Security context

What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.

ipfs/ipfs-webui

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Fixes

CVEs

MEDIUM

Peak severity

50.0%

Coverage

Highlights

CORS Misconfiguration: 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.

documentation: most-fixed (1 issue). Treat as high-risk during review.

0 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.

Recurring patterns

The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.

Insecure Sandbox: The integration of third-party or diagnostic frames without restrictive sandboxing can lead to unauthorized script execution and cross-origin actions within the context of the IPFS web interface.

Denial of Service: Inefficient processing and rendering of binary files during the preview phase can cause browser resource exhaustion, leading to application hangs and unresponsiveness.

CORS Misconfiguration: Providing or instructing users to adopt insecure CORS configurations (such as overly permissive Access-Control-Allow-Credentials headers) exposes local IPFS nodes to cross-origin resource hijacking.