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SEC-2159: OpenIDAuthenticationFilter.buildReturnToUrl() should call response.encodeUrl()

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Description

Janning Vygen (Migrated from SEC-2159) said:

protected String buildReturnToUrl(HttpServletRequest request)
{
...
return sb.toString();
}

should be

protected String buildReturnToUrl(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
{
private encodeReturnToUrl = false;
...
if (encodeReturnToUrl) {
return response.encodeRedirectUrl(sb.toString());
}
return sb.toString();
}

This way the usual rules about outbound urls apply. In our case we have an OutboundRewriteRule which rewrites all urls.

For backwards compatibility a property "encodeReturnToUrl" should be added which is false by default

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Research direction

Start at OpenIDAuthenticationFilter.buildReturnToUrl(HttpServletRequest) and read how the return URL is constructed and used. Compare the requested response URL-encoding behavior and the proposed encodeReturnToUrl compatibility property, then verify the default remains unchanged while the opt-in behavior applies consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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