From 188c2f166a20fa97c2325b2da7d0e5cecc13725f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:17:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] http: clear the proxy credentials as well on port or scheme
 change

Add tests 2009-2011 to verify switching between proxies with credentials
when the switch is driven by a redirect

Reported-by: Dwij Mehta

Closes #21304
---
 lib/http.c             | 12 +++++++
 lib/transfer.c         | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
 lib/transfer.h         |  2 ++
 tests/data/Makefile.am |  2 +-
 tests/data/test2009    | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/data/test2010    | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/data/test2011    | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 262 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/data/test2009
 create mode 100644 tests/data/test2010
 create mode 100644 tests/data/test2011

Index: curl-8.14.1/lib/http.c
===================================================================
--- curl-8.14.1.orig/lib/http.c
+++ curl-8.14.1/lib/http.c
@@ -1309,12 +1309,24 @@ CURLcode Curl_http_follow(struct Curl_ea
         free(scheme);
       }
       if(clear) {
+       CURLcode result = Curl_reset_userpwd(data);
+        if(result) {
+          free(follow_url);
+          return result;
+        }
         Curl_safefree(data->state.aptr.user);
         Curl_safefree(data->state.aptr.passwd);
       }
     }
   }
   DEBUGASSERT(follow_url);
+  {
+    CURLcode result = Curl_reset_proxypwd(data);
+    if(result) {
+      free(follow_url);
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
 
   if(type == FOLLOW_FAKE) {
     /* we are only figuring out the new URL if we would have followed locations
Index: curl-8.14.1/lib/transfer.c
===================================================================
--- curl-8.14.1.orig/lib/transfer.c
+++ curl-8.14.1/lib/transfer.c
@@ -521,6 +521,40 @@ void Curl_init_CONNECT(struct Curl_easy
 }
 
 /*
+ * Restore the user credentials to those set in options.
+ */
+CURLcode Curl_reset_userpwd(struct Curl_easy *data)
+{
+  CURLcode result;
+  if(data->set.str[STRING_USERNAME] || data->set.str[STRING_PASSWORD])
+    data->state.creds_from = CREDS_OPTION;
+  result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.user,
+                          data->set.str[STRING_USERNAME]);
+  if(!result)
+    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.passwd,
+                            data->set.str[STRING_PASSWORD]);
+  return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Restore the proxy credentials to those set in options.
+ */
+CURLcode Curl_reset_proxypwd(struct Curl_easy *data)
+{
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_PROXY
+  CURLcode result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.proxyuser,
+                                   data->set.str[STRING_PROXYUSERNAME]);
+  if(!result)
+    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.proxypasswd,
+                            data->set.str[STRING_PROXYPASSWORD]);
+  return result;
+#else
+  (void)data;
+  return CURLE_OK;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
  * Curl_pretransfer() is called immediately before a transfer starts, and only
  * once for one transfer no matter if it has redirects or do multi-pass
  * authentication etc.
@@ -663,23 +697,10 @@ CURLcode Curl_pretransfer(struct Curl_ea
       return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }
 
-  if(data->set.str[STRING_USERNAME] ||
-     data->set.str[STRING_PASSWORD])
-    data->state.creds_from = CREDS_OPTION;
-  if(!result)
-    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.user,
-                            data->set.str[STRING_USERNAME]);
   if(!result)
-    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.passwd,
-                            data->set.str[STRING_PASSWORD]);
-#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_PROXY
-  if(!result)
-    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.proxyuser,
-                            data->set.str[STRING_PROXYUSERNAME]);
+    result = Curl_reset_userpwd(data);
   if(!result)
-    result = Curl_setstropt(&data->state.aptr.proxypasswd,
-                            data->set.str[STRING_PROXYPASSWORD]);
-#endif
+    result = Curl_reset_proxypwd(data);
 
   data->req.headerbytecount = 0;
   Curl_headers_cleanup(data);
Index: curl-8.14.1/lib/transfer.h
===================================================================
--- curl-8.14.1.orig/lib/transfer.h
+++ curl-8.14.1/lib/transfer.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ char *Curl_checkheaders(const struct Cur
 
 void Curl_init_CONNECT(struct Curl_easy *data);
 
+CURLcode Curl_reset_userpwd(struct Curl_easy *data);
+CURLcode Curl_reset_proxypwd(struct Curl_easy *data);
 CURLcode Curl_pretransfer(struct Curl_easy *data);
 
 CURLcode Curl_sendrecv(struct Curl_easy *data, struct curltime *nowp);
Index: curl-8.14.1/tests/data/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- curl-8.14.1.orig/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ curl-8.14.1/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ test1970 test1971 test1972 test1973 test
 test1978 test1979 test1980 \
 \
 test2000 test2001 test2002 test2003 test2004 test2005 test2006 \
+test2009 test2010 test2011 \
 \
                                                                test2023 \
 test2024 test2025 test2026 test2027 test2028 test2029 test2030 test2031 \
Index: curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2009
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2009
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+HTTP proxy
+http_proxy
+</keywords>
+</info>
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<connect>
+HTTP/1.1 407 Denied
+
+</connect>
+<data crlf="headers" nocheck="yes">
+HTTP/1.1 301 redirect
+Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 4
+Content-Type: text/html
+Location: https://another.example/%TESTNUMBER0002
+
+boo
+</data>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<features>
+proxy
+</features>
+<server>
+http
+https
+</server>
+<name>
+proxy credentials via env variables, redirect from http to https
+</name>
+
+<setenv>
+http_proxy=http://user:secret@%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+https_proxy=https://%HOSTIP:%HTTPSPORT/
+</setenv>
+<command>
+http://somewhere.example/ --follow --proxy-insecure
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<protocol crlf="headers">
+GET http://somewhere.example/ HTTP/1.1
+Host: somewhere.example
+Proxy-Authorization: Basic %b64[user:secret]b64%
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Accept: */*
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+CONNECT another.example:443 HTTP/1.1
+Host: another.example:443
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+</protocol>
+<errorcode>
+7
+</errorcode>
+</verify>
+</testcase>
Index: curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2010
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2010
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+HTTP proxy
+http_proxy
+</keywords>
+</info>
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<connect>
+HTTP/1.1 407 Denied
+
+</connect>
+<data crlf="headers" nocheck="yes">
+HTTP/1.1 301 redirect
+Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 4
+Content-Type: text/html
+Location: https://another.example/%TESTNUMBER0002
+
+boo
+</data>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<features>
+proxy
+</features>
+<server>
+http
+https
+</server>
+<name>
+proxy credentials via options for two proxies, redirect from http to https
+</name>
+
+<setenv>
+http_proxy=http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+https_proxy=https://%HOSTIP:%HTTPSPORT/
+</setenv>
+<command>
+--proxy-user batman:robin http://somewhere.example/ --follow --proxy-insecure
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<protocol crlf="headers">
+GET http://somewhere.example/ HTTP/1.1
+Host: somewhere.example
+Proxy-Authorization: Basic %b64[batman:robin]b64%
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Accept: */*
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+CONNECT another.example:443 HTTP/1.1
+Host: another.example:443
+Proxy-Authorization: Basic %b64[batman:robin]b64%
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+</protocol>
+<errorcode>
+7
+</errorcode>
+</verify>
+</testcase>
Index: curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2011
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ curl-8.14.1/tests/data/test2011
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+HTTP proxy
+http_proxy
+</keywords>
+</info>
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<connect>
+HTTP/1.1 407 Denied
+
+</connect>
+<data crlf="headers" nocheck="yes">
+HTTP/1.1 301 redirect
+Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 4
+Content-Type: text/html
+Location: https://another.example/%TESTNUMBER0002
+
+boo
+</data>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<features>
+proxy
+</features>
+<server>
+http
+https
+</server>
+<name>
+proxy creds via env, cross-scheme redirect, --location-trusted
+</name>
+
+<setenv>
+http_proxy=http://user:secret@%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+https_proxy=https://%HOSTIP:%HTTPSPORT/
+</setenv>
+<command>
+http://somewhere.example/ --location-trusted --proxy-insecure
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<protocol crlf="headers">
+GET http://somewhere.example/ HTTP/1.1
+Host: somewhere.example
+Proxy-Authorization: Basic %b64[user:secret]b64%
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Accept: */*
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+CONNECT another.example:443 HTTP/1.1
+Host: another.example:443
+User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
+Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+
+</protocol>
+<errorcode>
+7
+</errorcode>
+</verify>
+</testcase>
