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jekkos ce411707b4 Fix SQL injection in suggestions column configuration (#4421)
* Fix SQL injection in suggestions column configuration

The suggestions_first_column, suggestions_second_column, and
suggestions_third_column configuration values were concatenated
directly into SQL SELECT statements without validation, allowing
SQL injection attacks through the item search suggestions.

Changes:
- Add whitelist validation in Config controller to only allow
  valid column names (name, item_number, description, cost_price,
  unit_price)
- Add defensive validation in Item model's get_search_suggestion_format()
  and get_search_suggestion_label() methods
- Default invalid values to 'name' column for safety
- Add unit tests to verify malicious inputs are rejected

This is a critical security fix as attackers with config permissions
could inject arbitrary SQL through these configuration fields.

Vulnerability reported as additional injection point in bug report.

* Refactor: Move allowed suggestions columns to Item model constants

Extract the list of valid suggestion columns into two constants in the Item model for better cohesion:
- ALLOWED_SUGGESTIONS_COLUMNS: valid column names
- ALLOWED_SUGGESTIONS_COLUMNS_WITH_EMPTY: includes empty string for config validation

This consolidates the validation logic in one place and makes it reusable across Config controller and Item model.

* Address PR review comments: improve validation and code quality

Changes:
- Use camelCase naming for validateSuggestionsColumn() method (PSR-12)
- Add field-aware validation with different fallbacks for first vs other columns
- Handle non-string POST input by checking is_string() before validation
- Refactor duplicate validation logic into suggestionColumnIsAllowed() helper
- Use consistent camelCase variable names ($suggestionsFirstColumn)
- Update tests to validate constants and behavior rather than implementation
- Tests now focus on security properties of the allowlist itself

The validation now properly handles:
- First column: defaults to 'name' when invalid
- Second/Third columns: defaults to '' (empty) when invalid
- Non-string inputs: treated as invalid with appropriate fallback

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Co-authored-by: Ollama <ollama@steganos.dev>
2026-03-13 18:13:54 +00:00
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