[Autofic] Security Patch 2025-07-04

[yjchoe818]

🛠️ Security Patch Summary

1. SQL Injection Detected

• File: appHandler.js
• Line: 11 (col 21~26)
• Severity: ERROR
• Message: Detected a sequelize statement that is tainted by user-input. This could lead to SQL injection if the variable is user-controlled and is not properly sanitized. In order to prevent SQL injection, it is recommended to use parameterized queries or prepared statements.
• Reference: https://sequelize.org/docs/v6/core-concepts/raw-queries/#replacements

2. Open Redirect Detected

• File: appHandler.js
• Line: 188 (col 16~29)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: The application redirects to a URL specified by user-supplied input req that is not validated. This could redirect users to malicious locations. Consider using an allow-list approach to validate URLs, or warn users they are being redirected to a third-party website.
• Reference: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.html

3. Insecure Deserialization Detected

• File: appHandler.js
• Line: 218 (col 18~81)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: The following function call serialize.unserialize accepts user controlled data which can result in Remote Code Execution (RCE) through Object Deserialization. It is recommended to use secure data processing alternatives such as JSON.parse() and Buffer.from().
• Reference: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Deserialization_Cheat_Sheet.html

4. XML Injection Detected

• File: appHandler.js
• Line: 235 (col 42~82)
• Severity: ERROR
• Message: The libxml library processes user-input with the noent attribute is set to true which can lead to being vulnerable to XML External Entities (XXE) type attacks. It is recommended to set noent to false when using this feature to ensure you are protected.
• Reference: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html

5. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Don’t use the default session cookie name Using the default session cookie name can open your app to attacks. The security issue posed is similar to X-Powered-By: a potential attacker can use it to fingerprint the server and target attacks accordingly.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

6. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Default session middleware settings: domain not set. It indicates the domain of the cookie; use it to compare against the domain of the server in which the URL is being requested. If they match, then check the path attribute next.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

7. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Default session middleware settings: expires not set. Use it to set expiration date for persistent cookies.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

8. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Default session middleware settings: httpOnly not set. It ensures the cookie is sent only over HTTP(S), not client JavaScript, helping to protect against cross-site scripting attacks.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

9. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Default session middleware settings: path not set. It indicates the path of the cookie; use it to compare against the request path. If this and domain match, then send the cookie in the request.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

10. Cryptographic Issues Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 23 (col 9~3)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: Default session middleware settings: secure not set. It ensures the browser only sends the cookie over HTTPS.
• Reference: https://owasp.org/Top10/A04_2021-Insecure_Design

11. Hard-coded Secrets Detected

• File: server.js
• Line: 24 (col 3~25)
• Severity: WARNING
• Message: A hard-coded credential was detected. It is not recommended to store credentials in source-code, as this risks secrets being leaked and used by either an internal or external malicious adversary. It is recommended to use environment variables to securely provide credentials or retrieve credentials from a secure vault or HSM (Hardware Security Module).
• Reference: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Secrets_Management_Cheat_Sheet.html

💉 Fix Details

All vulnerable code paths have been refactored to use parameterized queries or input sanitization as recommended in the references above. Please refer to the diff for exact code changes.

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