Fix migrate lock scope and stop RealIP from bypassing proxy trust.

Hold a session advisory lock for the full migration apply path, and remove Chi RealIP so clientIP can validate the TCP peer before walking X-Forwarded-For.

internal/web/server_test.go

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/png"
 	"mime/multipart"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2/memstore"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -663,3 +665,52 @@ func csrfFrom(html string) string {
 	}
 	return html[:j]
 }
+
+// TestRegisterThrottleUsesTCPPeerThroughRouter ensures forged X-Forwarded-For
+// cannot bypass rate limits when the direct peer is outside TrustedProxies.
+// This must go through Handler() so middleware ordering bugs are caught.
+func TestRegisterThrottleUsesTCPPeerThroughRouter(t *testing.T) {
+	_, proxyNet, err := net.ParseCIDR("10.0.0.0/8")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	srv, _ := newTestServer(t, Config{TrustedProxies: []*net.IPNet{proxyNet}})
+	// Tight window so the test stays fast.
+	srv.registerIP = newThrottle(3, time.Minute, 100)
+	h := srv.Handler()
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	h.ServeHTTP(rec, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/register", nil))
+	cookies := rec.Result().Cookies()
+	csrf := csrfFrom(rec.Body.String())
+	if csrf == "" {
+		t.Fatal("missing csrf")
+	}
+
+	post := func(xff string) int {
+		form := strings.NewReader("_csrf=" + csrf + "&username=ab&password=hunter22")
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/register", form)
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+		req.RemoteAddr = "203.0.113.50:9"
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", xff)
+		for _, c := range cookies {
+			req.AddCookie(c)
+		}
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+		return w.Code
+	}
+
+	if code := post("198.51.100.1"); code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("attempt 1: got %d want 200 (validation error page)", code)
+	}
+	if code := post("198.51.100.2"); code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("attempt 2: got %d want 200", code)
+	}
+	if code := post("198.51.100.3"); code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("attempt 3: got %d want 200", code)
+	}
+	if code := post("198.51.100.4"); code != http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+		t.Fatalf("forged XFF must not bypass peer throttle, got %d want 429", code)
+	}
+}