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fix(server): reduce express.json body limit from 50 mb to 512 kb [NSoC'26] #142

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fix(server): reduce express.json body limit from 50 mb to 512 kb [NSoC'26] #142

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions backend/server.js
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Expand Up @@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ const reactionsStore = {};

app.use(cors());
app.use(apiLimiter);
app.use(express.json({ limit: "50mb" }));
app.use(express.urlencoded({ limit: "50mb", extended: true }));
// Tight body-size limit. Legitimate payloads for this API (task objects,
// chat messages) are a few kilobytes at most. 50 mb allowed a single
// request to force the server to allocate and parse 50 MB of JSON before
// any route handler ran, enabling memory exhaustion with very few requests.
app.use(express.json({ limit: "512kb" }));
app.use(express.urlencoded({ limit: "512kb", extended: true }));

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.send("FlowForge Backend Running 🚀");
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