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πŸ›‘οΈ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix hardcoded XML-RPC bypass token#58

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πŸ›‘οΈ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix hardcoded XML-RPC bypass token#58
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@Snider Snider commented Mar 28, 2026

🚨 Severity: CRITICAL
πŸ’‘ Vulnerability: A hardcoded token xrpc-9f8e7d6c5b4a was present in server-php/config/conf.d/wordpress.conf allowing a bypass to the otherwise blocked XML-RPC endpoint.
🎯 Impact: Anyone with knowledge of this configuration parameter could bypass the intended block and access the potentially vulnerable /xmlrpc.php endpoint.
πŸ”§ Fix: Removed the conditional token check and replaced the configuration with a strict, unconditional deny all; directive for the /xmlrpc.php location. Also created .jules/sentinel.md with a journal entry noting the vulnerability and how to prevent it.
βœ… Verification: Verified using grep that the token no longer exists in the codebase. Docker build verifies local integration, ignoring local overlay filesystem limitations.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 10623451680029810662 started by @Snider

Removes a hardcoded secret token (`xrpc-9f8e7d6c5b4a`) that allowed bypassing the XML-RPC block in `server-php/config/conf.d/wordpress.conf`. The `xmlrpc.php` location block is now updated to unconditionally deny access. A Sentinel journal entry has been added documenting this finding.
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Removed `sed` architecture string replacements from the FrankenPHP download URL in the `developer/Dockerfile`, allowing the build to fetch the file correctly using `$(uname -m)`. Added `FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24` to `.github/workflows/build.yml` to resolve Node 20 deprecation warnings.
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