Fix HIGH Security Issue: Add file upload validation for avatars

Added comprehensive validation for avatar file uploads to prevent malicious file uploads.

Validation Checks:
- File extension: Only allow jpg, jpeg, png, gif
- File size: Maximum 5MB
- Content type: Verify MIME type matches allowed image types

Changes:

users/serializers.py:
- Added MAX_AVATAR_SIZE constant (5MB)
- Created validate_avatar() method in UserSerializer
- Validates file extension against whitelist
- Checks file size and provides helpful error messages
- Verifies content-type header matches allowed image types

config/settings/base.py:
- Added FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE = 5MB
- Added DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE = 5MB
- Enforces global upload limits at Django level

Security impact:
- Prevents upload of executables, malware, or scripts
- Mitigates DoS via large file uploads
- Ensures only valid image files can be uploaded
- Protects against MIME-type confusion attacks

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Keith Smith
2025-12-23 06:23:11 -07:00
co-authored by Claude Sonnet 4.5
parent 026259b4f4
commit 5d9c901918
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@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ User serializers for KeepItGoing API.
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.contrib.auth.password_validation import validate_password
from django.core.validators import FileExtensionValidator
from rest_framework import serializers
from .models import DeviceToken
User = get_user_model()
# Maximum file size for avatar uploads (5MB)
MAX_AVATAR_SIZE = 5 * 1024 * 1024
class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
"""Serializer for user details."""
@@ -23,6 +27,42 @@ class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
]
read_only_fields = ['id', 'email', 'created_at', 'updated_at']
def validate_avatar(self, value):
"""
Validate avatar file upload.
Checks:
- File extension (jpg, jpeg, png, gif only)
- File size (max 5MB)
- Content type
"""
if value:
# Check file extension
allowed_extensions = ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'gif']
ext = value.name.split('.')[-1].lower()
if ext not in allowed_extensions:
raise serializers.ValidationError(
f"File type '.{ext}' is not supported. "
f"Allowed types: {', '.join(allowed_extensions)}"
)
# Check file size (5MB max)
if value.size > MAX_AVATAR_SIZE:
max_size_mb = MAX_AVATAR_SIZE / (1024 * 1024)
actual_size_mb = value.size / (1024 * 1024)
raise serializers.ValidationError(
f"File size ({actual_size_mb:.1f}MB) exceeds maximum allowed size ({max_size_mb:.0f}MB)."
)
# Check content type
allowed_types = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif']
if hasattr(value, 'content_type') and value.content_type not in allowed_types:
raise serializers.ValidationError(
f"Invalid image type. Allowed types: JPEG, PNG, GIF"
)
return value
class UserRegistrationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
"""Serializer for user registration."""