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This commit fixes a high-priority Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
vulnerability in the \`getChatMessages\` server action.

- Added authorization check to \`getChatMessages\` in \`lib/actions/chat.ts\`.
- The action now retrieves the current user's ID and verifies access using \`dbGetChat\`.
- Access is granted only if the user is the owner or the chat is public.
- Documented the vulnerability and prevention in \`.jules/sentinel.md\`.

Co-authored-by: ngoiyaeric <115367894+ngoiyaeric@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .jules/sentinel.md  |  4 ++++
 lib/actions/chat.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 server.log          | 11 -----------
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/sentinel.md
 delete mode 100644 server.log

diff --git a/.jules/sentinel.md b/.jules/sentinel.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cdb4967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/sentinel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 2026-02-18 - [IDOR in Chat Message Retrieval]
+**Vulnerability:** The `getChatMessages` server action in `lib/actions/chat.ts` was fetching messages by `chatId` without verifying if the requesting user was the owner of the chat or if the chat was public.
+**Learning:** High-level server actions were relying on low-level database utilities that lacked authorization logic, assuming callers would perform checks. This led to an IDOR vulnerability where anyone could read any chat's messages if they knew the `chatId`.
+**Prevention:** Always perform authorization checks in high-level server actions (the entry points for client calls) using the current user's ID from the session and verifying ownership or visibility of the target resource.
diff --git a/lib/actions/chat.ts b/lib/actions/chat.ts
index f36f2cf6..8df8eca9 100644
--- a/lib/actions/chat.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/chat.ts
@@ -50,14 +50,24 @@ export async function getChat(id: string, userId: string): Promise<DrizzleChat |
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieves all messages for a specific chat.
+ * Retrieves all messages for a specific chat, ensuring authorization.
  */
 export async function getChatMessages(chatId: string): Promise<DrizzleMessage[]> {
   if (!chatId) {
     console.warn('getChatMessages called without chatId');
     return [];
   }
+
+  const userId = await getCurrentUserIdOnServer();
+
   try {
+    // Verify user has access to this chat (either as owner or if it's public)
+    const chat = await dbGetChat(chatId, userId || '');
+    if (!chat) {
+      console.warn(`Unauthorized access attempt to messages for chat ${chatId} by user ${userId}`);
+      return [];
+    }
+
     return dbGetMessagesByChatId(chatId);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`Error fetching messages for chat ${chatId} in getChatMessages:`, error);
diff --git a/server.log b/server.log
deleted file mode 100644
index 45044476..00000000
--- a/server.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-$ next dev --turbo
- ⚠ Port 3000 is in use, using available port 3003 instead.
-   ▲ Next.js 15.3.6 (Turbopack)
-   - Local:        http://localhost:3003
-   - Network:      http://192.168.0.2:3003
-   - Environments: .env.local, .env
-
- ✓ Starting...
- ○ Compiling middleware ...
- ✓ Compiled middleware in 648ms
- ✓ Ready in 2.5s