Security: Public metrics endpoint may expose sensitive operational data#3479
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The `/metrics` route is registered without authentication and explicitly disables rate limiting. Prometheus output often includes process, runtime, and request-level telemetry that can aid reconnaissance and capacity attacks. Affected files: metrics.js Signed-off-by: tuanaiseo <221258316+tuanaiseo@users.noreply.github.com>
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Problem
The
/metricsroute is registered without authentication and explicitly disables rate limiting. Prometheus output often includes process, runtime, and request-level telemetry that can aid reconnaissance and capacity attacks.Severity:
mediumFile:
plugins/metrics.jsSolution
Require authentication (or network-level allowlisting) for
/metrics, and enable throttling. If public scraping is required, expose only a sanitized metric subset.Changes
plugins/metrics.js(modified)Testing