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🔒 GEMVC Comprehensive Security Overview

GEMVC is architected with security-by-design principles, implementing multi-layered defense mechanisms from request arrival to database operations. This document provides a comprehensive overview of all security features, attack prevention strategies, and best practices.

🎯 Key Point: 90% of GEMVC security is AUTOMATIC - No developer configuration needed! Security checks happen automatically in Bootstrap.php (Apache,NginX) and SwooleBootstrap.php (OpenSwoole) for every request.


🛡️ Multi-Layer Security Architecture

Request Arrives
    ↓
1. Path Access Security (SecurityManager) ✅ AUTOMATIC
    ↓
2. Header Sanitization (ApacheRequest/SwooleRequest) ✅ AUTOMATIC
    ↓
3. Input Sanitization (XSS Prevention) ✅ AUTOMATIC
    ↓
4. Schema Validation (Request Filtering) ⚙️ Developer Calls
    ↓
5. Authentication & Authorization (JWT) ⚙️ Developer Calls
    ↓
6. File Security (Name, MIME, Signature, Encryption) ✅ AUTOMATIC + ⚙️ Developer Calls
    ↓
7. Business Logic Protection ✅ AUTOMATIC
    ↓
8. Database Security (SQL Injection Prevention) ✅ AUTOMATIC

Legend:

  • AUTOMATIC: Enabled by default, no developer action needed
  • ⚙️ Developer Calls: Available methods developers use in their code

How It Works

Apache Environment (Bootstrap.php):

// Security happens BEFORE any API code runs
new Bootstrap($request); // All sanitization happens in Request constructor

OpenSwoole Environment (SwooleBootstrap.php):

// Security checks in OpenSwooleServer.php BEFORE Bootstrap
if (!$this->security->isRequestAllowed($requestUri)) {
    $this->security->sendSecurityResponse($response); // Returns 403
    return;
}
// THEN sanitization happens in SwooleRequest constructor
new SwooleBootstrap($sr->request); // All sanitization already done

Result: Your app/api/ code never needs to worry about sanitization - it's already done!


🚪 Layer 1: Path Access Security

✅ AUTOMATIC - SecurityManager.php

Status: Automatically enabled - No developer configuration needed!

Implementation: GEMVC core (OpenSwooleServer.php line 159) automatically checks every request before processing.

Purpose: Blocks direct access to sensitive application files and directories.

Blocked Paths:

/app          // Application code
/vendor       // Composer dependencies
/bin          // Executable files
/templates    // Template files
/config       // Configuration files
/logs         // Log files
/storage      // Storage files
/.env         // Environment variables
/.git         // Version control

Blocked File Extensions:

.php, .env, .ini, .conf, .config,
.log, .sql, .db, .sqlite,
.md, .txt, .json, .xml, .yml, .yaml

Automatic Implementation:

// OpenSwooleServer.php - Line 159
// ✅ AUTOMATIC - Happens for EVERY request before processing
if (!$this->security->isRequestAllowed($requestUri)) {
    $this->security->sendSecurityResponse($response); // Returns 403
    return;
}

// ✅ No developer code needed - Already protected!

Attack Prevented:

❌ Attack: GET /app/api/User.php
✅ Result: 403 Forbidden - "Direct file access is not permitted"

❌ Attack: GET /.env
✅ Result: 403 Forbidden - "Direct file access is not permitted"

📥 Layer 2: Header Sanitization

✅ AUTOMATIC - ApacheRequest.php & SwooleRequest.php

Status: Automatically enabled - All headers sanitized in Request constructors!

Purpose: Sanitizes all HTTP headers to prevent header injection and XSS.

Implementation:

// ApacheRequest.php - Line 41-56
private function sanitizeAllServerHttpRequestHeaders(): void
{
    foreach ($_SERVER as $key => $value) {
        if (strpos($key, 'HTTP_') === 0) {
            // All HTTP headers sanitized
            $_SERVER[$key] = $this->sanitizeInput($value);
        }
    }
}

Sanitized Headers:

  • HTTP_AUTHORIZATION → Sanitized before JWT extraction
  • HTTP_USER_AGENT → Sanitized before logging
  • HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR → Sanitized for security
  • All custom headers (HTTP_*) → Automatically sanitized

Attack Prevented:

❌ Attack: 
Authorization: Bearer <script>alert('XSS')</script>

✅ Sanitized:
Authorization: Bearer &lt;script&gt;alert('XSS')&lt;/script&gt;

SwooleRequest.php - Cookie Security

Dangerous Cookie Filtering (Line 221-395):

// Blocks dangerous cookie names:
- Session hijacking: PHPSESSID, JSESSIONID, ASP.NET_SessionId
- Auth bypass: auth, token, jwt, api_key, password
- CSRF tokens: csrf_token, xsrf_token
- Admin tokens: admin_token, admin_session

// Blocks dangerous cookie value patterns:
- Script injection: <script>, javascript:, vbscript:
- SQL injection: UNION SELECT, INSERT INTO, DROP TABLE
- Command injection: ;, |, `, $, system, exec
- Path traversal: ../, ..\\
- Null bytes and control characters

🧹 Layer 3: Input Sanitization (XSS Prevention)

✅ AUTOMATIC - ApacheRequest.php & SwooleRequest.php

Status: Automatically enabled - All inputs sanitized when Request object is created!

Core Sanitization Method:

// ApacheRequest.php - Line 189-195
private function sanitizeInput(mixed $input): mixed
{
    if(!is_string($input)) {
        return $input;
    }
    return filter_var(trim($input), FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS);
}

What Gets Sanitized:

  • ✅ All POST data
  • ✅ All GET parameters
  • ✅ All PUT/PATCH data
  • ✅ All HTTP headers
  • ✅ Query strings
  • ✅ Request URIs
  • ✅ File names and MIME types

XSS Attack Prevention:

❌ Attack Input:
<script>alert('XSS')</script>
<img src=x onerror="alert('XSS')">
javascript:alert('XSS')

✅ Sanitized Output:
&lt;script&gt;alert('XSS')&lt;/script&gt;
&lt;img src=x onerror="alert('XSS')"&gt;
javascript:alert('XSS')  // Special chars escaped

Result: All inputs are HTML-entity encoded, preventing XSS execution.


🔍 Layer 4: Schema Validation (Request Filtering)

⚙️ Developer Calls - Request.php

Status: Available methods - Developers call these in their API services to validate requests.

Purpose: Validates and filters requests before business logic execution.

Note: This is the only layer that requires developer action. All other security is automatic!

1. Unwanted Field Detection

// Schema: ['email' => 'email', 'password' => 'string']
// Request: {email: "...", password: "...", is_admin: true}REJECTED: "Unwanted post field: is_admin"

Prevents: Mass assignment attacks

2. Required Field Validation

// Schema: ['email' => 'email', 'password' => 'string']
// Request: {email: "user@example.com"}REJECTED: "Missing required field: password"

Prevents: Incomplete/malformed requests

3. Type Validation

// Schema: ['email' => 'email', 'age' => 'int']
// Request: {email: "not-an-email", age: "twenty"}REJECTED: 
"Invalid value for required field email, expected type: email"
"Invalid value for required field age, expected type: int"

Prevents: Type confusion attacks, SQL injection via type mismatch

4. Optional Field Validation

// Schema: ['email' => 'email', '?phone' => 'string']
// Request: {email: "user@example.com", phone: 12345}REJECTED: "Invalid value for optional field phone, expected type: string"

Complete Example:

// app/api/User.php
public function create(): JsonResponse {
    // Layer 1: Schema Validation
    if (!$this->request->definePostSchema([
        'name' => 'string',      // Required string
        'email' => 'email',      // Required valid email
        'password' => 'string',  // Required string
        '?phone' => 'string',   // Optional string
        '?age' => 'int'          // Optional integer
    ])) {
        return $this->request->returnResponse(); // 400 Bad Request
    }
    
    // Layer 2: String Length Validation
    if (!$this->request->validateStringPosts([
        'name' => '2|100',       // 2-100 characters
        'password' => '8|128',   // 8-128 characters
        '?phone' => '10|15'      // 10-15 characters if provided
    ])) {
        return $this->request->returnResponse(); // 400 Bad Request
    }
    
    // ✅ Only valid requests reach here!
    return (new UserController($this->request))->create();
}

Supported Validation Types:

  • Basic: string, int, float, bool, array
  • Advanced: email, url, date, datetime, json, ip, ipv4, ipv6
  • Optional: Prefix with ? (e.g., ?name)

Attack Prevention Examples:

Attack 1: Type Confusion
Request: {"id": "1' OR '1'='1", "email": "admin@test.com"}
Schema: ['id' => 'int', 'email' => 'email']
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Invalid value for field id, expected type: int"

Attack 2: SQL Injection via Type Mismatch
Request: {"id": "1; DROP TABLE users; --", "name": "Hacker"}
Schema: ['id' => 'int', 'name' => 'string']
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Invalid value for field id, expected type: int"

Attack 3: Mass Assignment
Request: {"email": "user@test.com", "password": "pass", "is_admin": true}
Schema: ['email' => 'email', 'password' => 'string']
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Unwanted post field: is_admin"

Attack 4: Buffer Overflow
Request: {"name": "A" * 10000, "email": "user@test.com"}
Schema: ['name' => 'string', 'email' => 'email']
validateStringPosts: ['name' => '2|100']
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "String length for post 'name' is 10000, outside range (2-100)"

🔐 Layer 5: Authentication & Authorization

⚙️ Developer Calls - JWT Token System

Status: Available methods - Developers call $request->auth() in their API services.

Token Creation (JWTToken.php):

// Access Token (short-lived)
$token = (new JWTToken())->createAccessToken($userId);
// Default: 300 seconds (5 minutes)

// Refresh Token (medium-lived)
$token = (new JWTToken())->createRefreshToken($userId);
// Default: 3600 seconds (1 hour)

// Login Token (long-lived)
$token = (new JWTToken())->createLoginToken($userId);
// Default: 604800 seconds (7 days)

Token Payload:

{
    "token_id": "unique-token-id",
    "user_id": 123,
    "role": "admin,user",
    "role_id": 1,
    "company_id": 5,
    "employee_id": 10,
    "branch_id": 2,
    "exp": 1234567890,
    "iss": "MyCompany",
    "type": "access"
}

Token Verification (Request.php):

// In API Service
public function create(): JsonResponse {
    // Authentication check
    if (!$this->request->auth()) {
        return $this->request->returnResponse(); // 401 Unauthorized
    }
    
    // Authorization check (role-based)
    if (!$this->request->auth(['admin', 'moderator'])) {
        return $this->request->returnResponse(); // 403 Forbidden
    }
    
    // ✅ Authenticated and authorized
    return (new UserController($this->request))->create();
}

Security Features:

  • HS256 Signature: Uses TOKEN_SECRET from .env
  • Expiration Validation: Checks exp > time()
  • User ID Validation: Ensures user_id > 0
  • Role-Based Access Control: Multi-role support
  • Token Renewal: renew() method for extending tokens

Attack Prevention:

Attack 1: Forged Token
Token: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.forged-payload.wrong-signature"
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Invalid JWT token. Authentication failed"

Attack 2: Expired Token
Token: Valid signature but exp < current_time
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Invalid JWT token. Authentication failed"

Attack 3: Role Escalation
Token: Valid token with role="user"
Request: Requires role="admin"
Result: ❌ REJECTED - "Role user not allowed to perform this action"

📁 Layer 6: File Security

✅ AUTOMATIC + ⚙️ Developer Calls

Status:

  • File name/MIME sanitization: ✅ AUTOMATIC (in Request constructors)
  • File signature detection: ⚙️ Use ImageHelper methods
  • File encryption: ⚙️ Use FileHelper/ImageHelper methods

✅ AUTOMATIC - File Name & MIME Sanitization

SwooleRequest.php (Line 141-175):

private function normalizeFilesArray(array $files): array
{
    foreach ($files as $key => $file) {
        // Sanitize file name
        if (is_string($file['name'])) {
            $normalized[$key]['name'] = $this->sanitizeInput($file['name']);
        }
        // Sanitize MIME type
        if (is_string($file['type'])) {
            $normalized[$key]['type'] = $this->sanitizeInput($file['type']);
        }
    }
}

Attack Prevention:

Attack: Path Traversal in Filename
Filename: "../../../etc/passwd"
Result: ✅ Sanitized - Dangerous characters escaped

Attack: MIME Type Injection
MIME: "image/jpeg\r\nX-Injected: header"
Result: ✅ Sanitized - Special characters escaped

File Signature Detection (Magic Bytes)

ImageHelper.php - Validates actual file type:

// ImageHelper.php - Line 202-206
public function convertToWebP(int $quality = 80): bool
{
    // Uses getimagesize() which reads FILE MAGIC BYTES!
    $info = getimagesize($this->sourceFile);
    
    if ($info === false) {
        $this->error = "Unable to get image info";
        return false; // Not a valid image!
    }
    
    // Validates actual file signature
    $image = $this->createImageFromFile($info[2]);
}

File Signatures Detected:

  • JPEG: FF D8 FF (first 3 bytes)
  • PNG: 89 50 4E 47 (first 4 bytes)
  • GIF: 47 49 46 38 (first 4 bytes)

Attack Prevention:

Attack 1: Double Extension
File: malware.php.jpg
MIME: image/jpeg
Result: ❌ REJECTED - getimagesize() detects <?php signature (not JPEG)

Attack 2: MIME Spoofing
File: malware.php
MIME: image/jpeg (spoofed)
Result: ❌ REJECTED - Actual file signature doesn't match

Attack 3: PHP File Renamed
File: evil.php renamed to image.jpg
Result: ❌ REJECTED - Magic bytes show <?php, not image signature

File Encryption

FileHelper.php - File encryption/decryption:

// Encrypt file
$file = new FileHelper('document.pdf', 'document.pdf.enc');
$file->secret = 'my-secret-key';
$encryptedPath = $file->encrypt();

// Decrypt file
$file = new FileHelper('document.pdf.enc', 'document_decrypted.pdf');
$file->secret = 'my-secret-key';
$decryptedPath = $file->decrypt();

Encryption Algorithm (CryptHelper.php):

// AES-256-CBC Encryption
- Algorithm: AES-256-CBC
- IV: Random IV per file (prevents pattern analysis)
- HMAC: SHA-256 HMAC for integrity verification
- Encoding: Base64 for safe storage

Security Features:

  • AES-256-CBC: Industry-standard encryption
  • Random IV: Each file encrypted uniquely
  • HMAC-SHA256: Detects file tampering
  • Integrity Check: hash_equals() prevents timing attacks

Tampering Detection:

Attack: Encrypted file modified
File: document.pdf.enc (modified bytes)
Result: ❌ DECRYPTION FAILED - "Cannot decrypt file - Secret is wrong"
         (Actually: HMAC mismatch detected!)

🗄️ Layer 7: Database Security (SQL Injection Prevention)

✅ AUTOMATIC - UniversalQueryExecuter.php

Status: Automatically enforced - ALL database queries use prepared statements!

Query Preparation (Line 117-146):

public function query(string $query): void
{
    // Validate query length (max 1MB)
    if (strlen($query) > 1000000) {
        $this->setError('Query exceeds maximum length');
        return;
    }
    
    // Prepare statement (SQL injection prevention)
    $this->statement = $this->db->prepare($query);
}

Parameter Binding (Line 159-181):

public function bind(string $param, mixed $value): void
{
    // Automatic type detection
    $type = match (true) {
        is_int($value) => PDO::PARAM_INT,
        is_bool($value) => PDO::PARAM_BOOL,
        is_null($value) => PDO::PARAM_NULL,
        default => PDO::PARAM_STR,
    };
    
    // Bind with type safety (NOT string concatenation!)
    $this->statement->bindValue($param, $value, $type);
}

Table ORM Usage:

// All queries use prepared statements automatically
$users = (new UserTable())
    ->select('id,name,email')
    ->where('email', "admin' OR '1'='1")  // Sanitized input
    ->run();

// Generated SQL:
// SELECT id,name,email FROM users WHERE email = :email
// Bound: [':email' => "admin' OR '1'='1"]
// Database treats as literal string, NOT SQL code!

SQL Injection Prevention:

Attack: SQL Injection
Input: "admin' OR '1'='1"
SQL: SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = :email
Bound: [':email' => "admin' OR '1'='1"]

Database Execution:
SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = 'admin\' OR \'1\'=\'1'
// Database treats entire string as literal value!

Result: ✅ SQL INJECTION PREVENTED
No matching user found (as expected)

CRUD Operations - All Protected:

// INSERT - Uses prepared statements
$user->insertSingleQuery();

// SELECT - Uses prepared statements
$user->select()->where()->run();

// UPDATE - Uses prepared statements
$user->updateSingleQuery();

// DELETE - Uses prepared statements
$user->deleteSingleQuery();

🛡️ Complete Security Flow Example

Attack Scenario: Malicious File Upload with SQL Injection

1. Attack Request:
   POST /api/Upload/upload
   File: malware.php (renamed to image.jpg)
   MIME: application/x-php
   POST: {"name": "<script>alert('XSS')</script>", "email": "admin' OR '1'='1"}
   
2. Path Access Check:
   ✅ Path allowed (/api/Upload/upload)
   
3. Header Sanitization:
   ✅ All headers sanitized
   
4. Input Sanitization:
   name: &lt;script&gt;alert('XSS')&lt;/script&gt; (XSS prevented)
   email: "admin' OR '1'='1" (still contains SQL)
   
5. Schema Validation:
   definePostSchema(['name' => 'string', 'email' => 'email'])
   ├─ Check email type: "admin' OR '1'='1" is NOT valid email
   └─ ❌ REJECTED: 400 Bad Request
       "Invalid value for required field email, expected type: email"
   
6. Request Stopped Here!
   ✅ No file processing
   ✅ No database queries
   ✅ Attack blocked at entry point

📊 Security Layers Summary

Layer Protection Technique Status
Path Access File access blocking SecurityManager ✅ Blocked
Header Sanitization Header injection FILTER_SANITIZE ✅ Protected
Input Sanitization XSS prevention FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS ✅ Protected
Schema Validation Request filtering TypeChecker + defineSchema ✅ Validated
Type Validation Type safety TypeChecker::check() ✅ Enforced
Authentication Token security JWT (HS256) + expiration ✅ Verified
Authorization Role-based access Role checking ✅ Enforced
File Name Sanitization Path traversal sanitizeInput() ✅ Protected
File MIME Sanitization MIME injection sanitizeInput() ✅ Protected
File Signature Detection Type spoofing getimagesize() magic bytes ✅ Verified
File Encryption Confidentiality AES-256-CBC + HMAC ✅ Encrypted
Database SQL injection Prepared statements ✅ Prevented

🔒 Additional Security Features

Password Security (CryptHelper.php)

Argon2i Hashing:

// Password hashing
$hashedPassword = CryptHelper::hashPassword($password);
// Uses: PASSWORD_ARGON2I (industry standard)

// Password verification
$isValid = CryptHelper::passwordVerify($password, $hashedPassword);

Security Features:

  • Argon2i: Memory-hard hashing algorithm
  • Automatic Salt: Unique salt per password
  • No Plain Text: Passwords never stored in plain text

Error Handling Security

Secure Error Responses:

// Bootstrap.php - Line 134-135
echo '<p>' . htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage()) . '</p>';
echo '<pre>' . htmlspecialchars($e->getTraceAsString()) . '</pre>';

Prevents: Error message injection, sensitive data exposure


🚨 Attack Prevention Matrix

Attack Type Attack Vector GEMVC Protection Result
XSS <script>alert('XSS')</script> Input sanitization ✅ Prevented
SQL Injection admin' OR '1'='1 Prepared statements ✅ Prevented
Path Traversal ../../../etc/passwd Path blocking + filename sanitization ✅ Prevented
File Upload malware.php.jpg Signature detection ✅ Prevented
MIME Spoofing PHP file with image/jpeg MIME Magic byte verification ✅ Prevented
Mass Assignment {is_admin: true} Schema validation ✅ Prevented
Type Confusion id: "1' OR '1'='1" Type validation ✅ Prevented
Header Injection \r\n in headers Header sanitization ✅ Prevented
JWT Forgery Modified token Signature verification ✅ Prevented
Token Replay Expired token Expiration check ✅ Prevented
Role Escalation User accessing admin endpoint Authorization check ✅ Prevented
Buffer Overflow 10,000 char string Length validation ✅ Prevented
File Tampering Modified encrypted file HMAC verification ✅ Prevented

🔧 Security Configuration

Environment Variables (.env)

# JWT Security
TOKEN_SECRET='your-very-long-random-secret-key-here'
TOKEN_ISSUER='MyCompany'
ACCESS_TOKEN_VALIDATION_IN_SECONDS=300
REFRESH_TOKEN_VALIDATION_IN_SECONDS=3600
LOGIN_TOKEN_VALIDATION_IN_SECONDS=604800

# Database Security
DB_HOST_CLI_DEV=localhost    # For CLI commands
DB_HOST=db                   # For application (Docker)
DB_PASSWORD='strong-database-password'
DB_ENHANCED_CONNECTION=1     # Use persistent connections

# Application Security
APP_ENV=production
QUERY_LIMIT=10               # Default pagination limit
SWOOLE_DISPLAY_ERRORS=0      # Hide errors in production

# Redis Security (optional)
REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
REDIS_PORT=6379
REDIS_PASSWORD='redis-password'
REDIS_PREFIX=gemvc:

📋 Production Security Checklist

Request Security

  • Path access blocking enabled
  • Header sanitization active
  • Input sanitization on all inputs
  • Schema validation implemented
  • Type validation enforced

Authentication & Authorization

  • JWT tokens implemented
  • Strong TOKEN_SECRET configured
  • Token expiration enforced
  • Role-based access control active
  • Password hashing uses Argon2i

File Security

  • File name sanitization active
  • MIME type sanitization active
  • File signature detection enabled
  • File encryption available (optional)
  • Dangerous cookies filtered

Database Security

  • Prepared statements enforced
  • Parameter binding with types
  • No string concatenation in SQL
  • Connection pooling configured
  • Strong database passwords

General Security

  • HTTPS enabled in production
  • Error display disabled
  • Security logging enabled
  • Environment variables secured
  • Regular security updates

🎯 Security Best Practices

1. Always Use Schema Validation

// ✅ GOOD - Validate before processing
if (!$this->request->definePostSchema(['email' => 'email'])) {
    return $this->request->returnResponse();
}

// ❌ BAD - Process without validation
$email = $this->request->post['email']; // No validation!

2. Always Use Type-Safe Getters

// ✅ GOOD - Type-safe
$id = $this->request->intValueGet('id');

// ❌ BAD - No type checking
$id = $this->request->get['id']; // Could be anything!

3. Always Use Authentication

// ✅ GOOD - Check authentication
if (!$this->request->auth(['admin'])) {
    return $this->request->returnResponse();
}

// ❌ BAD - No authentication check
// Anyone can access!

4. Prepared Statements (Automatic!)

// ✅ GOOD - Uses prepared statements automatically
$user->where('email', $email)->run();

// ✅ AUTOMATIC - Framework enforces prepared statements
// ❌ NOT POSSIBLE - GEMVC doesn't allow raw SQL concatenation
// All queries automatically use prepared statements!

5. Always Validate File Uploads

// ✅ GOOD - Validate file signature
$image = new ImageHelper($uploadedFile);
if ($image->convertToWebP()) {
    // File is valid image (signature verified)
}

// ❌ BAD - Trust file extension
if (pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION) === 'jpg') {
    // Dangerous! Extension can be spoofed!
}

🆘 Security Incident Response

Immediate Actions

  1. Revoke compromised tokens - Change TOKEN_SECRET immediately
  2. Review security logs - Check for suspicious activity
  3. Rotate all secrets - Database passwords, encryption keys
  4. Disable affected endpoints - If necessary
  5. Notify stakeholders - Following incident response plan

Investigation Steps

  1. Check security logs for blocked access attempts
  2. Review authentication failures
  3. Analyze attack patterns
  4. Document findings
  5. Implement additional security measures

📞 Security Support

Reporting Security Issues

If you discover a security vulnerability in GEMVC:

  1. DO NOT create public issues for security vulnerabilities
  2. Email security concerns to: security@gemvc.de
  3. Include detailed information about the vulnerability
  4. Wait for response before public disclosure

Security Updates

  • Subscribe to security notifications
  • Update regularly to latest versions
  • Monitor security advisories
  • Test updates in development first

📚 Additional Resources

Security Documentation

Security Tools

  • Static Analysis: PHPStan integrated
  • Dependency Scanning: Composer security audit
  • Penetration Testing: Regular security testing recommended
  • Monitoring: Application security monitoring

🔄 Security Policy Updates

This security policy is regularly updated to reflect:

  • New security features
  • Emerging threats
  • Best practice changes
  • Framework updates

Last Updated: 2024 Version: 2.0.0 - Comprehensive Security Documentation


✅ Security Guarantees

Automatic Protection (No Developer Action Needed)

GEMVC provides automatic protection against:

  • XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) - ✅ AUTOMATIC (Input sanitization + output encoding)
  • SQL Injection - ✅ AUTOMATIC (Prepared statements - 100% coverage)
  • Path Traversal - ✅ AUTOMATIC (Path blocking + filename sanitization)
  • Header Injection - ✅ AUTOMATIC (Header sanitization)
  • File Upload Attacks - ✅ AUTOMATIC (File name/MIME sanitization)
  • JWT Forgery - ✅ AUTOMATIC (Signature verification + expiration)

Developer-Enabled Protection (Simple Method Calls)

  • ⚙️ Mass Assignment - Call definePostSchema() (prevents unwanted fields)
  • ⚙️ Type Confusion - Call definePostSchema() (validates types)
  • ⚙️ Authentication Bypass - Call $request->auth() (JWT validation)
  • ⚙️ Authorization Bypass - Call $request->auth(['role']) (Role checking)
  • ⚙️ File Signature Spoofing - Use ImageHelper::convertToWebP() (Validates magic bytes)
  • ⚙️ File Tampering - Use FileHelper::encrypt() (HMAC integrity verification)

Result:

  • 90% of security is AUTOMATIC - No developer action needed!
  • 10% requires simple method calls - Just use definePostSchema() and auth() in your API services
  • Zero configuration - Security works out of the box!

Remember: Security is a shared responsibility. Always follow security best practices and keep your GEMVC installation updated.

There aren’t any published security advisories