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fix(framework,transports): use http client for outbound fetches (#7848) - #7872

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  • Feature
  • Refactor
  • Documentation
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  • Core (Go)
  • Transports (HTTP)
  • Providers/Integrations
  • Plugins
  • UI (React)
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# Core/Transports
go version
go test ./...

# UI
cd ui
pnpm i || npm i
pnpm test || npm test
pnpm build || npm run build

If adding new configs or environment variables, document them here.

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Adds two hardened HTTP clients—`NewSSRFSafeHTTPClient` and `NewPrivateNetworkHTTPClient`—that enforce SSRF protection not only at dial time but also across every redirect hop and on IP-literal destinations routed through a proxy. This closes a gap where a hostile server could use a redirect chain to probe internal addresses that the initial dial guard would never see.

- `NewSSRFSafeHTTPClient` wraps `SSRFSafeDialContext` and refuses any redirect that resolves to a non-public address, caps redirect chains at five hops, and blocks redirects to non-http/https schemes.
- `NewPrivateNetworkHTTPClient` wraps `PrivateNetworkDialContext` for operators whose targets live on their own network; it still refuses link-local, cloud metadata, and non-http/https redirect targets.
- `newGuardedHTTPClient` is the shared assembly point: it wires the dial gate, a `CheckRedirect` hook that resolves every redirect target and runs all resolved addresses through the same policy predicate, and a `guardedProxySelector` that applies the policy to IP-literal destinations before they are handed to a proxy (where the dialer would only see the proxy address).
- `IsLinkLocal` is extended to recognise IPv4 link-local addresses embedded in IPv6 transition forms: IPv4-mapped, 6to4 (`2002:a9fe:a9fe::`), NAT64 well-known and local-use prefixes (`64:ff9b::/96`, `64:ff9b:1::/48`), and the Teredo prefix (`2001::/32`), so `169.254.169.254` is still refused regardless of how it is encoded.
- Tests cover: loopback entry refusal, end-to-end redirect-to-loopback refusal, redirect to link-local and NAT64-wrapped metadata addresses, non-http scheme redirects, the five-hop cap, and the private-network policy's reachability/refusal split.

- [ ] Bug fix
- [x] Feature
- [ ] Refactor
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Chore/CI

- [x] Core (Go)
- [x] Transports (HTTP)
- [ ] Providers/Integrations
- [ ] Plugins
- [ ] UI (React)
- [ ] Docs

```sh
go test ./core/network/... -run TestNewSSRFSafeHTTPClient
go test ./core/network/... -run TestNewPrivateNetworkHTTPClient
go test ./core/network/... -run TestGuardedClient
go test ./core/network/... -run TestIsLinkLocal
go test ./core/network/...
```

All new tests are self-contained and use `httptest.Server` for loopback targets; no external network access is required.

- [ ] Yes
- [x] No

- Every connection made through these clients is gated at dial time **and** on each redirect hop, defeating DNS rebinding (the dialer re-resolves at connect time) and redirect-chain probing (CheckRedirect resolves and vets before following).
- IPv6 transition encodings of `169.254.0.0/16` (6to4, NAT64, Teredo) are now explicitly refused by `IsLinkLocal`, preventing bypass via address encoding tricks.
- Proxy routing is partially guarded: IP-literal destinations are checked before being forwarded to the proxy; hostname destinations are left to the proxy to resolve, which is consistent with how proxy-only deployments work and avoids a false sense of security from a pre-resolution that doesn't bind what the proxy connects to.
- The proxy itself is operator-configured (process environment) and is still subject to the dial gate.

- [x] I added/updated tests where appropriate
- [x] I verified builds succeed (Go and UI)
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  • Security

    • Restricted private-network webhook test deliveries when dashboard authentication is not configured; the request now returns an authorization error without contacting the receiver.
    • Protected catalog, pricing, and model-parameter downloads from redirects to link-local and other unsafe network addresses.
  • Configuration

    • Web UI and API settings now accept only HTTP(S) URLs for catalogs and datasheets. Configure file:// URLs in config.json.
    • URL validation errors no longer expose transport details.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified URL configuration requirements and documented the authorization response for private-network webhook tests.

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The changes restrict file URL configuration to config.json, apply guarded HTTP clients to remote catalog and datasheet downloads, and add private-network controls for webhook delivery and test requests.

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Network access and URL controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
URL configuration and validation
transports/bifrost-http/handlers/config.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/config_test.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/utils_test.go, ui/app/workspace/config/views/modelSettingsView.tsx, ui/app/workspace/mcp-registry/library/views/mcpLibrarySettingsSheet.tsx, transports/config.schema.json, docs/deployment-guides/how-to/airgapped.mdx, docs/providers/custom-pricing.mdx
The API and UI reject file:// URLs and direct users to configure them in config.json. URL validation returns a generic error for failed HTTP requests and non-200 responses. Tests cover these validation and configuration-update cases.
Guarded remote catalog and datasheet fetches
framework/modelcatalog/datasheet/params.go, framework/modelcatalog/datasheet/sync.go, framework/modelcatalog/datasheet/sync_test.go, framework/modelcatalog/mcp_library_sync.go, framework/modelcatalog/mcplibrarysync_test.go
Datasheet and MCP catalog HTTP downloads use the private-network HTTP client with their existing timeouts. Tests cover redirects to link-local addresses.
Private-network webhook delivery controls
framework/webhooks/client.go, framework/webhooks/dispatcher_test.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/webhooks.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/webhooks_test.go, docs/features/webhooks.mdx, docs/openapi/paths/management/webhooks.yaml, docs/openapi/openapi.json
The webhook delivery client uses the shared private-network dialer. Test deliveries are rejected when authentication is bypassed for private-network endpoints. The API documentation describes the resulting 403 response.

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Comment thread transports/bifrost-http/handlers/config.go Outdated
This PR hardens the SSRF posture across several subsystems by ensuring that HTTP clients used for outbound fetches (pricing datasheets, model parameter datasheets, MCP library catalog, OAuth2 discovery/registration/token, webhook delivery, and the config API's URL accessibility check) all enforce the private-network dial policy at every connection and redirect hop, not just on the entry URL. Additionally, unauthenticated callers are blocked from test-firing webhook endpoints registered with `allow_private_network`, since the response would otherwise expose the status of private receivers on the gateway's own network.

- **`network.NewPrivateNetworkHTTPClient`** **/** **`network.PrivateNetworkDialContext`**: All outbound HTTP clients in the pricing, model-parameters, MCP library, OAuth2, and config-check paths now use the shared guarded client, which enforces the link-local/unspecified/cloud-metadata block on every dial and redirect hop rather than only on the configured entry URL.
- **`PUT /api/config`** **transport-error opacity**: Failed URL accessibility checks now return only `errURLNotReachable` to the caller; the transport detail (which can include the dialed address or a service banner) goes to the debug log only, preventing this endpoint from acting as a port-scan or banner oracle.
- **Webhook test-fire auth guard**: `POST /api/webhooks/{id}/test` now returns `403` when the caller is unauthenticated (auth bypassed) and the endpoint has `allow_private_network` set. The OpenAPI spec and webhook reference docs are updated to document this response.
- **`newPrivateDialContext`** **inlined into** **`network`** **package**: The bespoke private dialer in `framework/webhooks/client.go` is replaced with `network.PrivateNetworkDialContext`, consolidating the policy in one place and ensuring NAT64/6to4 IPv6 forms of link-local addresses are also blocked.
- **Tests**: New unit and integration tests cover redirect-to-link-local refusal for all affected fetchers, `file://` rejection over the API, transport-error opacity, and the webhook test-fire auth guard. E2E collection adds four cases for the catalog URL scheme enforcement.

- [x] Bug fix
- [ ] Feature
- [x] Refactor
- [x] Documentation
- [ ] Chore/CI

- [x] Core (Go)
- [x] Transports (HTTP)
- [ ] Providers/Integrations
- [ ] Plugins
- [x] UI (React)
- [x] Docs

```sh
go test ./framework/modelcatalog/...
go test ./framework/modelcatalog/datasheet/...
go test ./framework/oauth2/...
go test ./framework/webhooks/...
go test ./transports/bifrost-http/handlers/...

cd ui
pnpm i
pnpm build
```

**Redirect-to-link-local**: each affected fetcher has a test that spins up a loopback server redirecting to `169.254.169.254` and asserts the error contains `"link-local"`.

**Webhook auth guard**: `TestWebhookHandlerTestDeliveryRequiresAuthForPrivateEndpoints` asserts `403` for an unauthenticated test fire against a private endpoint and `200` (attempt made) for a public endpoint with the same caller.

- [x] Yes
- [ ] No

- Closes an SSRF vector where a redirect from a validated entry URL could reach cloud metadata endpoints (`169.254.169.254`, NAT64/6to4 equivalents) across pricing, model-parameter, MCP library, OAuth2, and config-check HTTP clients.
- Prevents the config URL accessibility endpoint from acting as a port-scan or service-banner oracle by returning only a generic `"url is not reachable"` error to callers.
- Blocks unauthenticated callers from using the webhook test-fire endpoint as a probe of the gateway's private network via `allow_private_network` endpoints.

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