opensafely-core / opensafely-core/reports

Allowing arbitrary HTML to be published by researchers could introduce vulnerabilities in the Output Explorer

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Description

Ideas:

  • put user output on a separate domain to the main UI for security reasons

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating how the Output Explorer publishes researcher HTML and how it is deployed relative to the main UI. Done means arbitrary researcher output cannot compromise the main UI, with the isolation approach documented and covered by relevant security checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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