ShieldAI/packages/shared-notifications/SECURITY_REMEDIATION.md at e580a693c77f99dd358d01ad51be519fe5626716

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Michael Freno c490735ba2 FRE-4520: Fix security vulnerabilities in notification template system

- Fix HTML injection vulnerability with proper entity encoding
- Fix rate limit cleanup bug (count vs timestamp confusion)
- Add URL validation to prevent open redirect attacks
- Add expiration to in-memory deduplication entries
- Use Zod schema for config validation
- Add email format validation

All 29 tests passing. Ready for Code Reviewer final review.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

2026-05-01 19:35:22 -04:00

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Security Remediation Complete

All 4 Medium and 2 Low severity findings have been addressed:

Medium Severity (Fixed)

1. HTML Injection via Template Variables (template.service.ts:168)

Added escapeHtml() method with HTML entity encoding
Variables substituted in HTML context are now properly escaped
Handles &, <, >, ", and ' characters

2. Rate Limit Cleanup Logic Bug (email.service.ts:16-23)

Created RateLimitEntry interface with count and lastSentAt fields
Cleanup now correctly compares timestamps instead of counts
Rate limiting will work effectively across cleanup cycles

3. Open Redirect via URL Template Variables (template.service.ts)

Added TRUSTED_DOMAINS allowlist (shieldai.com, app.shieldai.com, api.shieldai.com)
Added validateUrl() method that validates URLs against trusted domains
Invalid URLs default to / to prevent phishing attacks

4. In-Memory Deduplication Expiration (notification.service.ts:62-88)

Created DeduplicationEntry interface with externalIds and expiresAt fields
In-memory dedup now respects the configured window_seconds TTL
Prevents indefinite growth of pending deduplication sets

Low Severity (Fixed)

5. Zod Schema Validation (notification.config.ts)

loadNotificationConfig() now parses through NotificationConfigSchema.parse()
Invalid configurations will throw at startup instead of runtime

6. Email Format Validation (email.service.ts:33)

Added EMAIL_PATTERN regex for basic email validation
Invalid email formats throw before attempting to send

Test Results

All 29 tests passing ✅
No new TypeScript errors introduced

Files Modified

packages/shared-notifications/src/services/template.service.ts
packages/shared-notifications/src/services/email.service.ts
packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.ts
packages/shared-notifications/src/config/notification.config.ts

Next Action

Ready for Code Reviewer final review before marking security review complete.

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