/**
* Phase 2 adversarial — string-based input attacks. Verifies that user-
* supplied text is treated as data, not code, everywhere it surfaces in
* the UI.
*
* Strategy: feed each attack payload through the public API at the
* earliest entry point that accepts free-form text (display name, caption,
* comment), then render the same data back through the UI and assert that:
* 1. The server stores the input verbatim (no over-eager rejection that
* would impede legitimate names like "O'Brien" or "T-Rex").
* 2. The DOM never produces an executable script element / a dialog event
* / a navigation to a `javascript:` URL.
*/
import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/test';
const BASE = process.env.E2E_FRONTEND_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3101';
const XSS_PAYLOADS = [
``,
` `,
`">`,
``,
`javascript:window.__xssFired=true`,
`click `,
];
const SQLI_PAYLOADS = [
`'; DROP TABLE "user"; --`,
`' OR 1=1 --`,
`Robert'); DROP TABLE upload; --`,
`\\'; SELECT pg_sleep(5); --`,
];
test.describe('Adversarial — input injection (display name)', () => {
for (const payload of XSS_PAYLOADS) {
test(`name with XSS payload ${JSON.stringify(payload).slice(0, 40)} never executes`, async ({ api, page }) => {
// Payloads > 50 chars are rejected by the join handler — that's a valid defense.
// Only if the API accepts the payload do we proceed to assert it never executes
// when rendered.
let res;
try {
res = await api.join(payload);
} catch (e: any) {
if (/→ 400/.test(e.message ?? '')) {
// Defended at the API. No need to render.
return;
}
throw e;
}
expect(res.jwt).toBeTruthy();
// Render the name in the account page by signing in.
await page.goto('/');
await page.evaluate((j) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_jwt', j), res.jwt);
await page.evaluate((u) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_user_id', u), res.user_id);
await page.evaluate((n) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_display_name', n), payload);
await page.evaluate((p) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_pin', p), res.pin);
// Listen for dialogs (alert/confirm/prompt) — any one means the payload escaped.
const dialogs: string[] = [];
page.on('dialog', (d) => {
dialogs.push(d.message());
d.dismiss().catch(() => {});
});
await page.goto('/feed');
await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
const fired = await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).__xssFired === true);
expect(fired, 'window.__xssFired should never be set').toBe(false);
expect(dialogs, 'no dialogs should appear').toHaveLength(0);
// Inline script tag in the displayed name should be rendered as text, not parsed.
const scriptCount = await page.locator('script:has-text("window.__xssFired")').count();
expect(scriptCount, 'no executable script tags rendered from name').toBe(0);
});
}
});
test.describe('Adversarial — input injection (SQL-injection patterns)', () => {
for (const payload of SQLI_PAYLOADS) {
test(`SQL-shaped name ${JSON.stringify(payload).slice(0, 40)} round-trips without breaking the DB`, async ({ api, adminToken }) => {
const res = await api.join(payload);
expect(res.jwt).toBeTruthy();
// Sanity: the DB is still queryable afterwards.
const cfg = await api.getConfig(adminToken);
expect(Object.keys(cfg).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
}
});
test.describe('Adversarial — input length & encoding', () => {
test('display name longer than 50 chars is rejected with 400', async () => {
const huge = 'A'.repeat(10_000);
const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/v1/join`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ display_name: huge }),
});
expect(res.status).toBe(400);
});
test('empty / whitespace-only display name is rejected', async () => {
for (const name of ['', ' ', '\t\n ']) {
const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/v1/join`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ display_name: name }),
});
expect(res.status).toBe(400);
}
});
test('display name with NUL byte is handled (rejected or stored — never crashes)', async () => {
const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/v1/join`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ display_name: 'Mallory Bob' }),
});
// Postgres rejects NUL in text fields with 0xc0 0x80 encoding; either 400 or 201 is acceptable.
expect([400, 201, 409]).toContain(res.status);
});
test('Unicode RTL override character in name does not corrupt rendering', async ({ api, page }) => {
const rtlName = `AliceeciVlA`; // U+202E RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE
const r = await api.join(rtlName);
expect(r.user_id).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/);
await page.goto('/');
await page.evaluate((j) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_jwt', j), r.jwt);
await page.evaluate((u) => localStorage.setItem('eventsnap_user_id', u), r.user_id);
await page.goto('/feed');
// The page must render without throwing.
await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Galerie' })).toBeVisible();
});
test('caption longer than 2000 chars is rejected', async ({ guest }) => {
const g = await guest('CapLen');
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', new Blob([new Uint8Array(640)], { type: 'image/jpeg' }), 'x.jpg');
form.append('caption', 'A'.repeat(2001));
const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/api/v1/upload`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${g.jwt}` },
body: form,
});
expect(res.status).toBe(400);
});
});