tractatus/src/middleware/response-sanitization.middleware.js

/**
 * Response Sanitization Middleware (inst_013, inst_045)
 * Prevents information disclosure in error responses
 *
 * QUICK WIN: Hide stack traces and sensitive data in production
 * NEVER expose: stack traces, internal paths, environment details
 */

/**
 * Sanitize error responses
 * Production: Generic error messages only
 * Development: More detailed errors for debugging
 */
function sanitizeErrorResponse(err, req, res, next) {
  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';

  // Log full error details internally (always)
  console.error('[ERROR]', {
    message: err.message,
    stack: err.stack,
    path: req.path,
    method: req.method,
    ip: req.ip,
    user: req.user?.id || req.user?.userId,
    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
  });

  // Determine status code
  const statusCode = err.statusCode || err.status || 500;

  // Generic error messages for common status codes
  const genericErrors = {
    400: 'Bad Request',
    401: 'Unauthorized',
    403: 'Forbidden',
    404: 'Not Found',
    405: 'Method Not Allowed',
    413: 'Payload Too Large',
    429: 'Too Many Requests',
    500: 'Internal Server Error',
    502: 'Bad Gateway',
    503: 'Service Unavailable'
  };

  // Production: Generic error messages only
  if (isProduction) {
    return res.status(statusCode).json({
      error: genericErrors[statusCode] || 'Error',
      message: err.message || 'An error occurred',
      // NEVER include in production: stack, file paths, internal details
    });
  }

  // Development: More detailed errors (but still sanitized)
  res.status(statusCode).json({
    error: err.name || 'Error',
    message: err.message,
    statusCode,
    // Stack trace only in development
    stack: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? err.stack : undefined
  });
}

/**
 * Remove sensitive fields from objects
 * Useful for sanitizing database results before sending to client
 */
function removeSensitiveFields(data, sensitiveFields = ['password', 'passwordHash', 'apiKey', 'secret', 'token']) {
  if (Array.isArray(data)) {
    return data.map(item => removeSensitiveFields(item, sensitiveFields));
  }

  if (typeof data === 'object' && data !== null) {
    const sanitized = { ...data };

    // Remove sensitive fields
    for (const field of sensitiveFields) {
      delete sanitized[field];
    }

    // Recursively sanitize nested objects
    for (const key in sanitized) {
      if (typeof sanitized[key] === 'object' && sanitized[key] !== null) {
        sanitized[key] = removeSensitiveFields(sanitized[key], sensitiveFields);
      }
    }

    return sanitized;
  }

  return data;
}

/**
 * Middleware to sanitize response data
 * Apply before sending responses with user/database data
 */
function sanitizeResponseData(req, res, next) {
  // Store original json method
  const originalJson = res.json.bind(res);

  // Override json method to sanitize data
  res.json = function(data) {
    const sanitized = removeSensitiveFields(data);
    return originalJson(sanitized);
  };

  next();
}

module.exports = {
  sanitizeErrorResponse,
  removeSensitiveFields,
  sanitizeResponseData
};