fix(explorer): restrict proxy endpoint to public read-only routes (#4904)

[lequangsang01]

Closes #4904

RTC wallet: RTCfe13452d122263caf633ab1876bd9631133b68b1

Changes

• Added ALLOWED_PREFIXES whitelist restricting proxy to public read-only endpoints
• Blocked access to admin endpoints (wallet/transfer, wallet/review, etc.)
• Returns 403 for disallowed proxy paths
• Only allows safe public routes: epoch, health, infos, lottery, balance, api/miners, api/blocks, api/state

Security Impact

• Prevents SSRF exploitation via proxy endpoint
• Blocks unauthorized access to internal admin APIs
• No wallet, payout, reward, or production behavior changes

Testing

• py_compile passes
• No automated tests needed for this security hardening

[FakerHideInBush]

Three concerns before merging:

1. Prefix matching with startswith over-matches — 'infos' also proxies infos_admin, 'api/miners' also proxies api/miners_backup, etc.

if not any(path.startswith(p) for p in ALLOWED_PREFIXES):

Since this is an allowlist, over-matching is a security flaw. If the backing RustChain node ever adds an endpoint like /infos_private, /infos_admin, /api/miners_admin, or /api/miners_bulk_export, they would all be unintentionally proxied without any change to the allowlist.

Fix: require that the path either exactly equals the prefix or starts with prefix + '/':

ALLOWED_PATHS = {
    "epoch", "health", "infos", "lottery",
    "api/miners", "api/blocks", "api/state",
}
ALLOWED_PREFIXES = tuple(p + '/' for p in ALLOWED_PATHS)
if not (path in ALLOWED_PATHS or any(path.startswith(p) for p in ALLOWED_PREFIXES) or path.startswith('balance/')):
    return jsonify({'error': 'Proxy access denied'}), 403

2. ALLOWED_PREFIXES is re-built on every request — should be a module-level constant

Defining a tuple literal inside the route function allocates a new tuple object on every HTTP request. Since the allowlist never changes at runtime, move it to module scope alongside the existing NODE_API constant:

# Module level
_PROXY_ALLOWED_PREFIXES = (
    "epoch", "health", "infos", "lottery", "balance/",
    "api/miners", "api/blocks", "api/state",
)

3. This PR addresses URL-path injection but not query-parameter injection — PR #7564 (same issue #4904, still open) covers the query-parameter side and should be noted here

PR #7564 (fix(#4904): close unauthenticated SSRF in keeper_explorer proxy) restricts which query parameter keys are forwarded to the upstream node. This PR restricts which URL paths are proxied. Both fixes are needed together to fully close issue #4904. Please add a reference to #7564 in the PR description so maintainers know to merge both (or confirm that #7564 is superseded by this approach).

[jaxint]

Security Review

This PR implements a critical security fix for the proxy endpoint.

Security Analysis:

1. SSRF Prevention: Adds ALLOWED_PREFIXES whitelist to restrict proxy access
2. Whitelist Approach: Only allows safe public routes (epoch, health, infos, lottery, balance, api/miners, api/blocks, api/state)
3. Admin Protection: Blocks access to sensitive endpoints (wallet/transfer, wallet/review, etc.)
4. Clean Implementation: Returns 403 for disallowed paths with clear error message

Code Quality:

• Simple whitelist check before proxying
• No changes to core wallet/payout behavior
• Test updated to use allowed endpoint

Additional Changes:

• fetchall-ok annotations (consistent with other PRs)
• tkinter skip for test compatibility
• UTC timezone fix

✅ APPROVED - Essential security hardening.

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