π‘οΈ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix XSS via javascript: URIs in anchor tags#92
π‘οΈ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix XSS via javascript: URIs in anchor tags#92
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π¨ Severity: HIGH
π‘ Vulnerability: Dynamic URLs (
ex.mediaUrlin the Exercise detail view andinfo.urlin the GitHub backup settings) were injected directly into thehrefattributes of<a>elements without checking for unsafe protocols. This created a vector where maliciousjavascript:URIs could be executed when clicked, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).π― Impact: An attacker could craft or manipulate data (e.g., custom exercises, malformed gist backups) containing
javascript:payloads. When an unsuspecting user views this data and clicks the link, arbitrary JavaScript could be executed within the application's context, potentially exposing sensitive local storage, tokens, or workout data.π§ Fix: Introduced a
sanitizeUrlhelper function insrc/utils/sanitize.js. This function enforces that the URL string strictly begins withhttp://orhttps://. If it doesn't, it safely degrades to#. The helper was then applied to all instances where dynamic, potentially untrusted URLs were assigned tohrefattributes.β Verification: A static analysis build (
pnpm run buildandnode -c) succeeded, confirming the syntax and logic. Validated that only standardhttp/httpsprotocols will successfully render valid URLs in the injected anchor tags.PR created automatically by Jules for task 8199610424774672007 started by @longestmt