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@laurigates laurigates commented Jul 17, 2025

Summary

  • Add PathValidator class for preventing path traversal attacks
  • Add SecureSubprocessRunner for safe command execution
  • Replace unsafe XML parsing with defusedxml for security
  • Add comprehensive input validation tools for circuit generation
  • Include security dependencies (defusedxml, bandit) in pyproject.toml
  • Add security scanning job to CI/CD pipeline
  • Add comprehensive test coverage for security utilities
  • Add timeout constants for safe operation limits
  • Add boundary validation for component positioning

Overview

This PR establishes a strong security foundation for the KiCad MCP server by implementing defense-in-depth security measures across all input vectors and external process interactions.

Changes Made

Security Infrastructure

  • PathValidator: Comprehensive path validation system that prevents path traversal attacks, validates trusted root directories, and ensures file operations stay within safe boundaries
  • SecureSubprocessRunner: Safe subprocess execution with input validation, timeout enforcement, and command whitelisting for KiCad CLI operations
  • Secure XML Parsing: Replaced unsafe xml.etree.ElementTree with defusedxml to prevent XML external entity attacks and XML bombs

Input Validation

  • Validation Tools: Circuit and component boundary validation for generated designs
  • Boundary Validator: Component positioning validation to ensure proper circuit layout
  • File Validation: KiCad file type validation with extension checking

Dependencies & CI/CD

  • Security Dependencies: Added defusedxml>=0.7.0 and bandit>=1.7.0 to project dependencies
  • Security Scanning: Added automated security scanning job using bandit in CI/CD pipeline
  • Configuration: Added timeout constants and security-related configuration values

Testing

  • Comprehensive Tests: Full test coverage for path validation, secure subprocess execution, and boundary validation
  • Security Test Cases: Edge case testing for path traversal prevention and input validation

Dependencies

Testing

  • All existing tests pass
  • New security utilities have comprehensive test coverage
  • CI/CD pipeline includes security scanning validation

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

- Add PathValidator class for preventing path traversal attacks
- Add SecureSubprocessRunner for safe command execution
- Replace unsafe XML parsing with defusedxml for security
- Add comprehensive input validation tools for circuit generation
- Include security dependencies (defusedxml, bandit) in pyproject.toml
- Add security scanning job to CI/CD pipeline
- Add comprehensive test coverage for security utilities
- Add timeout constants for safe operation limits
- Add boundary validation for component positioning

This establishes a strong security foundation for the KiCad MCP server
by implementing defense-in-depth security measures across all input
vectors and external process interactions.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
@lamaalrajih lamaalrajih merged commit cc809c5 into lamaalrajih:main Jul 23, 2025
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