Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 19: Disabling certificate validation #1
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Potential fix for https://github.com/sanibrand-tech/runner/security/code-scanning/19
To mitigate this vulnerability, certificate validation should not be disabled. This means removing or commenting out the line
process.env['NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED'] = '0'. By default, Node.js will reject unauthorized certificates, i.e., it will only permit connecting to servers with valid certificates.If the code must connect to a self-signed/test instance, the secure solution is to provide the trusted CA certificate explicitly for validation—not to disable validation outright. Since only the disabling line is shown, the best fix here is to delete/comment that line. No additional imports or supporting changes are strictly needed, but users wanting to connect to services with self-signed certificates should be instructed to configure the
caoption when making requests (see Node.js documentation forhttps.request).Thus, only line 13 needs to be removed or commented out in
src/Misc/layoutbin/checkScripts/downloadCert.js.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.