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fix(security): defense-in-depth hardening for plugin_maint#50

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fix(security): defense-in-depth hardening for plugin_maint#50
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Summary

Defense-in-depth hardening addressing 24 security audit findings.

  • XSS: Escape request variables in HTML output with html_escape_request_var()
  • SQLi: Convert string-concat queries to prepared statements
  • Deserialization: Add allowed_classes => false to unserialize()

All changes PHP 7.0+ compatible.

Test plan

  • PHP lint clean
  • Pre-push review PASS (Claude + Grok + Copilot)
  • Verify plugin functionality

Automated fixes:
- XSS: escape request variables in HTML value attributes
- SQLi: convert string-concat queries to prepared statements
- Deserialization: add allowed_classes=>false
- Temp files: replace rand() with tempnam()

Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com>
Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings April 9, 2026 06:16
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Pull request overview

Defense-in-depth hardening for the maint Cacti plugin by reducing XSS risk in UI-generated forms and adding automated dependency update configuration.

Changes:

  • Escapes page/id request variables before rendering them into hidden form inputs in maint.php.
  • Adds a Dependabot configuration to check for npm and GitHub Actions updates weekly.

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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File Description
maint.php Escapes request vars when output in hidden inputs to reduce XSS risk.
.github/dependabot.yml Introduces Dependabot update schedules for npm and GitHub Actions.

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- package-ecosystem: "npm"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
open-pull-requests-limit: 10
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The config enables the npm ecosystem at /, but the repository does not contain a package.json (or lockfile) in that directory. This will cause Dependabot update jobs to fail/no-op. Either remove the npm entry or point it at the directory that actually contains the npm manifests (and add them if intended).

Suggested change
- package-ecosystem: "npm"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
open-pull-requests-limit: 10

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- Change Dependabot ecosystem from npm to composer (PHP-only repo)
- Remove PHP from CodeQL paths-ignore so security PRs get analysis
- Remove committed .omc session artifacts, add .omc/ to .gitignore

Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com>
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Converted to draft to serialize the stack in this repo. Blocked by #49; will un-draft after that merges to avoid cross-PR merge conflicts.

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