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# 01. Fix stored XSS via unsanitized innerHTML in blog rendering
meta:
id: security-fixes-01
feature: security-fixes
priority: P0
depends_on: []
tags: [implementation, tests-required, high-severity]
objective:
- Eliminate stored XSS in blog post rendering by replacing raw innerHTML with a sanitization pipeline
deliverables:
- Replace `contentToHtml()` in `web/src/routes/blog/[slug].tsx` with a safe HTML rendering approach
- Add DOMPurify (or equivalent) as a dependency to sanitize HTML before innerHTML binding
- Unit tests for the sanitization pipeline covering script injection, event handler injection, and data URI vectors
steps:
1. Install `dompurify` and `isomorphic-dompurify` (for SSR compatibility) in the web app
2. Examine `contentToHtml()` at `web/src/routes/blog/[slug].tsx:14-46` and the innerHTML binding at line 121
3. Create a `sanitizeHtml(content: string): string` utility that runs DOMPurify on the rendered HTML
4. Replace the innerHTML binding with `innerHTML={sanitizeHtml(contentToHtml(post.content))}`
5. Consider replacing the custom markdown-to-HTML parser with a library (e.g., `marked` + DOMPurify) if the custom implementation is fragile
6. Add unit tests covering XSS vectors: `<script>`, `onerror=`, `javascript:`, `data:text/html`
tests:
- Unit: `sanitizeHtml()` strips `<script>` tags, event handlers (`onclick`, `onerror`, etc.), `javascript:` URIs, and `data:text/html` URIs
- Unit: `sanitizeHtml()` preserves legitimate HTML (headings, paragraphs, links, lists, code blocks)
- Integration: Blog post with embedded script renders without executing JavaScript (verify via headless test or DOM inspection)
acceptance_criteria:
- innerHTML is never bound with unsanitized content
- DOMPurify (or equivalent) is called on all HTML before it reaches the DOM
- Unit tests pass for all XSS vector categories (script, event handlers, data URIs, javascript: URIs)
- Legitimate blog formatting (headings, links, bold, italic, code) still renders correctly
validation:
- `cd web && bun test` — all tests pass
- Manually create a blog post with `<script>alert(1)</script>` content and verify it does not execute
- Review the rendered HTML output to confirm sanitization is applied
notes:
- Finding p8-001 is the only HIGH severity finding — prioritize this first
- `isomorphic-dompurify` is needed because DOMPurify requires a DOM environment (not available in Node SSR)
- If SolidStart supports client-only rendering for this route, standard DOMPurify suffices