fix(security): allow serving static files from uploads directory

- Remove overly restrictive absolute path check in isPathSafe
- Strip leading slash from request path before validation
- Fixes broken favicon and watermark image previews in branding page
- Path traversal protection remains intact with ../ pattern checks

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

backend/src/middleware/secureStatic.js

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ function secureStatic(basePath, options = {}) {
   const normalizedBase = path.resolve(basePath);
   
   return (req, res, next) => {
-    // Get the requested file path
+    // Get the requested file path - remove leading slash for validation
-    const requestedPath = req.path;
+    const requestedPath = req.path.startsWith('/') ? req.path.substring(1) : req.path;
     
     // Validate the path doesn't contain dangerous patterns
     if (!isPathSafe(requestedPath)) {

backend/src/utils/fileSecurityUtils.js

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ function isPathSafe(filePath) {
   // Check for common path traversal patterns
   const dangerousPatterns = [
     /\.\.[\/\\]/,  // ../ or ..\
-    /^[\/\\]/,     // Absolute paths
     /^[A-Za-z]:/,  // Windows drive letters
     /[\x00-\x1f]/  // Control characters
   ];