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Summary

Fixes #2696

When -fr (follow redirects) is enabled:

1. Custom Cookies: Previously, httpx.setCustomCookies(redirectedRequest) unconditionally attached custom cookies (-H "Cookie: ...") to every redirect hop, leaking cookies when redirected to foreign hosts. With this change, custom cookies are retained only for the initial host or its subdomains. For cross-host redirects, cookies from the initial host are stripped.
2. Auth Secrets (-secret-file): When following redirects cross-host, previous host auth secrets/headers (such as custom header keys, bearer tokens, or basic auth) are removed, and the auth provider looks up and applies secrets for the redirect target according to domain rules.

Changes

• Added Remove(*http.Request) and RemoveOnRR(*retryablehttp.Request) to authx.AuthStrategy interface and implemented on all auth strategies (BasicAuthStrategy, BearerTokenAuthStrategy, CookiesAuthStrategy, HeadersAuthStrategy, QueryAuthStrategy).
• Added AuthProvider authprovider.AuthProvider to httpx.Options and passed it from runner.go.
• Updated redirectFunc in common/httpx/httpx.go with domain matching (isSameHostOrSubdomain) to enforce cookie boundaries and apply domain-scoped secrets on redirect hops.
• Added comprehensive unit tests in common/httpx/redirect_test.go covering same-host cookie preservation, cross-host cookie exclusion, and domain-scoped auth secret switching on redirects.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Redirected requests no longer forward custom cookies to unrelated hosts; cookies are retained for the original host and its subdomains.
  • Authentication on redirects now uses settings that match the destination, preventing credentials configured for the previous host from being carried over.
  • Redirect URLs retain their query parameters, including tokens, when query-based authentication is configured for the original host.
  • Redirects now check the redirect limit before updating cookies or authentication, avoiding changes to requests that exceed the limit.

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Walkthrough

The HTTP client now removes prior-host authentication on cross-domain redirects, applies credentials configured for the redirect host, and limits custom cookies to the initial host and its subdomains. The runner initializes the auth provider before creating the HTTP client.

Changes

Redirect credential scoping

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Authentication strategy removal common/authprovider/authx/*_auth.go, common/authprovider/authx/strategy.go	The authentication strategies add Remove and RemoveOnRR methods. They remove configured authorization headers, cookies, headers, or query parameters from standard and retryable requests.
Auth provider initialization runner/runner.go	The runner creates the auth provider before constructing the HTTP client and assigns it to the HTTP client options.
Redirect credential handling common/httpx/option.go, common/httpx/httpx.go, common/httpx/redirect_test.go	Redirect handling removes prior-host authentication on cross-domain redirects, applies strategies for the redirect URL, and limits custom cookies to the initial host and its subdomains. Tests cover cross-host and same-host cookies and host-specific authentication.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant HTTPClient
  participant AuthStrategy
  participant AuthProvider
  participant RedirectTarget
  HTTPClient->>AuthStrategy: Remove prior-host credentials on cross-domain redirect
  HTTPClient->>AuthProvider: Apply strategies for the redirect URL
  HTTPClient->>RedirectTarget: Send redirected request

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Possibly related PRs

• projectdiscovery/httpx#2697: Changes overlapping redirect handling to scope custom cookies and secret-file credentials by host.

Suggested reviewers: dogancanbakir, mzack9999

Merge Risk: Low · up to 17fe0

A narrow redirect case can drop caller-supplied authentication or routing headers; the change remains low risk overall but should be tracked by the owner.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main changes: restricting custom cookies to the same host and applying authentication secrets by domain rules.
Linked Issues check		The directly linked issue is [#2696]. The changed redirect logic keeps custom cookies for the initial host and its dot-delimited subdomains. It removes the Cookie header for other hosts. When `AuthP…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes remain within [#2696]. The new Remove and RemoveOnRR methods support redirect credential cleanup. AuthProvider wiring supports target-domain secret lookup. The host matching and cook…

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Explanation

The directly linked issue is [#2696]. The changed redirect logic keeps custom cookies for the initial host and its dot-delimited subdomains. It removes the Cookie header for other hosts. When AuthProvider is configured, the logic removes credentials copied from all prior redirect requests and applies strategies matched to the redirect target. runner.go passes the provider into httpx.Options. Added tests cover cookie boundaries, target-specific auth headers, and preservation of redirect query parameters.

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Explanation

The changes remain within [#2696]. The new Remove and RemoveOnRR methods support redirect credential cleanup. AuthProvider wiring supports target-domain secret lookup. The host matching and cookie changes implement the issue behavior. The redirect tests verify the changed behavior. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 5 functions across 10 files.

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_{A rabbit checks the headers at the gate,
Then keeps each cookie with its proper state.
New hosts get secrets meant for them alone,
Old secrets leave before the request is flown.
The rabbit hops, and redirects safely roam.}

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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common/httpx/redirect_test.go: 1

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Make the auth test distinguish its two hosts.

Both test servers use 127.0.0.1 with different ports. The target’s hostname entry overwrites the initial hostname entry, and LookupURL selects that shared hostname before either port-specific entry. The test therefore applies target-secret to the initial request and can pass without testing removal or a credential switch. Use distinct hostnames, or select the port-specific entry first and assert what each server receives. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @common/httpx/redirect_test.go around lines 26 - 31:
Update mockAuthProvider.LookupURL and the redirect test setup so the initial and
target servers resolve to distinct authentication strategies; use distinct
hostnames or prioritize port-specific entries, and assert what each server
receives to verify credentials are removed or switched on redirect.

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Review comments at @common/authprovider/authx/query_auth.go:
- Line 49: Update the redirect cleanup around q.Del(p.Key) so it does not remove
a matching query parameter supplied by the destination URL. Keep removal of
query-auth parameters from the existing request separate from redirect handling,
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Review comments at @common/httpx/httpx.go:
- Around line 113-116: Update the redirect credential cleanup around
`previousRequests` and `LookupURL` to revalidate credentials copied from the
initial request on every hop, rather than relying on strategies for only the
immediately previous URL. Remove credentials whose domain rules do not match the
destination, and retain or apply only strategies that match it.

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Review comments at @common/httpx/redirect_test.go:
- Around line 26-31: Update mockAuthProvider.LookupURL and the redirect test
setup so the initial and target servers resolve to distinct authentication
strategies; use distinct hostnames or prioritize port-specific entries, and
assert what each server receives to verify credentials are removed or switched
on redirect.

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• common/authprovider/authx/basic_auth.go
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• common/authprovider/authx/query_auth.go
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Addressed review feedback:

• Revalidated credentials across all hops in multi-hop redirects so credentials from any prior hop not matching the destination are cleared.
• Preserved target-supplied query parameters on redirects while ensuring header and cookie boundaries remain strictly enforced.
• Added regression tests covering both scenarios; all unit and integration test suites pass.

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Review comments at @common/httpx/httpx.go:
- Around line 115-116: Remove the unused prevHost declaration and its
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