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@crivetimihai crivetimihai commented Jul 9, 2025

Add proper HTML escaping for admin UI user data rendering

Closes #336 closes #338

Changes

  • Added escapeHtml() function that escapes HTML special characters
  • Applied HTML escaping to all user data before rendering in modals and tables
  • Implemented safe DOM manipulation using textContent for table cells
  • Added safeUrl() helper for URL validation

Impact

  • Ensures user input displays correctly as text content without unintended HTML rendering
  • Improves data display consistency across admin UI components
  • Applies proper output encoding throughout the interface

Testing

  • Verified HTML content like <img src=x onerror="alert('test')"> is properly escaped and displayed as text
  • Confirmed all user data displays correctly without breaking existing functionality

Additional Improvements to Consider

Immediate:

  • Add Content Security Policy (CSP) headers for enhanced browser protection
  • Implement server-side input validation
  • Review file upload functionality for similar rendering issues
  • Add automated testing for proper data escaping

Medium-term:

  • Consider migrating to a dedicated sanitization library (e.g., DOMPurify)
  • Add CSRF protection for form submissions
  • Establish consistent data handling patterns across components

@crivetimihai crivetimihai added this to the Release 0.4.0 milestone Jul 9, 2025
@crivetimihai crivetimihai self-assigned this Jul 9, 2025
@crivetimihai crivetimihai added bug Something isn't working security Improves security labels Jul 9, 2025
@crivetimihai crivetimihai changed the title Add proper HTML escaping for admin UI user data rendering closes #336 Add proper HTML escaping for admin UI user data rendering, and eliminate all web lint issues closes #336 Jul 10, 2025
@crivetimihai crivetimihai changed the title Add proper HTML escaping for admin UI user data rendering, and eliminate all web lint issues closes #336 Add proper HTML escaping for admin UI user data rendering, and eliminate all web lint issues closes #336 #338 Jul 10, 2025
@crivetimihai crivetimihai merged commit acd1619 into main Jul 10, 2025
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@crivetimihai crivetimihai deleted the strengthen-ui branch July 10, 2025 03:45
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