Directory.Packages.props

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="FluentResults" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HtmlSanitizer" Version="9.0.892" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Mapster" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Mapster.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MediatR" Version="12.1.1" />

src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/ISanitizerService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Service for sanitizing raw input text (e.g. Markdown/HTML) to protect against XSS injection.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISanitizerService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sanitizes the input string and returns a clean, safe version.
+    /// </summary>
+    string Sanitize(string input);
+}

src/NexusReader.Application/Abstractions/Services/IStorageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// General file storage service interface for handling media uploads.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IStorageService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uploads a file stream and returns its public URL/path.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<string> UploadFileAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, string contentType);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uploads file bytes and returns its public URL/path.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<string> UploadFileAsync(byte[] fileBytes, string fileName, string contentType);
+}

src/NexusReader.Application/Common/AppJsonContext.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ namespace NexusReader.Application.Common;
 [JsonSerializable(typeof(List<NexusReader.Application.Queries.Recommendations.RecommendationDto>))]
 [JsonSerializable(typeof(NexusReader.Application.DTOs.User.UpdateThemeRequest))]
 [JsonSerializable(typeof(NexusReader.Domain.Enums.ThemeMode))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterRequest))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterResponse))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.UploadResultDto))]
 public partial class AppJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext
 {
 }

src/NexusReader.Application/DTOs/Media/MediaDtos.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Request DTO for chapter validation/sanitization.
+/// </summary>
+public record ValidateChapterRequest(string Content);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Response DTO containing sanitized chapter content.
+/// </summary>
+public record ValidateChapterResponse(string SanitizedContent);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Response DTO containing the uploaded media file URL.
+/// </summary>
+public record UploadResultDto(string Url);

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ public static class DependencyInjection
         // Fix #4: Scoped instead of Singleton — BookStorageService uses path resolution
         // that is environment-specific and incompatible with Singleton lifetime in MAUI.
         services.AddScoped<IBookStorageService, BookStorageService>();
+        services.AddScoped<IStorageService, LocalStorageService>();
+        services.AddSingleton<ISanitizerService, HtmlSanitizerService>();
 
         // Fix #1: Ebook repository (scoped, matches AppDbContext lifetime)
         services.AddScoped<IEbookRepository, EbookRepository>();

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/NexusReader.Infrastructure.csproj

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" />
     <PackageReference Include="Polly" />
     <PackageReference Include="Polly.Extensions.Http" />
+    <PackageReference Include="HtmlSanitizer" />
     <PackageReference Include="Qdrant.Client" />
     <PackageReference Include="Stripe.net" />
     <PackageReference Include="VersOne.Epub" />

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/HtmlSanitizerService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using Ganss.Xss;
+using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+
+namespace NexusReader.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Infrastructure implementation of ISanitizerService using the Ganss.Xss HtmlSanitizer library.
+/// </summary>
+public class HtmlSanitizerService : ISanitizerService
+{
+    private readonly HtmlSanitizer _sanitizer;
+
+    public HtmlSanitizerService()
+    {
+        _sanitizer = new HtmlSanitizer();
+        
+        // Use default configuration which is extremely secure and strips
+        // all JavaScript (script tags, onerror, onload, iframe, etc.)
+    }
+
+    public string Sanitize(string input)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
+        {
+            return input;
+        }
+
+        return _sanitizer.Sanitize(input);
+    }
+}

src/NexusReader.Infrastructure/Services/LocalStorageService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services;
+
+namespace NexusReader.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Infrastructure implementation of general storage utilizing local filesystem.
+/// Files are saved in wwwroot/uploads/media.
+/// </summary>
+public class LocalStorageService : IStorageService
+{
+    private readonly IWebHostEnvironment _environment;
+
+    public LocalStorageService(IWebHostEnvironment environment)
+    {
+        _environment = environment;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> UploadFileAsync(byte[] fileBytes, string fileName, string contentType)
+    {
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(fileBytes);
+        return await UploadFileAsync(stream, fileName, contentType);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> UploadFileAsync(Stream fileStream, string fileName, string contentType)
+    {
+        var mediaFolder = Path.Combine(_environment.WebRootPath, "uploads", "media");
+        
+        if (!Directory.Exists(mediaFolder))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(mediaFolder);
+        }
+
+        // Clean file name to prevent path traversal issues
+        var safeFileName = Path.GetFileName(fileName);
+        var uniqueFileName = $"{Guid.NewGuid()}_{safeFileName}";
+        var filePath = Path.Combine(mediaFolder, uniqueFileName);
+
+        using (var outputStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
+        {
+            await fileStream.CopyToAsync(outputStream);
+        }
+
+        // Return the public web-relative URL
+        return $"/uploads/media/{uniqueFileName}";
+    }
+}

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Components/MarkdownEditor.razor

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @using Microsoft.JSInterop
 @implements IAsyncDisposable
 @inject IJSRuntime JS
+@inject HttpClient Http
 
 <div class="markdown-editor-container" style="height: @Height; width: @Width;">
     <div id="@EditorId" class="milkdown-editor-wrapper"></div>
@@ -73,6 +74,37 @@
         }
     }
 
+    [JSInvokable]
+    public async Task<string> UploadImageFromJs(string filename, string contentType, byte[] fileBytes)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var content = new MultipartFormDataContent();
+            var fileContent = new ByteArrayContent(fileBytes);
+            fileContent.Headers.ContentType = new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue(contentType);
+            content.Add(fileContent, "file", filename);
+
+            var response = await Http.PostAsync("/api/media/upload", content);
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.UploadResultDto>(
+                    NexusReader.Application.Common.AppJsonContext.Default.UploadResultDto);
+                return result?.Url ?? string.Empty;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var errorMsg = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                Console.WriteLine($"[MarkdownEditor] Image upload failed: {response.StatusCode} - {errorMsg}");
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"[MarkdownEditor] Exception during image upload: {ex.Message}");
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+    }
+
     public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
         try

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Pages/CreatorTest.razor

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 @page "/dev/creator-test"
 @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization
 @attribute [AllowAnonymous]
+@inject HttpClient Http
 
 <PageTitle>Markdown Creator Test</PageTitle>
 
 <div class="creator-test-container glass-panel">
     <div class="test-header">
-        <h1>Milkdown WYSIWYG Integration (Stage 1)</h1>
-        <p class="subtitle">Verifying bi-directional Markdown flow and GFM rendering.</p>
+        <h1>Milkdown WYSIWYG Integration (Stage 2)</h1>
+        <p class="subtitle">Verifying secure image upload (drag &amp; drop / paste) and backend XSS sanitization.</p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="editor-section">
@@ -15,7 +16,15 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="result-section">
+        <div class="result-header">
             <h3>Retrieved Markdown Content</h3>
+            @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_savedMarkdown))
+            {
+                <button type="button" @onclick="SanitizeContentAsync" class="nexus-btn secondary-btn">
+                    Run XSS Guard Sanitization
+                </button>
+            }
+        </div>
         <p class="description">This block shows the content received from the editor when you click "Fetch Markdown Content".</p>
         <div class="pre-wrapper">
             @if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_savedMarkdown))
@@ -27,14 +36,35 @@
                 <pre><code>@_savedMarkdown</code></pre>
             }
         </div>
+
+        @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_sanitizedMarkdown))
+        {
+            <div class="sanitized-container">
+                <h3>Sanitized Content (XSS Shielded)</h3>
+                <p class="description">This block shows the content after passing through the backend `HtmlSanitizer` API.</p>
+                <div class="pre-wrapper sanitized-wrapper">
+                    <pre><code>@_sanitizedMarkdown</code></pre>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        }
     </div>
 </div>
 
 @code {
-    private readonly string _initialMarkdown = @"# Milkdown WYSIWYG Test Page
+    private readonly string _initialMarkdown = @"# Milkdown WYSIWYG Test Page (Stage 2)
 
 This is a demonstration of the **Milkdown** editor embedded inside a Blazor WASM component.
 
+## Secure Image Upload (Drag & Drop / Paste)
+
+You can drag and drop or copy-paste an image (JPEG, PNG, WEBP) directly into this editor area. The file will be intercepted, sent as a byte stream to the backend `/api/media/upload` endpoint, validated for magic numbers and file size limits (max 5MB), saved locally, and rendered inside the editor.
+
+## XSS Security Test
+
+Here is some malicious HTML to test the backend XSS Guard:
+<script>alert('xss')</script>
+<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>
+
 ## GFM Features Support
 
 The editor supports Github Flavored Markdown out-of-the-box:
@@ -42,7 +72,7 @@ The editor supports Github Flavored Markdown out-of-the-box:
 1. **Task Lists**
    - [x] Create reusable Blazor component
    - [x] Configure ESM dynamic wrapper
-   - [ ] Implement stage 2 features
+   - [x] Implement stage 2 features
 
 2. **Tables**
 
@@ -52,21 +82,47 @@ The editor supports Github Flavored Markdown out-of-the-box:
 | C# Interop | Done | Auto-Sync |
 | GFM Support | Verified | Custom Nodes |
 
-3. **Code Formatting**
-```csharp
-public class MarkdownEditor : ComponentBase
-{
-    // C# interop logic
-}
-```
-
 Feel free to edit this text and click **Fetch Markdown Content** below!";
 
     private string _savedMarkdown = string.Empty;
+    private string _sanitizedMarkdown = string.Empty;
 
     private void HandleSave(string markdown)
     {
         _savedMarkdown = markdown;
+        _sanitizedMarkdown = string.Empty; // Reset sanitization result
+        StateHasChanged();
+    }
+
+    private async Task SanitizeContentAsync()
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_savedMarkdown)) return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var request = new NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterRequest(_savedMarkdown);
+            var response = await Http.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/api/chapters/validate", 
+                request, 
+                NexusReader.Application.Common.AppJsonContext.Default.ValidateChapterRequest
+            );
+
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterResponse>(
+                    NexusReader.Application.Common.AppJsonContext.Default.ValidateChapterResponse
+                );
+                _sanitizedMarkdown = result?.SanitizedContent ?? string.Empty;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _sanitizedMarkdown = $"Error: {response.StatusCode}";
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _sanitizedMarkdown = $"Exception: {ex.Message}";
+        }
         StateHasChanged();
     }
 }

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/Pages/CreatorTest.razor.css

@@ -37,12 +37,45 @@
     padding: 1.5rem;
 }
 
+.result-header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .result-section h3 {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 1.2rem;
     color: var(--text-main);
 }
 
+.sanitized-container {
+    margin-top: 1.5rem;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    border-top: 1px dashed var(--border);
+    padding-top: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.sanitized-wrapper {
+    border-color: rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.25);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 255, 153, 0.05);
+}
+
+.nexus-btn.secondary-btn {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.nexus-btn.secondary-btn:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+}
+
 .result-section .description {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: var(--text-muted);

src/NexusReader.UI.Shared/wwwroot/js/milkdownWrapper.js

@@ -39,10 +39,25 @@ export async function initEditor(elementId, dotNetHelper, initialMarkdown) {
         // Dynamically import the Crepe ESM module
         const { Crepe } = await import('https://esm.sh/@milkdown/crepe');
 
-        // Initialize the Crepe editor instance
+        // Initialize the Crepe editor instance with custom ImageBlock upload handler
         const crepe = new Crepe({
             root: container,
             defaultValue: initialMarkdown || "",
+            featureConfigs: {
+                [Crepe.Feature.ImageBlock]: {
+                    onUpload: async (file) => {
+                        try {
+                            const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
+                            const uint8Array = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+                            const url = await dotNetHelper.invokeMethodAsync('UploadImageFromJs', file.name, file.type, uint8Array);
+                            return url;
+                        } catch (err) {
+                            console.error("[Milkdown] Failed to upload image from JS:", err);
+                            throw err;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         });
 
         // Store the editor instance in the map

src/NexusReader.Web/Program.cs

@@ -769,6 +769,64 @@ app.MapPost("/identity/theme", async (
     return Results.Ok();
 }).RequireAuthorization();
 
+app.MapPost("/api/media/upload", async (
+    HttpRequest request,
+    NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services.IStorageService storageService,
+    ILogger<Program> logger) =>
+{
+    if (!request.HasFormContentType)
+    {
+        return Results.BadRequest("Request must be a multipart form.");
+    }
+
+    var form = await request.ReadFormAsync();
+    var file = form.Files.GetFile("file");
+
+    if (file == null || file.Length == 0)
+    {
+        return Results.BadRequest("No file uploaded.");
+    }
+
+    // Size limit check (max 5MB)
+    const long maxFileSize = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+    if (file.Length > maxFileSize)
+    {
+        return Results.BadRequest("File size exceeds the 5MB limit.");
+    }
+
+    // Read file bytes for signature check
+    byte[] fileBytes;
+    using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
+    {
+        await file.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
+        fileBytes = memoryStream.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    // Validate signature
+    if (!ValidateImageSignature(fileBytes, file.ContentType))
+    {
+        logger.LogWarning("File signature validation failed for file {FileName} with content type {ContentType}.", file.FileName, file.ContentType);
+        return Results.BadRequest("Invalid image signature. Legitimate JPEG, PNG, or WEBP images only.");
+    }
+
+    // Save using IStorageService
+    var fileUrl = await storageService.UploadFileAsync(fileBytes, file.FileName, file.ContentType);
+    return Results.Ok(new NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.UploadResultDto(fileUrl));
+}).DisableAntiforgery();
+
+app.MapPost("/api/chapters/validate", (
+    [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FromBody] NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterRequest request,
+    NexusReader.Application.Abstractions.Services.ISanitizerService sanitizerService) =>
+{
+    if (request == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.Content))
+    {
+        return Results.Ok(new NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterResponse(string.Empty));
+    }
+
+    var sanitized = sanitizerService.Sanitize(request.Content);
+    return Results.Ok(new NexusReader.Application.DTOs.Media.ValidateChapterResponse(sanitized));
+}).DisableAntiforgery();
+
 app.MapRazorComponents<App>()
     .AddInteractiveServerRenderMode()
     .AddInteractiveWebAssemblyRenderMode()
@@ -820,6 +878,34 @@ async Task TriggerBackgroundProcessingForUnindexedBooksAsync(IServiceProvider se
     }
 }
 
+static bool ValidateImageSignature(byte[] bytes, string contentType)
+{
+    if (bytes.Length < 4) return false;
+
+    // Check PNG signature: 89 50 4E 47
+    if (bytes[0] == 0x89 && bytes[1] == 0x50 && bytes[2] == 0x4E && bytes[3] == 0x47)
+    {
+        return contentType.Equals("image/png", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    // Check JPEG signature: FF D8 FF
+    if (bytes[0] == 0xFF && bytes[1] == 0xD8 && bytes[2] == 0xFF)
+    {
+        return contentType.Equals("image/jpeg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+               contentType.Equals("image/jpg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    // Check WEBP signature: RIFF ... WEBP
+    if (bytes.Length >= 12 &&
+        bytes[0] == 0x52 && bytes[1] == 0x49 && bytes[2] == 0x46 && bytes[3] == 0x46 && // RIFF
+        bytes[8] == 0x57 && bytes[9] == 0x45 && bytes[10] == 0x42 && bytes[11] == 0x50) // WEBP
+    {
+        return contentType.Equals("image/webp", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 public record KnowledgeRequest(string Text, Guid? EbookId = null);
 public record GroundednessRequest(string Answer, string Context);
 public record SemanticSearchRequest(string QueryText, int Limit = 5);

tests/NexusReader.Application.Tests/Services/HtmlSanitizerServiceTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using FluentAssertions;
+using NexusReader.Infrastructure.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace NexusReader.Application.Tests.Services;
+
+public class HtmlSanitizerServiceTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sanitize_WithSafeInput_ReturnsSameInput()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var service = new HtmlSanitizerService();
+        var input = "<p>This is a safe <strong>paragraph</strong>.</p>";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = service.Sanitize(input);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(input);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sanitize_WithScriptTag_StripsScriptTag()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var service = new HtmlSanitizerService();
+        var input = "<p>Hello</p><script>alert('xss')</script>";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = service.Sanitize(input);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().NotContain("<script>");
+        result.Should().NotContain("alert");
+        result.Should().Be("<p>Hello</p>");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sanitize_WithOnEventHandlerAttribute_StripsOnError()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var service = new HtmlSanitizerService();
+        var input = "<img src=\"x\" onerror=\"alert(1)\" />";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = service.Sanitize(input);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().NotContain("onerror");
+        result.Should().NotContain("alert");
+        result.Should().Contain("<img src=\"x\">");
+    }
+}