2 files changed, 25 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/map/caddyfile.go b/modules/caddyhttp/map/caddyfile.go
index f38aff7..9cc7d8c 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/map/caddyfile.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/map/caddyfile.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ func init() {
 
 // parseCaddyfile sets up the map handler from Caddyfile tokens. Syntax:
 //
-//     map [<matcher>] <source> <destinations...> {
-//         [~]<input> <outputs...>
-//         default    <defaults...>
-//     }
+//	map [<matcher>] <source> <destinations...> {
+//	    [~]<input> <outputs...>
+//	    default    <defaults...>
+//	}
 //
 // If the input value is prefixed with a tilde (~), then the input will be parsed as a
 // regular expression.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func parseCaddyfile(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error)
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// every other line maps one input to one or more outputs
+			// every line maps an input value to one or more outputs
 			in := h.Val()
 			var outs []any
 			for h.NextArg() {
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/map/map.go b/modules/caddyhttp/map/map.go
index bbc1249..d41806d 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/map/map.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/map/map.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func (Handler) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 // Provision sets up h.
 func (h *Handler) Provision(_ caddy.Context) error {
 	for j, dest := range h.Destinations {
+		if strings.Count(dest, "{") != 1 || !strings.HasPrefix(dest, "{") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("destination must be a placeholder and only a placeholder")
+		}
 		h.Destinations[j] = strings.Trim(dest, "{}")
 	}
 
@@ -106,6 +109,16 @@ func (h *Handler) Validate() error {
 		}
 		seen[input] = i
 
+		// prevent infinite recursion
+		for _, out := range m.Outputs {
+			for _, dest := range h.Destinations {
+				if strings.Contains(caddy.ToString(out), dest) ||
+					strings.Contains(m.Input, dest) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("mapping %d requires value of {%s} to define value of {%s}: infinite recursion", i, dest, dest)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		// ensure mappings have 1:1 output-to-destination correspondence
 		nOut := len(m.Outputs)
 		if nOut != nDest {
@@ -135,21 +148,22 @@ func (h Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next caddyhtt
 			if output == nil {
 				continue
 			}
+			outputStr := caddy.ToString(output)
+
+			// evaluate regular expression if configured
 			if m.re != nil {
 				var result []byte
 				matches := m.re.FindStringSubmatchIndex(input)
 				if matches == nil {
 					continue
 				}
-				result = m.re.ExpandString(result, output.(string), input, matches)
+				result = m.re.ExpandString(result, outputStr, input, matches)
 				return string(result), true
 			}
+
+			// otherwise simple string comparison
 			if input == m.Input {
-				if outputStr, ok := output.(string); ok {
-					// NOTE: if the output has a placeholder that has the same key as the input, this is infinite recursion
-					return repl.ReplaceAll(outputStr, ""), true
-				}
-				return output, true
+				return repl.ReplaceAll(outputStr, ""), true
 			}
 		}