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Potential fix for https://github.com/GitTimeraider/Directadmin-Emailforwarder/security/code-scanning/3

To fix the problem, we need to ensure that exception messages are not exposed to the user. Instead, we should return a generic error message in the API response and log the actual exception details on the server for debugging. Specifically:

  • In DirectAdminAPI.create_forwarder, when an exception occurs, return a generic error message instead of str(e).
  • In the Flask route in app/main.py, do not expose the exception message to the user; only return a generic error.
  • Ensure that exception details are logged on the server (e.g., using print or traceback.print_exc()), but not sent to the client.

The required changes are:

  • In app/directadmin_api.py, change the return value in the except block of create_forwarder to a generic message.
  • In app/main.py, no change is needed in the except block, as it already returns a generic error message. However, the else block in the route should also return a generic error message instead of the potentially sensitive message from the API.

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@GitTimeraider GitTimeraider marked this pull request as ready for review August 5, 2025 11:01
@GitTimeraider GitTimeraider merged commit 15d0ecd into main Aug 5, 2025
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@GitTimeraider GitTimeraider deleted the alert-autofix-3 branch August 5, 2025 14:04
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