fix: various security fixes (#38406)

Addresses a batch of privately reported security issues, grouped by
area:

- **SSRF** - migration PR-patch/asset fetches, OAuth2 avatar & OpenID
discovery, pull-mirror URL re-validation, and the outbound proxy path.
- **Access-token scope** - prevent scope escalation on token creation;
keep public-only tokens confined (feeds, packages, Actions listings,
star/watch lists, limited/private owners).
- **Access control / disclosure** - go-get default-branch leak, webhook
authorization-header leak, watch clearing on private transitions,
label/attachment scoping.
- **Denial of service** - input bounds for npm dist-tags, Debian control
files, Arch file lists, and SSH keys.

### 📌 Attention for site admins

Not breaking - existing configs keep working - but two changes are worth
a look:

- **New SSRF protection** Outbound requests (migrations, OAuth2 avatars,
OpenID discovery, pull mirrors, proxy path) are now validated against
the allow/block host lists. If your instance legitimately reaches
internal hosts, you may need to add them to
`[security].ALLOWED_HOST_LIST` (and the relevant `ALLOW_LOCALNETWORKS`
settings).
- **Deprecation** `[webhook].ALLOWED_HOST_LIST` is deprecated and will
be removed in a future release. Use `[security].ALLOWED_HOST_LIST`
instead; the old key still works for now.

---------

Co-authored-by: TheFox0x7 <thefox0x7@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: techknowlogick <techknowlogick@gitea.io>
Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: wxiaoguang <wxiaoguang@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

modules/private/internal.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -53,12 +54,37 @@ func dialContextInternalAPI(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (conn
 	return conn, nil
 }
 
+// internalAPIConnectionIsLocal reports whether the internal API transport connects to a local target,
+// where the self-signed local certificate cannot be verified so skipping verification is safe. It mirrors
+// what dialContextInternalAPI actually dials: a unix socket whenever Protocol is HTTPUnix (always local,
+// whatever LOCAL_ROOT_URL says), otherwise the LOCAL_ROOT_URL host directly. A non-loopback LOCAL_ROOT_URL
+// is a real network hop, so its certificate must be verified, else the internal token can be MITM'd. An
+// unparseable LOCAL_ROOT_URL is a hard misconfiguration and fails closed (verify).
+func internalAPIConnectionIsLocal(protocol setting.Scheme, localURL string) bool {
+	if protocol == setting.HTTPUnix {
+		return true
+	}
+	u, err := url.Parse(localURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	host := u.Hostname()
+	if host == "localhost" {
+		return true
+	}
+	ip := net.ParseIP(host)
+	return ip != nil && ip.IsLoopback()
+}
+
 var internalAPITransport = sync.OnceValue(func() http.RoundTripper {
 	return &http.Transport{
 		DialContext: dialContextInternalAPI,
 		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-			ServerName:         setting.Domain,
+			// Skip verification only for a local target (unix socket, or a loopback LOCAL_ROOT_URL), where the
+			// self-signed local cert can't be verified anyway; a non-loopback LOCAL_ROOT_URL is a real network
+			// hop and must be verified so the internal token can't be MITM'd. When verifying, Go's default
+			// ServerName (the dialed LOCAL_ROOT_URL host) is already correct, so it is not overridden.
+			InsecureSkipVerify: internalAPIConnectionIsLocal(setting.Protocol, setting.LocalURL),
 		},
 	}
 })

modules/private/internal_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package private
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestInternalAPIConnectionIsLocal(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		protocol setting.Scheme
+		localURL string
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		// HTTPUnix always dials the unix socket (a local target), whatever LOCAL_ROOT_URL says
+		{"unix socket", setting.HTTPUnix, "https://gitea.example.com/", true},
+		{"localhost", setting.HTTP, "http://localhost:3000/", true},
+		{"loopback ipv4", setting.HTTPS, "https://127.0.0.1:3000/", true},
+		{"loopback ipv6", setting.HTTPS, "https://[::1]:3000/", true},
+		// a non-loopback LOCAL_ROOT_URL is a real network hop and must be verified
+		{"remote host", setting.HTTPS, "https://gitea.internal:443/", false},
+		{"remote ip", setting.HTTPS, "https://10.0.0.5:3000/", false},
+		// an unparseable LOCAL_ROOT_URL is a hard misconfiguration; fail closed to verification
+		{"invalid url", setting.HTTPS, "://bad", false},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, c.want, internalAPIConnectionIsLocal(c.protocol, c.localURL))
+		})
+	}
+}