π‘οΈ Sentinel: [Security Enhancement] Add essential security headers to Express servers#10
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β¦ Express servers Added a custom middleware to Express initialization in `src/dashboard.ts` and `src/browse-server.ts` to set `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff`, `X-Frame-Options: DENY`, and `X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block` to harden the application against standard web vulnerabilities (MIME-sniffing, clickjacking, etc.). Additionally, disabled the `x-powered-by` header in `src/browse-server.ts` to prevent exposing the underlying server technology. Documented these findings in `.jules/sentinel.md`. Co-authored-by: tody-agent <176348101+tody-agent@users.noreply.github.com>
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π¨ Severity: MEDIUM (Security Enhancement)
π‘ Vulnerability: Express servers
src/dashboard.tsandsrc/browse-server.tsdid not enforce basic security headers, andsrc/browse-server.tsleaked the underlying server framework version via thex-powered-byheader.π― Impact: Without proper security headers, applications are more susceptible to MIME-type sniffing, Clickjacking, and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Leaking the
x-powered-byheader aids reconnaissance for attackers targeting specific Express.js vulnerabilities.π§ Fix:
src/dashboard.tsandsrc/browse-server.tsto inject standard security headers (X-Content-Type-Options,X-Frame-Options,X-XSS-Protection).x-powered-byinsrc/browse-server.ts..jules/sentinel.md.β Verification: Run
node scripts/gate-1-syntax.jsandnode scripts/gate-6-smoke-test.jslocally to verify changes, and manually inspect HTTP response headers to ensure theX-Content-Type-Options,X-Frame-Options, andX-XSS-Protectionheaders are present andx-powered-byis absent.PR created automatically by Jules for task 1462523197618334156 started by @tody-agent