feat(smtp_relay): add upstream_sender to fix SPF on probe forwarding

Override the envelope MAIL FROM with a domain we own when talking to the
upstream relay. SPF passes at the recipient; the attacker's From: header
inside the message body is untouched so they see their own address in their
inbox and believe the relay is real.
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2026-04-30 11:47:18 -04:00
parent 24cdef9246
commit fdf38a9d8c
2 changed files with 23 additions and 6 deletions

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@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ OPEN_RELAY = os.environ.get("SMTP_OPEN_RELAY", "0").strip() == "1"
# messages per source IP are actually delivered via this upstream so the
# attacker can verify receipt and proceeds to run their campaign. All subsequent
# messages get 250 OK but only land in quarantine.
_UPSTREAM_HOST = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_HOST", "").strip()
_UPSTREAM_PORT = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_PORT", "25"))
_UPSTREAM_USER = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_USER", "").strip()
_UPSTREAM_PASS = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_PASS", "").strip()
_PROBE_LIMIT = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_PROBE_LIMIT", "1"))
_UPSTREAM_HOST = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_HOST", "").strip()
_UPSTREAM_PORT = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_PORT", "25"))
_UPSTREAM_USER = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_USER", "").strip()
_UPSTREAM_PASS = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_PASS", "").strip()
# Envelope MAIL FROM used when talking to the upstream. Overriding this to a
# domain we own makes SPF pass at the recipient — the attacker's From: header
# inside the message body is untouched, so they see their own address in their
# inbox and verify the relay works. Without this, SPF for the attacker's domain
# fails on our IP and the probe lands in spam or gets rejected outright.
_UPSTREAM_SENDER = os.environ.get("SMTP_UPSTREAM_SENDER", "").strip()
_PROBE_LIMIT = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_PROBE_LIMIT", "1"))
# Per-source-IP count of messages that have been actually forwarded upstream.
# Bounded at _IP_COUNT_MAX entries to avoid unbounded growth over long runs.
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ def _forward_probe_sync(
rcpt_to: list[str],
body: bytes,
msg_id: str,
envelope_from: str = "",
) -> bool:
"""Forward a probe email to the real upstream relay (blocking, runs in thread pool).
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ def _forward_probe_sync(
conn.ehlo(NODE_NAME)
if _UPSTREAM_USER and _UPSTREAM_PASS:
conn.login(_UPSTREAM_USER, _UPSTREAM_PASS)
conn.sendmail(mail_from, rcpt_to, body)
conn.sendmail(envelope_from or mail_from, rcpt_to, body)
return True
except Exception:
return False
@@ -326,6 +333,7 @@ class SMTPProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
fut = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
_forward_pool, _forward_probe_sync,
_fwd_from, _fwd_rcpt, _fwd_body, _fwd_id,
_UPSTREAM_SENDER,
)
fut.add_done_callback(_on_fwd_done)
# Persist the full .eml into the quarantine bind mount