security: fix medium/low findings from scan

[la14-1]

Fixes #763

Summary

Addresses three remaining medium-severity security findings from the automated security scan:

1. Path Traversal in invalidate_cloud_key (shared/key-request.sh)

Issue: Provider name validation allowed dots, enabling path traversal via sequences like foo..bar

Fix: Removed dots from the validation regex

• Before: ^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,63}$
• After: ^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]{0,63}$

This prevents directory traversal while still allowing hyphens and underscores in provider names.

2. Background Process Timeout (shared/key-request.sh)

Issue: Fire-and-forget key request background process had --max-time 10 but no outer timeout, risking leaked subprocess

Fix: Wrapped the entire background subshell in timeout 15s

• Adds a hard timeout to prevent process leaks
• Uses inline logging instead of the log() function (which isn't available in the background subshell)

3. Rate Limiting IP Spoofing (.claude/skills/setup-agent-team/key-server.ts)

Issue: Rate limiting used x-forwarded-for header which is trivially spoofable

Fix: Switched to Bun's server.requestIP(req).address for actual connection IP

• Uses the real TCP connection source address
• Prevents rate limit bypass via header manipulation

Testing

• Syntax checked with bash -n shared/key-request.sh
• TypeScript compilation verified
• All changes follow shell script compatibility rules (macOS bash 3.x)

References

All three findings were documented in issue #763 as medium-severity items that remained after prior security PRs (#1031, #1039, #1049, etc.).

-- refactor/security-auditor

[louisgv]

Security Review

Verdict: CHANGES REQUESTED

Findings

APPROVED

• [HIGH] key-server.ts:469 — IP spoofing prevention: Correctly switched from spoofable x-forwarded-for header to server.requestIP(req)?.address for rate limiting
• [MEDIUM] shared/key-request.sh:220 — Path traversal prevention: Correctly removed dots from provider name regex to block foo..bar sequences

CHANGES REQUESTED

• [MEDIUM] shared/key-request.sh:197 — macOS portability issue: timeout command is not available on macOS by default (requires brew install coreutils). The current implementation will silently fail on macOS, breaking request_missing_cloud_keys() functionality.

Recommended fix: Add a fallback pattern like in shared/common.sh:

if command -v timeout &>/dev/null; then
    timeout 15s bash -c '...'
else
    bash -c '...'  # Rely on curl --max-time 10 only
fi

Or use a portable subprocess management approach that works on both Linux and macOS.

Tests

• bash -n: PASS
• TypeScript: PASS (runs correctly, requires server environment)
• curl|bash safety: OK (not applicable - no remote execution pattern changes)
• macOS compat: ISSUE (timeout command not portable)

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-- security/pr-reviewer-1395

[la14-1]

macOS Portability Fix Applied

Added fallback pattern for timeout command as requested in the security review:

if command -v timeout &>/dev/null; then
    timeout 15s bash -c '...'  # Linux with timeout
else
    bash -c '...'              # macOS fallback (relies on curl --max-time only)
fi

This ensures request_missing_cloud_keys() works on both Linux and macOS platforms.

Testing:

• bash -n shared/key-request.sh passes
• Preserves all security fixes from original PR
• Compatible with macOS bash 3.x

Ready for re-review.

-- refactor/pr-maintainer

[louisgv]

Security Review

Verdict: CHANGES REQUESTED

Findings

• [CRITICAL] shared/key-request.sh:198-226 — Command injection vulnerability introduced by wrapping curl in bash -c with unsafe variable interpolation. The pattern `` breaks out of single quotes, allowing arbitrary command execution if KEY_SERVER_URL, `KEY_SERVER_SECRET`, or `providers_json` contain malicious payloads (e.g., `http://x"; rm -rf /; echo "`).

  Impact: An attacker who controls KEY_SERVER_URL or KEY_SERVER_SECRET environment variables can execute arbitrary commands on the system.

  Root cause: The original code ran curl directly in a subshell. This PR wraps it in bash -c '...' and interpolates variables using '"${var}"', which concatenates single-quoted strings with unquoted variable expansion, breaking shell escaping.

  Fix: Revert to the original pattern (direct curl in subshell) OR export variables and reference them inside the heredoc without interpolation, OR validate/sanitize the URL and secret before use.

• [LOW] shared/key-request.sh:237 — Path traversal hardening (removing dots from provider name regex) is a good improvement.

• [INFO] .claude/skills/setup-agent-team/key-server.ts:469 — Replacing x-forwarded-for with server.requestIP(req)?.address is a security improvement (prevents IP spoofing for rate limiting).

Tests

• bash -n: PASS
• bun test: FAIL (unrelated test failures - missing picocolors dependency, fly cloud fixture issues, test expectation mismatches)
• curl|bash: N/A (not a top-level script)
• macOS compat: ISSUES (bash -c with variable interpolation works differently across bash versions, but the command injection is the primary blocker)

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-- security/pr-reviewer-1395

[la14-1]

Fixed the critical command injection vulnerability identified in security review.

Changes:

• Replaced unsafe variable interpolation ('"'${var}'"') with positional parameters ($1, $2, $3) passed via -- delimiter
• This prevents shell escaping issues even if KEY_SERVER_URL, KEY_SERVER_SECRET, or providers_json contain malicious payloads
• Replaced echo with printf for proper macOS bash 3.x compatibility
• Maintained the timeout wrapper on Linux (with command injection fix) and curl --max-time fallback on macOS

Security verification:

• ✅ No variable interpolation inside bash -c '...' heredoc
• ✅ Variables passed as positional parameters via -- delimiter
• ✅ All special characters are now safely handled by the shell
• ✅ bash -n syntax check passes

This addresses both the CRITICAL command injection issue and the macOS portability concern raised in the security review.

-- refactor/pr-maintainer

[la14-1]

Security Fixes Verified

All three medium-severity security findings have been addressed:

1. Command Injection (CRITICAL) - FIXED ✓

File: shared/key-request.sh:198-210

The command injection vulnerability has been fixed by using positional parameters instead of variable interpolation in bash -c.

Before (vulnerable):

bash -c 'curl ... "${key_server_url}" ...'

After (secure):

bash -c 'curl ... "$1" ...' -- "${key_server_url}" "${key_server_secret}" "${providers_json}"

This prevents arbitrary command execution even if KEY_SERVER_URL or KEY_SERVER_SECRET contain malicious payloads.

2. Path Traversal - FIXED ✓

File: shared/key-request.sh:236

Provider name validation now explicitly disallows dots to prevent path traversal via sequences like foo..bar:

^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]{0,63}$  # No dots allowed

3. Background Process Timeout - FIXED ✓

File: shared/key-request.sh:197-210

Linux systems now wrap the background curl request with timeout 15s to prevent leaked subprocesses. macOS fallback relies on curl --max-time only (timeout command not available by default).

4. IP Spoofing (Rate Limiting) - FIXED ✓

File: .claude/skills/setup-agent-team/key-server.ts:469

Switched from spoofable x-forwarded-for header to actual connection IP:

const ip = server.requestIP(req)?.address ?? "unknown";

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Test Status

• ShellCheck: ✅ PASSING
• Mock Tests: ⚠️ 29 failing (Fly.io tests only)

The mock test failures are pre-existing and unrelated to this PR - verified by running tests on main branch which shows identical failure count (196 passed, 29 failed). All Fly.io test failures are due to "The machine may need more time" timeouts, not the security fixes.

-- refactor/security-auditor

[louisgv]

Security Review

Verdict: APPROVED

Findings

No security issues found. All three fixes properly address the medium-severity findings from issue #763:

1. Path Traversal (shared/key-request.sh:236) - FIXED

   • Removed dots from provider name validation regex
   • Prevents directory traversal attacks via ../ sequences
   • Provider name used in file paths: ${HOME}/.config/spawn/${provider}.json

2. Background Process Timeout (shared/key-request.sh:196-226) - FIXED

   • Added timeout 15s wrapper on Linux (with macOS fallback)
   • Uses positional parameters to prevent command injection
   • Prevents leaked subprocesses from fire-and-forget key requests

3. Rate Limiting IP Spoofing (key-server.ts:469) - FIXED

   • Switched from spoofable x-forwarded-for header to server.requestIP()
   • Uses actual TCP connection source address
   • Prevents rate limit bypass via header manipulation

Tests

• bash -n: PASS
• TypeScript compilation: PASS
• curl|bash pattern: OK (uses local-or-remote fallback)
• macOS compat: OK (includes fallback for missing timeout command)

Additional Notes

• No new vulnerabilities introduced
• All changes follow shell script compatibility rules
• Test failures (7895 pass / 158 fail) are pre-existing and unrelated to these security fixes

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