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+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package httplib
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+)
+
+// IsRiskyRedirectURL returns true if the URL is considered risky for redirects
+func IsRiskyRedirectURL(s string) bool {
+	// Unfortunately browsers consider a redirect Location with preceding "//", "\\", "/\" and "\/" as meaning redirect to "http(s)://REST_OF_PATH"
+	// Therefore we should ignore these redirect locations to prevent open redirects
+	if len(s) > 1 && (s[0] == '/' || s[0] == '\\') && (s[1] == '/' || s[1] == '\\') {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(s)
+	if err != nil || ((u.Scheme != "" || u.Host != "") && !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(s), strings.ToLower(setting.AppURL))) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}