add option to send host header in HTTP proxy CONNECT command

ChangeLog

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 2.0.11 not released
 
+	* add option to send host header in HTTP proxy CONNECT command
 	* apply DSCP/TOS to sockets before initiating the TCP connection
 	* assume copy_file_range() exists on linux (unless old glibc)
 	* fix issue where set_piece_deadline() did not correctly post read_piece_alert

include/libtorrent/aux_/proxy_settings.hpp

@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ namespace aux {
 
 		// if true, tracker connections are subject to the proxy settings
 		bool proxy_tracker_connections = true;
+
+		// when proxying non plain HTTP over an HTTP proxy (SSL or peer
+		// connections), also tell the proxy which hostname we're connecting to
+		bool send_host_in_connect = false;
 	};
 
 }}

include/libtorrent/http_stream.hpp

@@ -60,21 +60,21 @@ class http_stream : public proxy_base
 		m_password = password;
 	}
 
-	void set_dst_name(std::string const& host)
+	void set_host(std::string const& host)
 	{
-		m_dst_name = host;
+		m_host = host;
 	}
 
 	void close(error_code& ec)
 	{
-		m_dst_name.clear();
+		m_host.clear();
 		proxy_base::close(ec);
 	}
 
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 	void close()
 	{
-		m_dst_name.clear();
+		m_host.clear();
 		proxy_base::close();
 	}
 #endif
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class http_stream : public proxy_base
 		std::back_insert_iterator<std::vector<char>> p(m_buffer);
 		std::string const endpoint = print_endpoint(m_remote_endpoint);
 		write_string("CONNECT " + endpoint + " HTTP/1.0\r\n", p);
+		if (!m_host.empty())
+		{
+			write_string("Host: " + m_host + "\r\n", p);
+		}
 		if (!m_user.empty())
 		{
 			write_string("Proxy-Authorization: Basic " + base64encode(
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ class http_stream : public proxy_base
 	// proxy authentication
 	std::string m_user;
 	std::string m_password;
-	std::string m_dst_name;
+	std::string m_host;
 
 	// this is true if the connection is HTTP based and
 	// want to talk directly to the proxy

include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp

@@ -1014,6 +1014,14 @@ namespace aux {
 			// protocol may not be valid from the proxy's point of view.
 			socks5_udp_send_local_ep,
 
+			// When using HTTP proxy (in proxy_type), libtorrent will connect
+			// to peers and trackers using the `CONNECT` proxy command. In this
+			// command it's possible to reveal the hostname of the server we're
+			// connecting to. When this option is true, the hostname will be
+			// sent. This feature can be useful if the proxy is used to
+			// man-in-the-middle connections.
+			proxy_send_host_in_connect,
+
 			max_bool_setting_internal
 		};
 

simulation/test_http_connection.cpp

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void run_suite(lt::aux::proxy_settings ps)
 	// the try-next test in his case would test the socks proxy itself, whether
 	// it has robust retry behavior (which the simple test proxy that comes with
 	// libsimulator doesn't).
-	if (ps.proxy_hostnames == false)
+	if (ps.type != settings_pack::socks5 && ps.proxy_hostnames == false)
 	{
 		// this hostname will resolve to multiple IPs, all but one that we cannot
 		// connect to and the second one where we'll get the test file response. Make
@@ -600,9 +600,7 @@ TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_http_error)
 	test_proxy_failure(settings_pack::http);
 }
 
-// Requests a proxied SSL connection. This test just ensures that the correct CONNECT request
-// is sent to the proxy server.
-TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_ssl_proxy)
+void test_connection_ssl_proxy(bool const with_hostname)
 {
 	using sim::asio::ip::address_v4;
 	sim_config network_cfg;
@@ -615,15 +613,24 @@ TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_ssl_proxy)
 	sim::http_server http_proxy(proxy_ios, 4445);
 
 	lt::aux::proxy_settings ps = make_proxy_settings(settings_pack::http);
+	ps.send_host_in_connect = with_hostname;
 
 	int client_counter = 0;
 	int proxy_counter = 0;
 
 	http_proxy.register_handler("10.0.0.2:8080"
-		, [&proxy_counter](std::string method, std::string req, std::map<std::string, std::string>&)
+		, [&proxy_counter, with_hostname](std::string method, std::string req, std::map<std::string, std::string>& headers)
 		{
 			proxy_counter++;
 			TEST_EQUAL(method, "CONNECT");
+			if (with_hostname)
+			{
+				TEST_EQUAL(headers["host"], "10.0.0.2");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				TEST_CHECK(headers.empty());
+			}
 			return sim::send_response(403, "Not supported", 1337);
 		});
 
@@ -656,6 +663,19 @@ TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_ssl_proxy)
 	TEST_EQUAL(proxy_counter, 1);
 }
 
+// Requests a proxied SSL connection. This test just ensures that the correct CONNECT request
+// is sent to the proxy server.
+TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_ssl_proxy_no_hostname)
+{
+	test_connection_ssl_proxy(false);
+}
+
+TORRENT_TEST(http_connection_ssl_proxy_hostname)
+{
+	test_connection_ssl_proxy(true);
+}
+
+
 // TODO: test http proxy with password
 // TODO: test socks5 with password
 // TODO: test SSL

src/http_connection.cpp

@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ void http_connection::connect()
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (m_proxy.send_host_in_connect
+		&& boost::get<http_stream>(&*m_sock))
+	{
+		boost::get<http_stream>(*m_sock).set_host(m_hostname);
+	}
+
 	TORRENT_ASSERT(m_next_ep < int(m_endpoints.size()));
 	if (m_next_ep >= int(m_endpoints.size())) return;
 

src/proxy_settings.cpp

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ void init(proxy_settings& p, Settings const& sett)
 		settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections);
 	p.proxy_tracker_connections = sett.get_bool(
 		settings_pack::proxy_tracker_connections);
+	p.send_host_in_connect = sett.get_bool(
+		settings_pack::proxy_send_host_in_connect);
 }
 
 }

src/settings_pack.cpp

@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ constexpr int DISK_WRITE_MODE = settings_pack::enable_os_cache;
 		SET(allow_idna, false, nullptr),
 		SET(enable_set_file_valid_data, false, nullptr),
 		SET(socks5_udp_send_local_ep, false, nullptr),
+		SET(proxy_send_host_in_connect, false, nullptr),
 	}});
 
 	CONSTEXPR_SETTINGS

src/torrent.cpp

@@ -6722,6 +6722,13 @@ namespace {
 		bool const proxy_hostnames = settings().get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_hostnames)
 			&& !is_ip;
 
+		if (!is_ip
+			&& settings().get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_send_host_in_connect)
+			&& boost::get<http_stream>(&s))
+		{
+			boost::get<http_stream>(s).set_host(hostname);
+		}
+
 		if (proxy_hostnames
 			&& (boost::get<socks5_stream>(&s)
 #if TORRENT_USE_SSL