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fix(mcp): stop deriving the OAuth origin from X-Forwarded headers - #292

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When SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL was unset, the MCP edge built the OAuth discovery documents (issuer, authorization_endpoint, token_endpoint, registration_endpoint, authorization_servers) and the WWW-Authenticate challenge from caller-supplied X-Forwarded-Host / X-Forwarded-Proto. A request could choose the authorization server that clients discover. The chart defaults (mcpEdge.publicUrl: "", oauthEnabled: true) produced that unpinned combination.

Changes

  • sie_mcp.auth.base_url no longer reads X-Forwarded-*. Unpinned, it uses the request scheme and Host only when the host is loopback or listed in the existing SIE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS; otherwise the metadata routes return 503 and the WWW-Authenticate challenge is omitted. A proxy-set scheme is honoured only through uvicorn's FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS trust list.
  • Helm: when mcpEdge.publicUrl is empty and mcpEdge.ingress.enabled, SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL is rendered from https://<mcpEdge.ingress.host> (https even with chart TLS off, which implies upstream TLS termination). An explicit publicUrl still wins.
  • The edge logs a startup warning when OAuth is enabled and SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL is unset. The unpinned dev command (mise run mcp-serve) keeps working.
  • Docs state the security reason for pinning.

Behaviour change

An exposed deployment with neither SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL nor a matching SIE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS entry no longer serves OAuth metadata (503). Set SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL; the Helm ingress path does this automatically.

Verification

  • pytest packages/sie_mcp/tests: 277 passed. New tests send forged forwarded headers through the real OAuth routes and auth middleware; all four fail against the previous base_url.
  • helm template of the edge deployment: unset -> no env; ingress (TLS on or off) -> https://<host>; explicit publicUrl wins.

Fixes #275

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  • New Features

    • Added support for configuring a pinned public URL for OAuth metadata and endpoints.
    • Helm deployments can derive the public URL from the configured ingress host.
    • OAuth origins can safely use approved request hosts when no public URL is configured.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Forwarded host and protocol headers are no longer trusted.
    • Untrusted or missing hosts now receive a configuration error instead of OAuth metadata.
  • Documentation

    • Updated guidance for public URL configuration and fallback behavior.

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The Helm chart now derives SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL from ingress settings when needed. Runtime OAuth metadata uses a configured URL or a trusted request Host header. Forwarded headers are ignored. Documentation and tests cover the new behavior.

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OAuth public origin hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Helm public URL resolution
deploy/helm/sie-cluster/templates/mcp-edge-deployment.yaml, deploy/helm/sie-cluster/values.yaml
The chart trims explicit URLs, derives an ingress URL when needed, omits empty values, and documents fallback behavior.
Runtime origin construction
packages/sie_mcp/src/sie_mcp/app.py, packages/sie_mcp/src/sie_mcp/auth.py, packages/sie_mcp/src/sie_mcp/config.py
The application warns when no public URL is configured. OAuth origins use the configured URL or a loopback or allowed Host value. Forwarded headers are ignored.
OAuth unavailable-origin handling
packages/sie_mcp/src/sie_mcp/oauth.py
OAuth metadata endpoints return 503 server_error with configuration guidance when no trusted origin is available.
OAuth guidance and validation
packages/sie_mcp/README.md, packages/sie_mcp/plugin/superlinked.md, packages/sie_mcp/tests/test_auth.py, packages/sie_mcp/tests/test_oauth.py
Documentation describes issuer and endpoint origins. Tests verify trusted hosts, forwarded-header isolation, pinned URLs, and unavailable-origin responses.

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The invalid ingress configuration fails during Helm rendering rather than deploying malformed OAuth metadata. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR meets the coding requirements in issue #275. base_url uses SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL when set. Without it, the code ignores forwarded host and protocol headers and accepts only loopback or `SIE_MC…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #275. Source changes secure OAuth origin resolution. Helm changes prevent an unpinned chart origin. Documentation, startup warnings, and tests support these objectives. N…
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- Line 47: Update base_url() so externally exposed OAuth deployments cannot
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🟠 Major · Use HTTPS for the MCP edge fallback URL. · mcp-edge-deployment.yaml:47-55

deploy/helm/sie-cluster/templates/mcp-edge-deployment.yaml:47-55
🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use HTTPS for the MCP edge fallback URL. When mcpEdge.publicUrl is unset and ingress TLS is disabled, this ternary selects http. That value becomes SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL, which pins the MCP base URL and causes OAuth metadata to advertise HTTP resource, issuer, authorization, token, and registration endpoints. The disabled mode uses upstream TLS termination, so the fallback must use the documented HTTPS origin.

Replace the scheme selection with https at this template boundary, or require an explicit mcpEdge.publicUrl for this mode.

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In `@deploy/helm/sie-cluster/templates/mcp-edge-deployment.yaml` around lines 47 -
55, Update the fallback URL construction in the mcpEdge deployment template so
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The OAuth discovery documents and the WWW-Authenticate challenge built the
advertised issuer and endpoints from caller-supplied X-Forwarded-Host and
X-Forwarded-Proto when SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL was unset, so a request could
choose the authorization server that clients discover.

- base_url uses only the request scheme and Host header when unpinned;
  a proxy scheme is honoured through uvicorn's FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS.
- The Helm chart derives SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL from mcpEdge.ingress.host
  when the edge ingress is enabled and publicUrl is empty.
- The edge logs a startup warning when OAuth is enabled but unpinned.

Fixes #275
Without SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL the request Host header is still caller
controlled when the edge is exposed directly. Serve OAuth metadata and the
WWW-Authenticate challenge from the request origin only when the Host is
loopback or listed in SIE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS; otherwise the metadata routes
return 503 and the challenge is omitted.
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Outside-diff finding (HTTPS fallback in mcp-edge-deployment.yaml) addressed: the derived SIE_MCP_PUBLIC_URL is now always https://<mcpEdge.ingress.host>, including with chart ingress TLS off. Rendered: ingress -> https://mcp.example.com with TLS on and off; explicit publicUrl still wins; edge without ingress renders no env.

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