nebula-mesh: Web UI and API responses lack security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, HSTS, etc.)

None of the response paths in `internal/web/` or `internal/api/` set the standard browser-security headers. `grep` for `Content-Security-Policy`, `X-Frame-Options`, `Strict-Transport-Security`, `X-Content-Type-Options`, `Referrer-Policy` returns zero matches across the codebase. ## Impact The admin UI signs CA certificates, mints API keys (returned inline once per page), displays TOTP QR codes, and exposes operator-management forms. Missing `X-Frame-Options: DENY` / `frame-ancestors 'none'` is a real clickjacking lever against an admin browsing `/ui/operators/*` or `/ui/cas/*`. Missing `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` allows MIME confusion on any user-supplied content surface. Missing HSTS on TLS deployments leaves a downgrade window. ## Affected All released versions up to v0.3.0. ## Suggested fix A single response-header middleware mounted at the chi router root in both `/ui/*` and `/api/*` paths: ```go func securityHeadersMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler { return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { h := rw.Header() h.Set("Content-Security-Policy", "default-src 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'self'") h.Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff") h.Set("Referrer-Policy", "same-origin") h.Set("X-Frame-Options", "DENY") // belt-and-braces; CSP frame-ancestors is the modern path if r.TLS != nil { h.Set("Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains") } next.ServeHTTP(rw, r) }) } ``` The inline `<script>` in `layout.html` for CSRF wiring (added in the CSRF advisory) will need either a nonce, a hash in CSP, or external-file extraction. Easiest path: a nonce per request (`crypto/rand`, base64) injected into both the CSP header and the script's `nonce=""` attribute.

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8 Jun 2026 23:08:54 UTC

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25 Jun 2026 23:11:13 UTC

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24 Oct 2026 13:19:41 UTC

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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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