Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 353: Missing rate limiting#32928
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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 353: Missing rate limiting#32928
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Pull request overview
Adds request rate limiting to the CSP demo server’s expensive demo index endpoints to address code scanning alert #353 (“Missing rate limiting”) and reduce DoS risk from repeated synchronous filesystem access.
Changes:
- Added
express-rate-limitto the demos app dependencies and lockfile. - Wired a rate limiter middleware into the two
/apps/demos/Demos/...routes handled bydemoIndexHandler.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
pnpm-lock.yaml |
Records the new express-rate-limit resolution for the demos app. |
apps/demos/utils/server/csp-server.js |
Imports and applies an express-rate-limit middleware to demo index routes. |
apps/demos/package.json |
Adds express-rate-limit to the demos app package manifest. |
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Potential fix for https://github.com/DevExpress/DevExtreme/security/code-scanning/353
To fix this, add rate limiting middleware to the Express app and apply it to the routes that trigger the expensive file-system operations (
demoIndexHandler). The most straightforward way, consistent with the background example, is to use the well-knownexpress-rate-limitpackage. This keeps existing functionality (same handler logic and routes) while enforcing a maximum number of requests per client in a time window, reducing DOS risk from repeated calls toreadFileSyncandreaddirSync.Concretely:
apps/demos/utils/server/csp-server.js, requireexpress-rate-limitnear the otherrequirecalls.const demoIndexLimiter = RateLimit({...})and then change the route definitions toapp.get('/apps/demos/...', demoIndexLimiter, demoIndexHandler);.demoIndexHandleritself; only the route wiring is updated.All changes are limited to the shown file and keep existing behavior aside from introducing rate limiting on the risky endpoints.
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