rate-limit,cors

.env

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 PORT=5000
 NODE_ENV=production
+# ─── CORS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Comma-separated list of EXACT origins (scheme+host+port) allowed to make
+# credentialed (cookie-carrying) requests to this API. Leave blank to reflect
+# any origin back (fine on a private LAN — this is today's default). Once
+# this app has a real public domain, set it, e.g.:
+# CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://portal.mitraindustries.com
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://erp.miplapp.in
 # NOTE: The following app settings moved OUT of .env and are now edited from
 # the Admin panel (System Settings tab), persisted in the app DB table
 # ZAPP_SETTINGS (see services/appSettingsStore.js): BOM approval levels, skip

node_modules/.package-lock.json

@@ -1833,6 +1833,48 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.7.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
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+        "ip-address": "^10.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": ">= 4.11"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RGwwWnwQvkVfavKVt22FGLw+xYSdzARwm0ru6DhTVA3umU5hZc28V3kO4stgYryrTlLpuvgI9GiijltAjNbcqA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/express-validator": {
       "version": "7.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-validator/-/express-validator-7.3.1.tgz",
@@ -2288,6 +2330,18 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/helmet": {
+      "version": "8.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-8.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qgpiaws3Sm30Av8Eah6sjMCZZwjlBu+E68rhpCWBshY1lb09HtLwj5GviX0OyQIn+ulUS0iX0AxN5n3tLZzz1w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/EvanHahn"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/http-errors": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2456,6 +2510,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A1kdq/tSb5QjvKvAMgIoEvDBIgL7qaqVP/jkvSwYYRZ9iEzvPpopxp2wQfu3SuZRHtpHNxMn8Fs0bS+gf5Xmwg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",

package-lock.json

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
         "exceljs": "^4.4.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.7.0",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "form-data": "^4.0.5",
+        "helmet": "^8.3.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "mssql": "^9.0.0",
@@ -2285,6 +2287,48 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
+      "version": "8.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hOwV7WOxXfjRpAM1DSJWZDXx3GhplwD8IfwuwvogD8i1Qnkgosw/H45s4ZnFAUHDAhPjlY9hLBvJhKmGMyY26g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^4.4.3",
+        "ip-address": "^10.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": ">= 4.11"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RGwwWnwQvkVfavKVt22FGLw+xYSdzARwm0ru6DhTVA3umU5hZc28V3kO4stgYryrTlLpuvgI9GiijltAjNbcqA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/express-validator": {
       "version": "7.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-validator/-/express-validator-7.3.1.tgz",
@@ -2755,6 +2799,18 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/helmet": {
+      "version": "8.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-8.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qgpiaws3Sm30Av8Eah6sjMCZZwjlBu+E68rhpCWBshY1lb09HtLwj5GviX0OyQIn+ulUS0iX0AxN5n3tLZzz1w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/EvanHahn"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/http-errors": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2923,6 +2979,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A1kdq/tSb5QjvKvAMgIoEvDBIgL7qaqVP/jkvSwYYRZ9iEzvPpopxp2wQfu3SuZRHtpHNxMn8Fs0bS+gf5Xmwg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",

package.json

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "exceljs": "^4.4.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.7.0",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "form-data": "^4.0.5",
+    "helmet": "^8.3.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "mssql": "^9.0.0",

server.js

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
 const express = require('express');
 const cors    = require('cors');
+const helmet  = require('helmet');
+const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
 const path    = require('path');
 const jwt     = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { body, validationResult } = require('express-validator');
@@ -18,7 +20,40 @@ app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb' }));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ limit: '50mb', extended: true }));
 // Audit trail — records every mutating /api request (must be after body parsers)
 app.use(require('./middleware/auditLogger'));
-app.use(cors({ origin: true, credentials: true }));
+// Baseline security headers (X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, HSTS,
+// etc.). CSP is left off — this app serves lots of inline <script> across
+// ~60 hand-written pages with no nonce/hash setup, so a default CSP would
+// break every page; revisit only if/when those pages are restructured.
+app.use(helmet({ contentSecurityPolicy: false }));
+// ── CORS allowlist ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS in .env: comma-separated list of exact origins
+// (e.g. "https://portal.mitraindustries.com,https://192.9.201.210:8001").
+// Unset/empty = reflect any origin (today's behavior) — fine while this
+// only runs on a private LAN. Once this has a real public domain, set
+// CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS so credentialed requests (cookies) are only ever
+// accepted from pages this app itself serves, not from any arbitrary site
+// a logged-in user's browser happens to have open.
+const corsAllowedOrigins = (process.env.CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS || '')
+  .split(',').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+app.use(cors({
+  origin: corsAllowedOrigins.length
+    ? (origin, cb) => cb(null, !origin || corsAllowedOrigins.includes(origin))
+    : true,
+  credentials: true,
+}));
+// ── Login rate limiting ───────────────────────────────────────────
+// Applied to every authentication entry point (password login, SSO token
+// exchange) — not the rest of the API, which already requires a valid JWT.
+// 10 attempts per 15 minutes per IP is generous for a real user mistyping a
+// password a few times, but shuts down automated credential-stuffing/
+// brute-force against a now-internet-reachable login endpoint.
+const loginLimiter = rateLimit({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
+  max: 10,
+  standardHeaders: true,
+  legacyHeaders: false,
+  message: { success: false, message: 'Too many login attempts — please wait a few minutes and try again.' },
+});
 
 // auth-guard.js is the first <script> on every protected page. Serve it with
 // the default SAP company (from .env, via companyConfig) injected as a global
@@ -436,7 +471,7 @@ function safeSapLogins(sapLogins) {
   return out;
 }
 
-authRouter.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
+authRouter.post('/login', loginLimiter, async (req, res) => {
   const { username, password } = req.body;
   if (!username || !password)
     return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: 'Username and password required' });
@@ -480,7 +515,7 @@ authRouter.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
 const CENTRAL_AUTH_API_URL = process.env.CENTRAL_AUTH_API_URL || 'http://14.99.235.114:8016';
 const CENTRAL_AUTH_APP_NAME = process.env.CENTRAL_AUTH_APP_NAME || 'SAP ERP';
 
-authRouter.post('/sso-login', async (req, res) => {
+authRouter.post('/sso-login', loginLimiter, async (req, res) => {
   const { token } = req.body || {};
   if (!token) return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: 'Missing SSO token' });
   try {