🔒 Fix Unauthenticated File Upload via Express API#17
🔒 Fix Unauthenticated File Upload via Express API#17google-labs-jules[bot] wants to merge 1 commit intomainfrom
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🎯 What: The Express backend lacked authentication middleware for the API endpoints, specifically the
⚠️ Risk: Attackers could upload arbitrary files to the WordPress instance via the proxy, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE) if malicious scripts are uploaded, or storage exhaustion/abuse.
/api/wp-upload-mediaendpoint, allowing unauthenticated file uploads.🛡️ Solution: Added
express-basic-authmiddleware configured to use theDASHBOARD_USERandDASHBOARD_PASSWORDenvironment variables and applied it to all/apiand/api-contentendpoints, ensuring only authorized dashboard users can interact with the WordPress proxy and other sensitive endpoints.PR created automatically by Jules for task 8386645136565222445 started by @instituto-ops