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Shiju 45e3308d39 fix(network): refuse protocol upgrades on JSON-RPC and MCP endpoints (#3753)
* fix(network): refuse protocol upgrades on JSON-RPC and MCP endpoints

JSON-RPC and MCP rules apply to each HTTP request, but the proxy could
forward a request that also carried upgrade headers. After an upstream
answered 101, route selection and the forward proxy relayed the
connection without inspection.

Refuse any request that carries an Upgrade header on JSON-RPC-family
endpoints before the L7 policy decision, in every enforcement mode.
Share the check with the existing h2c refusal and call it from
relay_jsonrpc as well. Record the refusal as a policy denial and answer
with the unsupported_l7_protocol error, because no policy rule can
allow the request.

If a JSON-RPC-family endpoint still receives 101, close the connection
instead of relaying raw bytes. Document the refusal and the WebSocket
alternative.

Signed-off-by: Shiju <shiju@nvidia.com>

* docs(observability): remove duplicate protocol error definition

Keep unsupported_l7_protocol in the response error-code list and retain its explanation in the policy troubleshooting table.

Signed-off-by: Shiju <shiju@nvidia.com>

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Signed-off-by: Shiju <shiju@nvidia.com>
2026-09-28 16:08:19 +00:00
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