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Untrusted Redirect Semantics

untrusted-redirect-semantics

Client-controlled redirects (success_url/cancel_url and route/anchor targets) get treated as proof of outcome or correct navigation, causing security and correctness failures like forged paystate, wrong endpoints, or redirect loops.

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Updated7/5/2026

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Initialize auth state to an indeterminate value (e.g., `undefined`) and render/loading or avoid redirect until `fetchCurrentUser` completes. After the async auth check, set `user` to either a valid user or null so the route guard redirects only when authentication is confirmed.

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Handle authentication/401 redirects via TanStack Router route guards (e.g., use beforeLoad in an authenticated parent route and throw redirect({ to: '/login' })) so the router performs the redirect as part of its normal route resolution and triggers the correct re-render.

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use https://localhost:5000 and not http://localhost:5000 — sameSite: 'none', secure: true. Outcome: Then you need to use https://localhost:5000 and not http://localhost:5000.

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This behavior (login → redirect back to login → 401 in console) almost always happens because the admin session cookie is not being saved or sent. — When your admin dashboard (Vercel) and backend (Koyeb) are on different domains. Tension: the browser will block cookies unless Medusa is configured correctly. Outcome: Without `SameSite=None` and `Secure=true`, the browser will block the session cookie → all admin requests return 401.

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try separating your sign-in and sign-up pages — In addition to defining the path in env. Tension: This seems to have solved the redirects for me. Outcome: update the sign-in, sign-up paths in the dashboard.

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Clear the cookies and test it — on another browser. Tension: private routes all redirect to the home page. Outcome: it went trough just fine.

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Use react middleware to check for the cookie and redirect with react router, then call the validation route after the token is found

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Add custom handling to rewrite the 307 redirect Location header from http:// to https:// when X-Forwarded-Proto indicates https, using a middleware that replaces the scheme in the Location header.

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I added the below redirect URL to the Web Platform in the Api App registration. Tension: AADSTS9002325: Proof Key for Code Exchange is required for cross-origin authorization code redemption. Outcome: http://localhost:8000/docs.

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You can use the `redirect` option to keep the customer on the page when confirming the checkout — when confirming the checkout. Tension: This only works for payments that can happen entirely on your page. Outcome: const result = await checkout.confirm({ redirect: 'if_required' });.

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I'm using Stripe in my NextJS 14 application. Tension: I don't want to run this code from the thank you page I'm currently redirecting from. Outcome: I'm expecting to run some code after successful payment and only then redirect to return_url.

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Checkout Session is designed to redirect users only when a payment is successful. — with Checkout Session. Tension: when a payment fails, the users stays on the same page to allow them to retry the payment. Outcome: This way, when a payment fails, the users stays on the same page to allow them to retry the payment.

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fetch(url, { method: 'POST', redirect: 'follow'}) — frontend app is configured to follow the server-side redirect. Tension: not being automatically redirected. Outcome: fetch(url, { method: 'POST', redirect: 'follow'}).

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-browser back button = the customer should get redirected back to your endpoint — To loop back to your issue:. Tension: you could implement it to handle a second visit after Session creation differently.

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There's no simple solution to this. — when redirection is required. Tension: this doesn't really solve the issue when redirection is required. Outcome: I would try using the redirect `if_required` option.

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not redirect if the URL is already `/admin/main/users` — if ( adminconfig?.matcher.includes(pathname) || pathname.startsWith("/admin/") ) {.

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Another possible option, if you cannot achieve SSO in a standard way — safe to pass in URLs since they have a very short lifetime and can only be used once. Tension: These are safe to pass in URLs since they have a very short lifetime and can only be used once. Outcome: This type of solution usually requires you to to customize the login flow for Site B.

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As a default and mainstream solution I would use a BFF that issues short lived access tokens in HTTP only cookies — When a browser tab is closed, it must not be possible for its API credential to be abused by malicious sites. Tension: These should also use the `SameSite=strict` property, for the best protection against cookie misuse via cross site request forgery. Outcome: These should also use the `SameSite=strict` property.

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HttpClient.GetAsync(new Uri(TextHelper.RedirectUrlNull(urlContent))); — We have an issue in our solution (we are using .net core). Tension: the SNYK vulnerabilities scaner show us that we have a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability.

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Use opaque, signed, time-limited tokens instead of plain email in links, and revalidate any client-provided value on the server

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PKCE protects against a specific vulnerability. — if something can intercept the redirect. Tension: the `code` alone is useless because they need the `code_verifier`. Outcome: they need the `code_verifier` which lives in the app that originally initiated the `authorization_code` flow.

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Use the documented `return_url` pattern where Stripe appends `payment_intent` and `payment_intent_client_secret` to the redirect URL; ensure the redirect page is served over TLS/HTTPS and do not log or expose the secret beyond the customer.

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protecting the individual endpoints properly. Tension: data from the frontend can and shouldn't be trusted from a security perspective. Outcome: you're already taking the proper countermeasures.

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Resolve the conflict by handling redirection consistently in Cloudflare (and/or disabling the Apache redirect for the same purpose), then set Cloudflare SSL/TLS encryption to Full (Strict) so HTTPS upgrades and redirects complete without looping.

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Use history replacement for the redirect (e.g., `navigate('/sign-in', { replace: true })`), so repeated StrictMode navigations only update the current history entry.

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Follow the recommended Next.js middleware approach from the referenced Vercel issue—perform the redirect via Next.js middleware (or return a proper redirect response in the supported way) so the URL is actually changed after authentication.

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case "CallbackRouteError": return { error: "Invalid credentials!" } — in my `login.ts` server action in the switch case clause. Tension: to return the correct errors. Outcome: bypass this error.

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Move the `redirect()` call outside the `try/catch` (e.g., set a success flag and redirect after the block), or in the `catch` re-throw only redirect-related errors so they can propagate.

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Wget before 1.21.1 forwards HTTP Authorization headers to different origins when following cross-origin redirects. — when following cross-origin redirects. Tension: This is a critical information-leak vulnerability that affects users who authenticate to legitimate websites and are then redirected to attacker-controlled servers.

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Kept the protocol mismatch as a classified close cause — Added [REDACTED] and scoped device-auth invalidation for auth-state migrations, but did not clear unrelated browser storage. Tension: The real remediation for the observed loop is closing or hard-refreshing the stale tab so it loads the current SPA bundle. Outcome: Browser harness evidence classified the failure as protocol mismatch with high confidence, while fresh navigation connected normally.

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