fix: remove headers from webhook plugin response object

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Description

Headers might contain sensitive data so it should not be returned in the response object. And its also redundant to return them in guardrails response.

Motivation

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update
• Refactoring (no functional changes)

How Has This Been Tested?

• Unit Tests
• Integration Tests
• Manual Testing

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Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

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Summary By MatterAI

🔄 What Changed

This PR removes the accept-encoding header from the baseHeaders object constructed within src/handlers/handlerUtils.ts. This change is intended to prevent potentially sensitive or redundant header information from being returned in webhook plugin responses.

🔍 Impact of the Change

The change simplifies the response object returned by the webhook plugin by removing unnecessary header information. This makes the response cleaner, potentially reduces the size of the response object, and enhances security by preventing the exposure of potentially sensitive headers.

📁 Total Files Changed

• src/handlers/handlerUtils.ts: Removed the accept-encoding header from the constructed request headers.

🧪 Test Added

N/A - No specific tests were added as part of this change.

🔒 Security Vulnerabilities

This change addresses a potential security concern by removing headers that might contain sensitive data from being returned in the webhook plugin response object, aligning with the principle of least privilege and reducing data exposure.

Description

Summary By MatterAI

🔄 What Changed

This PR removes the accept-encoding header from the baseHeaders object constructed within src/handlers/handlerUtils.ts. This change is intended to prevent potentially sensitive or redundant header information from being returned in webhook plugin responses.

🔍 Impact of the Change

The change simplifies the response object returned by the webhook plugin by removing unnecessary header information. This makes the response cleaner, potentially reduces the size of the response object, and enhances security by preventing the exposure of potentially sensitive headers.

📁 Total Files Changed

• src/handlers/handlerUtils.ts: Removed the accept-encoding header from the constructed request headers.

🧪 Test Added

N/A - No specific tests were added as part of this change.

🔒 Security Vulnerabilities

This change addresses a potential security concern by removing headers that might contain sensitive data from being returned in the webhook plugin response object, aligning with the principle of least privilege and reducing data exposure.

Motivation

Headers might contain sensitive data so it should not be returned in the response object. And its also redundant to return them in guardrails response.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update
• Refactoring (no functional changes)

How Has This Been Tested?

• Unit Tests
• Integration Tests
• Manual Testing

Screenshots (if applicable)

N/A

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

Related Issues

N/A

Tanka Poem ♫

Headers once flowed,
Now trimmed, a cleaner stream,
Data's light touch,
No more the old, heavy load,
Efficiency's new dawn. 🚀

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant WebhookPlugin as Webhook Plugin
    participant HandlerUtils as src/handlers/handlerUtils.ts

    WebhookPlugin->>HandlerUtils: Call constructRequestHeaders(requestHeaders)
    HandlerUtils->>HandlerUtils: Construct baseHeaders object
    Note right of HandlerUtils: Remove 'accept-encoding' from baseHeaders construction
    HandlerUtils-->>WebhookPlugin: Return constructed headers (baseHeaders)
    WebhookPlugin->>WebhookPlugin: Use constructed headers in webhook response (implicit)
    Note right of WebhookPlugin: Sensitive/redundant headers are no longer included in response

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[matter-code-review]

This PR makes a simple but effective change by removing response headers from the webhook plugin response object. This is a good cleanup that reduces unnecessary data in the response. The implementation looks correct.

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