Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 5: Flask app is run in debug mode - #8
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Potential fix for https://github.com/Rashed-alothman/TMS/security/code-scanning/5
In general, the problem is fixed by ensuring that the Flask development server is not started with
debug=Truein production. This usually means either removing thedebug=Trueargument entirely (defaulting toFalse), or making it conditional on a clear development flag (for example, an environment variable).For this specific code, the least intrusive fix that preserves functionality is to remove the hard‑coded
debug=Trueand instead read a boolean from an environment variable, defaulting toFalse. That way:FLASK_DEBUG=1(or similar) before running the script.Concretely, in
app.pyaround line 170–171, we should:osnear the other imports.app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)with a call that computes adebugflag fromos.environ.get("FLASK_DEBUG", "0"), such as:This change keeps the existing behavior easy to reproduce for development (set
FLASK_DEBUG=1) while preventing accidental debug mode in production.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.