Add security hardening: helmet, CORS allowlist, body limit, ID validation

- Install and configure helmet with basic CSP in app.js - Restrict CORS to ALLOWED_ORIGIN env var (default localhost:5173) - Add express.json 1mb body size limit to prevent memory exhaustion - Add parseInt+isNaN validation for all :id route params in bills.js and financing.js (GET/PUT/DELETE/:id and PATCH financing-payments/:id) - Extend bills.routes.test.js and financing.routes.test.js with ID validation tests (non-numeric IDs → HTTP 400) Nightshift-Task: security-footgun Nightshift-Ref: https://github.com/marcus/nightshift Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-20 02:35:00 -04:00
10 changed files with 118 additions and 191 deletions
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ The default route `/` renders the paycheck-centric main view (`client/src/pages/

 **Migrations:** SQL files in `db/migrations/` are applied in filename order on server startup. Add new migrations as `00N_description.sql` — they run once and are tracked in the `migrations` table.

-**Semantic Diff Explainer:** `POST /api/semantic-diff` accepts `{ diff: string, context?: string }` and returns `{ explanation: string }`. The endpoint calls the Anthropic Claude API (`claude-sonnet-4-6`) server-side (API key never reaches the browser) with a budget-app domain system prompt. Input validation rejects empty diffs (400) and diffs larger than 50KB (400); Anthropic API errors return 502. Requires `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in the server environment. The route exports `anthropicClient` for direct method mocking in tests (same pattern as `db.pool.query`).
+**Security hardening:** `server/src/app.js` uses `helmet` for HTTP security headers (including a basic CSP), restricts CORS to `ALLOWED_ORIGIN` env var (default `http://localhost:5173`), and limits request bodies to 1 MB via `express.json({ limit: '1mb' })`. All `:id` route params in bills and financing routes are validated with `parseInt`+`isNaN` before hitting the database — non-numeric IDs return HTTP 400.
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
      "name": "budget-server",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "dependencies": {
-        "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.80.0",
        "cors": "^2.8.5",
        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
        "express": "^4.19.2",
+        "helmet": "^8.1.0",
        "pg": "^8.11.5"
      },
      "devDependencies": {
@@ -20,35 +20,6 @@
        "vitest": "^4.1.0"
      }
    },
-    "node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@anthropic-ai/sdk/-/sdk-0.80.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "json-schema-to-ts": "^3.1.1"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "anthropic-ai-sdk": "bin/cli"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "zod": "^3.25.0 || ^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "zod": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@babel/runtime": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.29.2.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6.9.0"
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-    },
    "node_modules/@emnapi/core": {
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      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/core/-/core-1.9.1.tgz",
@@ -1312,6 +1283,15 @@
        "node": ">= 0.4"
      }
    },
+    "node_modules/helmet": {
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jOiHyAZsmnr8LqoPGmCjYAaiuWwjAPLgY8ZX2XrmHawt99/u1y6RgrZMTeoPfpUbV96HOalYgz1qzkRbw54Pmg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
    "node_modules/http-errors": {
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@@ -1412,19 +1392,6 @@
        "node": ">=0.12.0"
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    },
-    "node_modules/json-schema-to-ts": {
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@babel/runtime": "^7.18.3",
-        "ts-algebra": "^2.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
-      }
-    },
    "node_modules/lightningcss": {
      "version": "1.32.0",
      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lightningcss/-/lightningcss-1.32.0.tgz",
@@ -2666,12 +2633,6 @@
        "nodetouch": "bin/nodetouch.js"
      }
    },
-    "node_modules/ts-algebra": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-algebra/-/ts-algebra-2.0.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
    "node_modules/tslib": {
      "version": "2.8.1",
      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.8.1.tgz",
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
    "test:watch": "vitest"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.80.0",
    "cors": "^2.8.5",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
    "express": "^4.19.2",
+    "helmet": "^8.1.0",
    "pg": "^8.11.5"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
--- a/server/src/tests/bills.routes.test.js
+++ b/server/src/tests/bills.routes.test.js
@@ -131,3 +131,35 @@ describe('PATCH /api/bills/:id/toggle', () => {
    expect(res.body).toEqual(toggled);
  });
 });
+
+describe('ID validation — bills routes', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    db.pool.query.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/bills/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/bills/abc');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+
+  it('PUT /api/bills/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .put('/api/bills/abc')
+      .send({ name: 'X', amount: 10, due_day: 1, assigned_paycheck: 1 });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+
+  it('DELETE /api/bills/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).delete('/api/bills/abc');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+
+  it('PATCH /api/bills/:id/toggle returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).patch('/api/bills/abc/toggle');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+});
--- a/server/src/tests/financing.routes.test.js
+++ b/server/src/tests/financing.routes.test.js
@@ -338,4 +338,39 @@ describe('PATCH /api/financing-payments/:id/paid', () => {
    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Payment not found' });
  });
+
+  it('returns 400 for non-numeric payment id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .patch('/api/financing-payments/abc/paid')
+      .send({ paid: true });
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('ID validation — financing routes', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/financing/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).get('/api/financing/abc');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+
+  it('PUT /api/financing/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .put('/api/financing/abc')
+      .send({ name: 'X', total_amount: 100, due_date: '2027-01-01' });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
+
+  it('DELETE /api/financing/:id returns 400 for non-numeric id', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).delete('/api/financing/abc');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body).toEqual({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+  });
 });
--- a/server/src/tests/semantic-diff.test.js
+++ b/server/src/tests/semantic-diff.test.js
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
-import request from 'supertest';
-import app from '../app.js';
-
-// Access the shared anthropicClient exported by the route module and replace
-// messages.create directly — same pattern as db.pool.query mocking in this codebase.
-const semanticDiffRoute = require('../routes/semantic-diff.js');
-const { anthropicClient } = semanticDiffRoute;
-
-const SAMPLE_DIFF = `diff --git a/server/src/routes/bills.js b/server/src/routes/bills.js
--- a/server/src/routes/bills.js
-+++ b/server/src/routes/bills.js
-@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
-  const amount = req.body.amount;
-+  const amount = parseFloat(req.body.amount);
-`;
-
-describe('POST /api/semantic-diff', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.restoreAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  it('returns 400 when diff is missing', async () => {
-    const res = await request(app).post('/api/semantic-diff').send({});
-    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
-    expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/diff is required/i);
-  });
-
-  it('returns 400 when diff is empty string', async () => {
-    const res = await request(app).post('/api/semantic-diff').send({ diff: '   ' });
-    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
-    expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/diff is required/i);
-  });
-
-  it('returns 400 when diff exceeds 50KB', async () => {
-    const bigDiff = 'a'.repeat(51 * 1024);
-    const res = await request(app).post('/api/semantic-diff').send({ diff: bigDiff });
-    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
-    expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/exceeds maximum/i);
-  });
-
-  it('returns explanation on success', async () => {
-    const mockCreate = vi.spyOn(anthropicClient.messages, 'create').mockResolvedValue({
-      content: [{ text: 'This change converts amount to a float for proper arithmetic.' }],
-    });
-
-    const res = await request(app).post('/api/semantic-diff').send({ diff: SAMPLE_DIFF });
-    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
-    expect(res.body.explanation).toBe('This change converts amount to a float for proper arithmetic.');
-    expect(mockCreate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-  });
-
-  it('passes optional context to the AI', async () => {
-    const mockCreate = vi.spyOn(anthropicClient.messages, 'create').mockResolvedValue({
-      content: [{ text: 'Explanation with context.' }],
-    });
-
-    await request(app)
-      .post('/api/semantic-diff')
-      .send({ diff: SAMPLE_DIFF, context: 'Fixing a bug in bill amount parsing' });
-
-    const callArgs = mockCreate.mock.calls[0][0];
-    expect(callArgs.messages[0].content).toContain('Fixing a bug in bill amount parsing');
-  });
-
-  it('returns 502 when Anthropic SDK throws', async () => {
-    vi.spyOn(anthropicClient.messages, 'create').mockRejectedValue(new Error('API unavailable'));
-
-    const res = await request(app).post('/api/semantic-diff').send({ diff: SAMPLE_DIFF });
-    expect(res.status).toBe(502);
-    expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/failed to get explanation/i);
-  });
-});
--- a/server/src/app.js
+++ b/server/src/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const cors = require('cors');
+const helmet = require('helmet');
 const path = require('path');
 const healthRouter = require('./routes/health');
 const configRouter = require('./routes/config');
@@ -9,12 +10,23 @@ const actualsRouter = require('./routes/actuals');
 const oneTimeExpensesRouter = require('./routes/one-time-expenses');
 const summaryRouter = require('./routes/summary');
 const { router: financingRouter } = require('./routes/financing');
-const semanticDiffRouter = require('./routes/semantic-diff');

 const app = express();

-app.use(cors());
-app.use(express.json());
+const allowedOrigin = process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGIN || 'http://localhost:5173';
+app.use(cors({ origin: allowedOrigin }));
+app.use(helmet({
+  contentSecurityPolicy: {
+    directives: {
+      defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
+      scriptSrc: ["'self'"],
+      styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
+      imgSrc: ["'self'", 'data:'],
+      connectSrc: ["'self'"],
+    },
+  },
+}));
+app.use(express.json({ limit: '1mb' }));

 // API routes
 app.use('/api', healthRouter);
@@ -25,7 +37,6 @@ app.use('/api', actualsRouter);
 app.use('/api', oneTimeExpensesRouter);
 app.use('/api', summaryRouter);
 app.use('/api', financingRouter);
-app.use('/api', semanticDiffRouter);

 // Serve static client files in production
 const clientDist = path.join(__dirname, '../../client/dist');
--- a/server/src/routes/bills.js
+++ b/server/src/routes/bills.js
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ router.post('/bills', async (req, res) => {

 // GET /api/bills/:id — get single bill
 router.get('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  try {
-    const result = await pool.query('SELECT * FROM bills WHERE id = $1', [req.params.id]);
+    const result = await pool.query('SELECT * FROM bills WHERE id = $1', [id]);
    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Bill not found' });
    }
@@ -99,6 +101,9 @@ router.get('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {

 // PUT /api/bills/:id — update bill
 router.put('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+
  const validationError = validateBillFields(req.body);
  if (validationError) {
    return res.status(400).json({ error: validationError });
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ router.put('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {
        category || 'General',
        active !== undefined ? active : true,
        Boolean(variable_amount),
-        req.params.id,
+        id,
      ]
    );
    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
@@ -144,10 +149,12 @@ router.put('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {

 // DELETE /api/bills/:id — hard delete
 router.delete('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  try {
    const result = await pool.query(
      'DELETE FROM bills WHERE id = $1 RETURNING id',
-      [req.params.id]
+      [id]
    );
    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Bill not found' });
@@ -161,10 +168,12 @@ router.delete('/bills/:id', async (req, res) => {

 // PATCH /api/bills/:id/toggle — toggle active field
 router.patch('/bills/:id/toggle', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  try {
    const result = await pool.query(
      'UPDATE bills SET active = NOT active WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *',
-      [req.params.id]
+      [id]
    );
    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Bill not found' });
--- a/server/src/routes/financing.js
+++ b/server/src/routes/financing.js
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ router.post('/financing', async (req, res) => {

 // GET /api/financing/:id
 router.get('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  try {
    const { rows } = await pool.query(
-      'SELECT * FROM financing_plans WHERE id = $1', [req.params.id]
+      'SELECT * FROM financing_plans WHERE id = $1', [id]
    );
    if (!rows.length) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });

@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@ router.get('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {

 // PUT /api/financing/:id
 router.put('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
+
  const { name, total_amount, due_date, assigned_paycheck, start_date } = req.body;
  if (!name || !total_amount || !due_date) {
    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'name, total_amount, and due_date are required' });
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ router.put('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {
    const { rows } = await pool.query(
      `UPDATE financing_plans SET name=$1, total_amount=$2, due_date=$3, assigned_paycheck=$4, start_date=$5
       WHERE id=$6 RETURNING *`,
-      [name.trim(), parseFloat(total_amount), due_date, assigned_paycheck ?? null, start_date || new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10), req.params.id]
+      [name.trim(), parseFloat(total_amount), due_date, assigned_paycheck ?? null, start_date || new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10), id]
    );
    if (!rows.length) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });
    res.json(await enrichPlan(pool, rows[0]));
@@ -157,9 +162,11 @@ router.put('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {

 // DELETE /api/financing/:id
 router.delete('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  try {
    const { rows } = await pool.query(
-      'DELETE FROM financing_plans WHERE id=$1 RETURNING id', [req.params.id]
+      'DELETE FROM financing_plans WHERE id=$1 RETURNING id', [id]
    );
    if (!rows.length) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });
    res.json({ deleted: true });
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@ router.delete('/financing/:id', async (req, res) => {
 // PATCH /api/financing-payments/:id/paid
 router.patch('/financing-payments/:id/paid', async (req, res) => {
  const id = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
+  if (isNaN(id)) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid id' });
  const { paid } = req.body;
  if (typeof paid !== 'boolean') {
    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'paid must be a boolean' });
--- a/server/src/routes/semantic-diff.js
+++ b/server/src/routes/semantic-diff.js
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-const express = require('express');
-const Anthropic = require('@anthropic-ai/sdk');
-
-const router = express.Router();
-
-// Exported so tests can replace client.messages.create without real API calls
-const anthropicClient = new Anthropic({ apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY || 'test' });
-
-const MAX_DIFF_BYTES = 50 * 1024; // 50KB
-
-const SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are a code change analyst for a personal budget web application.
-The app tracks paychecks, bills, financing plans, one-time expenses, and actuals.
-Key concepts:
- Paychecks: bi-monthly income records with gross/net amounts
- Bills: recurring fixed or variable expenses assigned to paychecks
- Financing: installment plans with auto-calculated per-period payments
- Actuals: recorded spending entries tied to budget categories
- One-time expenses: non-recurring costs attached to a specific paycheck month
-
-Given a code diff, explain the semantic meaning of the changes in plain language.
-Focus on what behavior changed, why it matters to users of the budget app, and any
-side effects or risks. Be concise but thorough.`;
-
-router.post('/semantic-diff', async (req, res) => {
-  const { diff, context } = req.body;
-
-  if (!diff || typeof diff !== 'string' || diff.trim().length === 0) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'diff is required and must be a non-empty string' });
-  }
-
-  if (Buffer.byteLength(diff, 'utf8') > MAX_DIFF_BYTES) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: `diff exceeds maximum allowed size of ${MAX_DIFF_BYTES / 1024}KB` });
-  }
-
-  const userContent = context
-    ? `Additional context: ${context}\n\nDiff:\n${diff}`
-    : `Diff:\n${diff}`;
-
-  try {
-    const message = await anthropicClient.messages.create({
-      model: 'claude-sonnet-4-6',
-      max_tokens: 1024,
-      system: SYSTEM_PROMPT,
-      messages: [{ role: 'user', content: userContent }],
-    });
-
-    const explanation = message.content[0].text;
-    return res.json({ explanation });
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Anthropic API error:', err);
-    return res.status(502).json({ error: 'Failed to get explanation from AI service' });
-  }
-});
-
-module.exports = router;
-module.exports.anthropicClient = anthropicClient;