fix(security): add SSRF guard to OpenAI image_gen _load_image_bytes

[AlexFucuson9]

Summary

Adds is_safe_url() SSRF guard to _load_image_bytes() in plugins/image_gen/openai/__init__.py.

Root Cause

_load_image_bytes(ref) fetches user-supplied image URLs (from the sources parameter of the generate method) server-side via requests.get() without any SSRF protection. A model-supplied reference_url pointing to http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ would make the gateway fetch cloud metadata endpoints.

This is the same class of bug fixed in PR #54470 (yuanbao_media SSRF guard) — the OpenAI image_gen plugin was the remaining unguarded server-side URL fetch.

Fix

Add is_safe_url() pre-flight check before requests.get(), matching the pattern in gateway/platforms/yuanbao_media.py and gateway/platforms/base.py.

Changed files

• plugins/image_gen/openai/__init__.py: Added SSRF guard in _load_image_bytes() (6 lines)

[tonydwb]

Code Review Summary

Verdict: LGTM

Clean, minimal security fix that adds SSRF protection to the _load_image_bytes function.

Key observations:

• Existing utility: Uses the existing is_safe_url check from tools.url_safety, which is the right pattern rather than implementing SSRF protection from scratch.
• Clear error message: Raises ValueError with a descriptive message including the blocked URL.
• Minimal change: Only 6 lines added, no unnecessary complexity.
• No security concerns: The fix correctly prevents SSRF attacks by validating URLs before fetching.

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Reviewed by Hermes Agent

[egilewski]

obsolete

The issue this PR closes appears to be resolved already. Please reopen with a fresh target if this still covers a distinct gap.

Signed: GPT-5.5-low in Codex

[teknium1]

Thanks for identifying the unguarded OpenAI image-edit source path. The premise is still valid on current main: plugins/image_gen/openai/__init__.py:137 fetches an HTTP(S) ref without a safety check, and the edit flow reaches it from model-provided sources at plugins/image_gen/openai/__init__.py:263-283.

Problems

• The proposed pre-flight-only guard does not cover redirects. tools/url_safety.py:15-23 documents that redirect targets must be re-validated, and the maintained download paths do this per hop in gateway/platforms/base.py:541-554.
• No regression test is included. Existing source-loader tests in tests/plugins/image_gen/test_openai_provider.py:127-186 cover local/data inputs only.

Suggested changes

• Make the requests fetch redirect-safe by validating every resolved redirect target, not only the initial URL.
• Add direct-private, public-success, and public-to-private-redirect tests for _load_image_bytes().

Automated hermes-sweeper review.

[teknium1]

This guards only the initial URL. Please also validate every redirect target before following it: tools/url_safety.py:15-23 documents that pre-flight checks alone do not prevent redirect-based SSRF, and gateway/platforms/base.py:541-554 shows the established per-hop pattern.

[GottZ]

This was generated by AI during triage.

Summary

Two open PRs address the same unguarded server-side fetch in _load_image_bytes() by adding an initial is_safe_url(ref) check; their diffs are identical except for the error message. Neither PR has a recorded Verify verdict, and both remain incomplete because requests.get() follows redirects without re-validating each target and neither diff adds regression tests.

Related pull requests

• #54553 related — (+6/-0) — keep open for revision: The diff blocks directly unsafe URLs but does not prevent a public URL from redirecting to a private or metadata address, and it adds no URL/redirect tests. The July 15 keep_open review confirms the gap remains on current main and supersedes the earlier obsolete claim for triage purposes, but it does not support merging the current diff.
• #56035 duplicate — (+6/-0) — duplicate of #54553: It adds the same pre-flight-only guard at the same code site, with only a different error string, and therefore has the same redirect bypass and missing-test gaps. Despite the keep_open review on #56035, the complete diff shows no distinct implementation to preserve, while the contributor discussion explicitly identifies it as a duplicate of #54553.

Duplicates

#54553 and #56035 implement essentially the same six-line initial URL-safety check in plugins/image_gen/openai/__init__.py; consolidate on the earlier #54553.

Suggested consolidation

Do not merge either current diff unchanged. Keep #54553 as the canonical PR, update it to validate every redirect hop and add direct-private, public-success, and public-to-private-redirect regression tests, then merge #54553 after verification; #56035 can be closed as a duplicate despite its keep_open review because its diff contributes no distinct fix beyond #54553.

Complex graph

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Cross-PR triage: Reviewed 2 pull requests and 0 issues in this complex. Each diff was read against this issue; Assessment working set: 1 kB of PR diffs, 3 kB of issue/PR text, 3 kB of discussion (5 comments), 0 verify verdicts. verdicts reflect diff content, not PR titles. Part of an automated triage batch.

[egilewski]

suggesting changes

The preflight-only check still permits redirect SSRF. In an exact current-main replay, the patch rejected a direct metadata URL and preserved a normal public image, but a public URL whose response resolved to 169.254.169.254 still returned the synthetic metadata body. Only the original public URL was passed to is_safe_url; requests.get(..., timeout=60) follows redirects by default and this path never validates the resolved hop.

Please consolidate on #70350, the newer continuation for this exact fetch path, or update this PR to use the connection-time SSRF-safe client with automatic redirects disabled, validate every redirect target under a bounded hop count, and add direct-private, public-success, and public-to-private redirect regressions. The claimed #54470 precedent already revalidates redirect hops, so copying only its initial preflight does not preserve that security invariant.

Security evidence:

• trust boundary: model-supplied image-edit URL -> Hermes-owned server-side HTTP fetch
• source/sink/invariant: _load_image_bytes() passes the URL to Requests; every connected destination and redirect hop must remain outside private and metadata space
• current-main reproduction: direct metadata and public-to-metadata redirect cases returned synthetic response bodies
• PR-head or patch-replay validation: direct metadata was blocked, public success remained usable, and the redirect case still returned SYNTHETIC_METADATA_SECRET
• positive/negative cases: direct-private denied; public image allowed; public-to-private redirect not denied
• residual bypass search: only the initial URL is checked; no redirect or final-response URL is validated
• reviewer validation: exact current-main replay; 20 unaffected focused provider tests passed on both clean main and the replay

Not checked:

• Full test suite
• CodeRabbit review

Signed: GPT-5.6-sol-xhigh in Codex