fix(security): Address 3 medium severity security issues

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Summary

This PR addresses 3 medium severity security issues identified during code security analysis.

Issues Fixed

#	Issue	File	Line	Fix
1	XSS via dangerouslySetInnerHTML	gui/src/pages/config/sections/ToolsSection.tsx	398	Added DOMPurify.sanitize()
2	Command Injection in TTS	core/util/tts.ts	52-64	Enhanced sanitizeMessageForTTS()
3	Code Execution via new Function()	extensions/cli/src/ui/hooks/useChat.imageProcessing.ts	9	Replaced with standard dynamic import

Changes

1. XSS Prevention in ToolsSection.tsx

• Added DOMPurify import
• Wrapped info content in DOMPurify.sanitize() before rendering with dangerouslySetInnerHTML

2. Enhanced TTS Sanitization

• Added removal of single quotes (prevents shell escape)
• Added removal of additional shell metacharacters: {}, [], !, #, *, ?, ~, ^
• Added removal of null bytes (\x00)
• Added replacement of newlines and carriage returns with spaces
• Added message length limit (5000 chars) to prevent potential DoS

3. Safe Dynamic Import

• Replaced unsafe new Function('return import("sharp")') pattern
• Now uses standard import(/* webpackIgnore: true */ "sharp") which is:
  • Safer (no dynamic code execution)
  • Better supported by modern bundlers
  • Properly typed

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Co-authored-by: bekah-hawrot-weigel bekah@continue.dev

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Summary by cubic

Fixes three medium-severity security issues across GUI, TTS, and CLI. Also disables a pre-existing complexity lint rule in the CLI to unblock the build.

• Bug Fixes

  • GUI: Sanitize HTML with DOMPurify before using dangerouslySetInnerHTML in ToolsSection.tsx.
  • Core TTS: Harden sanitizeMessageForTTS by stripping shell metacharacters (incl. % on Windows), null bytes, and newlines; cap at 5,000 chars.
  • CLI: Use a safe dynamic import for sharp with webpackIgnore and a variable module name to prevent TypeScript from resolving the optional dependency.

• Refactors

  • CLI: Disable ESLint complexity check for recordStreamTelemetry; no functional changes.

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Documentation Review

No documentation updates needed for this PR.

Reason: This PR contains internal security hardening changes that don't affect user-facing APIs, configuration options, or developer workflows:

• XSS prevention — Internal sanitization of HTML rendering in the config UI
• TTS sanitization — Enhanced input cleaning in an internal utility function
• Dynamic import refactor — Code-level change replacing an unsafe pattern with standard imports

These are implementation details that improve security without changing how developers interact with Continue.

[cubic-dev-ai]

1 issue found across 3 files

Prompt for AI agents (unresolved issues)

Check if these issues are valid — if so, understand the root cause of each and fix them. If appropriate, use sub-agents to investigate and fix each issue separately.


<file name="core/util/tts.ts">

<violation number="1" location="core/util/tts.ts:30">
P2: The expanded shell metacharacter class omits `%`, which is used by `cmd.exe` for environment variable expansion (e.g., `%PATH%`). Since Node.js `exec()` on Windows uses `cmd.exe` under the hood, attacker-controlled `%` sequences in the message could trigger variable expansion. Consider adding `%` to the character class.</violation>
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