename — via a _ConfinedYoutubeDL subclass that refuses any resolved path outside the download/temp roots (fail closed). This covers the main file, split-chapter files, thumbnails and subtitles in one place. With the chokepoint authoritative, the scattered ingress string checks (chapter_template, custom_name_prefix) and the weaker _output_dir_escapes literal-prefix check are removed. Tests move from the ingress layer to the chokepoint, exercising the real metadata-resolution vector. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-20 23:44:43 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	707f700609	ci: update releases in place instead of delete-and-recreate The same-day rerun path deleted and recreated the release tag within seconds, which corrupted GitHub's release index (release 2026.07.05 was hidden from the public list and floated to the top for maintainers). Replace it with gh release create/edit: force-move the tag in place on reruns so it matches the rebuilt Docker image, exclude today's tag when collecting release notes so reruns cover the whole day, and pin the created tag to the triggering commit. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-18 16:44:52 +03:00
Alex Shnitman	c519f45908	chore: rework issue and discussion templates around scope policy Issue forms: trim prerequisite checkboxes to the two that matter, make the yt-dlp test field explicitly conditional (UI bugs write "UI bug"), lead the feature form with the scope line and the already-decided list, and retire the question template in favor of Discussions Q&A. Discussion forms: rename q-and-a.yml to q-a.yml so it matches the actual category slug (it never applied), add ideas.yml for the category where feature requests actually land, drop configuration-help.yml (no matching category) and the inert config.yml (blank_discussions_enabled is not a GitHub feature), and remove checkboxes from low-stakes discussion forms. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-07-18 13:50:34 +03:00