diff --git a/changelog.d/13318.misc b/changelog.d/13318.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5cd26b862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/13318.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Validate federation destinations and log an error if a destination is invalid.
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index c63d068f74..3c35b1d2c7 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ from synapse.types import JsonDict
from synapse.util import json_decoder
from synapse.util.async_helpers import AwakenableSleeper, timeout_deferred
from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
+from synapse.util.stringutils import parse_and_validate_server_name
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from synapse.server import HomeServer
@@ -479,6 +480,14 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient:
RequestSendFailed: If there were problems connecting to the
remote, due to e.g. DNS failures, connection timeouts etc.
"""
+ # Validate server name and log if it is an invalid destination, this is
+ # partially to help track down code paths where we haven't validated before here
+ try:
+ parse_and_validate_server_name(request.destination)
+ except ValueError:
+ logger.exception(f"Invalid destination: {request.destination}.")
+ raise FederationDeniedError(request.destination)
+
if timeout:
_sec_timeout = timeout / 1000
else:
diff --git a/tests/federation/test_federation_client.py b/tests/federation/test_federation_client.py
index d2bda07198..cf6b130e4f 100644
--- a/tests/federation/test_federation_client.py
+++ b/tests/federation/test_federation_client.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class FederationClientTest(FederatingHomeserverTestCase):
# now fire off the request
state_resp, auth_resp = self.get_success(
self.hs.get_federation_client().get_room_state(
- "yet_another_server",
+ "yet.another.server",
test_room_id,
"event_id",
RoomVersions.V9,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class FederationClientTest(FederatingHomeserverTestCase):
# check the right call got made to the agent
self._mock_agent.request.assert_called_once_with(
b"GET",
- b"matrix://yet_another_server/_matrix/federation/v1/state/%21room_id?event_id=event_id",
+ b"matrix://yet.another.server/_matrix/federation/v1/state/%21room_id?event_id=event_id",
headers=mock.ANY,
bodyProducer=None,
)
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