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CVE-2020-7746 in chart.js - critical severity
This affects the package chart.js before 2.9.4. The options parameter is not properly sanitized when it is processed. When the options are processed, the existing options (or the defaults options) are deeply merged with provided options. However, during this operation, the keys of the object being set are not checked, leading to a prototype pollution.
Remediation Aikido suggests bumping this package to version 2.9.4 to resolve this issue
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@johan-aikido ignore: not interested in this version as we plan to deprecate the entire project
| if (source.includes('..') || batchId.includes('..')) { | ||
| return res.status(400).json({ status: 'N', msg: 'Invalid input parameters' }); | ||
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| var mergedFiledpath = path.join(__basedir, './public/batchFiles/' + dateTime.create().format('Y-m-d') + `/${source}` + "/" + batchId + "/MergeFile",MergedFileName); |
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Path construction combines date formatting, template literals, globals, and filename assembly in one expression. Split into named intermediate variables to improve readability.
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This line constructs a file path by combining a global base directory, a formatted date, template literals, and a batch id in a single expression. Multiple unrelated operations are composed together, making it harder to read and reason about the path components and to spot issues (e.g., escaping, separators). Splitting into intermediate variables (date, sourcePath, MergeFileName) would clarify intent and simplify debugging.
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Break long lines to enhance clarity. Aim for a maximum of 80-120 characters per line, depending on the context and coding standards.
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| app.get('/', (req, res) => { | ||
| const uid = os.userInfo().uid; | ||
| res.send(`Hello World! UID: ${uid}`); | ||
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Avoid returning internal system details (UID) in responses; remove or restrict this debug output.
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The added endpoint returns and displays the OS user id in plaintext (via res.send). This appears to be diagnostic output useful for debugging but can leak environment details and is not appropriate for production endpoints without gating or removal.
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Remove debugging statements like console.log, debugger, dd(), or logic bypasses like || true. Keep legitimate logging for monitoring and error handling.
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This patch mitigates the exposure of internal system details by removing the debug endpoint that returned the OS user ID in the response.
| app.get('/', (req, res) => { | |
| const uid = os.userInfo().uid; | |
| res.send(`Hello World! UID: ${uid}`); | |
| }); |
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@AikidoSec feedback: Debug logging and console.log statements are acceptable in our troubleshooting-utils repository as these are CLI tools designed for debugging production issues.
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The feedback is about a specific repository context for CLI tools, but the snippet shows a web response (res.send) returning UID data, which is unrelated to debug logging or console.log statements.
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| console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`); | ||
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Remove or gate the startup console.log; use structured logging or conditional dev-only logging instead.
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The added app.listen handler logs the server URL to the console, which is typical for local development but appears here alongside other unguarded debug logs. Committing such ad-hoc startup logs increases noisy output and may reveal environment details unintentionally.
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Remove debugging statements like console.log, debugger, dd(), or logic bypasses like || true. Keep legitimate logging for monitoring and error handling.
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This patch mitigates the debug artifact on line 68 by removing the ad-hoc console.log statement that logged the server startup URL, which was typical development output not appropriate for production code.
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| console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`); | |
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| app.listen(port); |
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Duplicate Express initialization: require('express') and related router/app setup are repeated. Consolidate into a single Express instance and unified routing.
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The diff adds two separate imports/uses of Express that instantiate distinct HTTP handling (router vs app) within the same file. This repeats the same library initialization and server setup logic. Maintaining both means the same responsibility is handled in two places, increasing maintenance burden and risk of inconsistent changes. Consolidating Express initialization and routing would reduce duplication and potential for bugs when modifying server behavior.
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Delete extra code. Extract repeated code sequences into reusable functions or methods. Use loops or data structures to eliminate repetitive patterns.
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| var mergedFiledpath = path.join(__basedir, './public/batchFiles/' + dateTime.create().format('Y-m-d') + `/${source}` + "/" + batchId + "/MergeFile",MergedFileName); | ||
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| var fileName = "MergedBatchFile_" + batchId + ".zip"; | ||
| var FileLocation = path.join(__basedir, './public/batchFiles/' + dateTime.create().format('Y-m-d') + `/${source}` + "/" + batchId + "/" + fileName); |
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Building FileLocation mixes date formatting and complex path templating on one line. Break into interim variables (date, sourcePath, fileName) to simplify and improve readability.
| var FileLocation = path.join(__basedir, './public/batchFiles/' + dateTime.create().format('Y-m-d') + `/${source}` + "/" + batchId + "/" + fileName); | |
| var date = dateTime.create().format('Y-m-d'); | |
| var sourcePath = './public/batchFiles/' + date + `/${source}` + "/" + batchId; | |
| var FileLocation = path.join(__basedir, sourcePath, fileName); |
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This line computes FileLocation via path.join while embedding dateTime.create().format(...) and template literals in a single expression. It mixes runtime date formatting and path composition, making it harder to validate paths, trace file locations, or adjust components independently.
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| const express = require('express'); |
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const express = require('express') redeclares express after it was already declared earlier, causing a SyntaxError and preventing the module from loading.
| const express = require('express'); |
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The module declares the same identifier twice in the same scope. Because module parsing fails, none of the server logic can execute.
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addingEventListenerToFetchData() is executed at load and uses document, which is undefined in a Node/Express runtime, causing an immediate ReferenceError.
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Code that depends on a browser DOM API runs immediately when the module is loaded. In a server runtime, this global does not exist, so execution stops before any request handling can occur.
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Trace execution paths carefully. Ensure precondition checks happen before using values, validate ranges before checking impossible conditions, and don't check for states that the code has already ruled out.
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| const express = require('express'); |
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This will fix the Eliminate obvious within-file duplication issue detected on line: 2.
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This patch mitigates duplicate Express initialization by consolidating the two separate require('express') statements into a single shared import at the top of the file.
| const express = require('express'); |
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| // Used to register event on the button or any other component | ||
| addingEventListenerToFetchData(); |
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This will fix the Detect contradictory or impossible logic issue detected on line: 73.
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This patch mitigates the ReferenceError caused by immediate execution of browser-specific code in a Node.js environment by guarding the invocation of addingEventListenerToFetchData() with a runtime check for the document object.
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| addingEventListenerToFetchData(); | |
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| const config = { | ||
| db: { | ||
| user: "admin", | ||
| password: Buffer.from("c3VwZXJTZWNyZXQxMjMh", "base64").toString("utf-8"), // Decodes to "superSecret123!" | ||
| host: "db.example.com", | ||
| port: 5432 | ||
| }, | ||
| api: { | ||
| key: atob("YXBpS2V5LTQ1NkFBQkM="), // Decodes to "apiKey-456AABC" | ||
| token: (() => { | ||
| const encoded = ["ZXZlbnRz", "LWFwaS0xMjM0"]; // ["events", "-api-1234"] | ||
| return encoded.join(""); // "events-api-1234" | ||
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Module-level config holds decoded credentials/tokens in process memory, causing sensitive data to persist across requests. Load secrets per-request or from a secure secrets manager/environment at runtime instead.
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| const config = { | |
| db: { | |
| user: "admin", | |
| password: Buffer.from("c3VwZXJTZWNyZXQxMjMh", "base64").toString("utf-8"), // Decodes to "superSecret123!" | |
| host: "db.example.com", | |
| port: 5432 | |
| }, | |
| api: { | |
| key: atob("YXBpS2V5LTQ1NkFBQkM="), // Decodes to "apiKey-456AABC" | |
| token: (() => { | |
| const encoded = ["ZXZlbnRz", "LWFwaS0xMjM0"]; // ["events", "-api-1234"] | |
| return encoded.join(""); // "events-api-1234" | |
| })() | |
| } | |
| }; | |
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| return { | |
| db: { | |
| user: process.env.DB_USER || "admin", | |
| password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || Buffer.from("c3VwZXJTZWNyZXQxMjMh", "base64").toString("utf-8"), | |
| host: process.env.DB_HOST || "db.example.com", | |
| port: process.env.DB_PORT || 5432 | |
| }, | |
| api: { | |
| key: process.env.API_KEY || atob("YXBpS2V5LTQ1NkFBQkM="), | |
| token: process.env.API_TOKEN || (() => { | |
| const encoded = ["ZXZlbnRz", "LWFwaS0xMjM0"]; | |
| return encoded.join(""); | |
| })() | |
| } | |
| }; | |
| } | |
| console.log(getConfig()); |
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The change introduces a module-level constant named config (lines starting at 38). It decodes and holds credentials and API tokens in plain memory. Module-scope objects persist for the lifetime of the Node.js process and are shared across all requests and users. This can lead to unintended caching of sensitive data or information leakage if the process handles multiple tenants/requests. The rest of the added code does not create request-scoped data at module scope; route-local variables are created inside the handler and are request-scoped. Therefore, only the config object meets the rule criteria.
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