chore: bump backend version to 1.0.62

- Add database migration for rate limit settings
- Create rate limit service with dynamic configuration from database
- Implement proper authentication detection for admin and gallery tokens
- Skip rate limiting for authenticated users (configurable)
- Add admin API endpoint to update rate limit settings
- Use correct client IP detection with proxy support
- Cache settings for performance (1 minute cache)
- Default to 1000 requests per 15 minutes for better UX
- Apply auth-specific limits only to login endpoints

Key improvements:
- No more rate limiting for authenticated gallery/admin users
- Configurable via admin settings page
- Immediate effect when settings change
- Better handling of proxied requests

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/migrations/027_add_rate_limit_settings.js

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+exports.up = async function(knex) {
+  // Add rate limit settings to app_settings
+  const rateLimitSettings = [
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_enabled',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(true),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_window_minutes',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(15),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_max_requests',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(1000),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_auth_max_requests',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(5),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_skip_authenticated',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(true),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    },
+    {
+      setting_key: 'rate_limit_public_endpoints_only',
+      setting_value: JSON.stringify(false),
+      setting_type: 'security'
+    }
+  ];
+
+  // Insert settings if they don't exist
+  for (const setting of rateLimitSettings) {
+    const exists = await knex('app_settings')
+      .where('setting_key', setting.setting_key)
+      .first();
+    
+    if (!exists) {
+      await knex('app_settings').insert({
+        ...setting,
+        updated_at: knex.fn.now()
+      });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex) {
+  // Remove rate limit settings
+  await knex('app_settings')
+    .whereIn('setting_key', [
+      'rate_limit_enabled',
+      'rate_limit_window_minutes',
+      'rate_limit_max_requests',
+      'rate_limit_auth_max_requests',
+      'rate_limit_skip_authenticated',
+      'rate_limit_public_endpoints_only'
+    ])
+    .del();
+};

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.57",
+  "version": "1.0.62",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-backend",
-      "version": "1.0.57",
+      "version": "1.0.62",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
         "archiver": "^5.3.1",

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.57",
+  "version": "1.0.62",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {

backend/server.js

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ validateEnvironment();
 const express = require('express');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
 const cors = require('cors');
-const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
-const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const path = require('path');
 const { initializeDatabase, db } = require('./src/database/db');
 const { startFileWatcher } = require('./src/services/fileWatcher');
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ const { startExpirationChecker } = require('./src/services/expirationChecker');
 const { initializeTransporter, startEmailQueueProcessor } = require('./src/services/emailProcessor');
 const { maintenanceMiddleware } = require('./src/middleware/maintenance');
 const { sessionTimeoutMiddleware } = require('./src/middleware/sessionTimeout');
+const { createRateLimiter, createAuthRateLimiter } = require('./src/services/rateLimitService');
 const logger = require('./src/utils/logger');
 
 // Import routes
@@ -93,37 +92,23 @@ const corsOptions = {
 
 app.use(cors(corsOptions));
 
-// Rate limiting with admin bypass
-const limiter = rateLimit({
-  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
-  max: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 1000 : 100, // More lenient in development
-  skip: (req) => {
-    // Skip rate limiting for authenticated admin users
-    if (req.path.startsWith('/api/admin/') && req.headers.authorization) {
-      const token = req.headers.authorization.replace('Bearer ', '');
-      try {
-        const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
-        return decoded.type === 'admin';
-      } catch (err) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-    // Also skip rate limiting for public settings endpoint in development
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && req.path === '/api/public/settings') {
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-});
+// Initialize rate limiters (they will be created dynamically)
+let generalRateLimiter;
+let authRateLimiter;
 
-const authLimiter = rateLimit({
-  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
-  max: 5 // limit auth attempts
-});
+// Function to initialize rate limiters
+async function initializeRateLimiters() {
+  generalRateLimiter = await createRateLimiter();
+  authRateLimiter = await createAuthRateLimiter();
+  
+  // Apply rate limiting
+  app.use('/api/', generalRateLimiter);
+  app.use('/api/auth', authRateLimiter);
+  app.use('/api/gallery/:slug/verify', authRateLimiter);
+  app.use('/api/admin/auth/login', authRateLimiter);
+}
 
-// Apply rate limiting - admin routes check will skip for valid admin tokens
-app.use('/api/', limiter);
-app.use('/api/auth', authLimiter);
+// Note: Rate limiters will be initialized after database connection
 
 // Body parsing middleware with increased limits for large uploads
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '100mb' }));
@@ -158,6 +143,28 @@ app.use('/thumbnails', require('./src/middleware/photoAuth'), setCorsHeaders, se
 // Static file serving for uploads (public - logos, favicons)
 app.use('/uploads', setCorsHeaders, secureStatic(path.join(storagePath, 'uploads')));
 
+// Debug endpoint to check IP detection (only in development)
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+  app.get('/api/debug/ip', (req, res) => {
+    const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+                     req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+                     req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+                     req.ip;
+    
+    res.json({
+      detectedIp: clientIp,
+      reqIp: req.ip,
+      headers: {
+        'x-forwarded-for': req.headers['x-forwarded-for'],
+        'x-real-ip': req.headers['x-real-ip'],
+        'x-forwarded-proto': req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'],
+        'x-forwarded-host': req.headers['x-forwarded-host']
+      },
+      trustProxy: app.get('trust proxy')
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 // Health check endpoint
 app.get('/health', async (req, res) => {
   try {
@@ -203,9 +210,13 @@ async function startServer() {
     // Initialize database
     await initializeDatabase();
 
-  // Initialize auth security cleanup job
-  const { initializeCleanupJob } = require('./src/utils/authSecurity');
-  initializeCleanupJob();
+    // Initialize rate limiters after database is ready
+    await initializeRateLimiters();
+    logger.info('Rate limiters initialized with database configuration');
+
+    // Initialize auth security cleanup job
+    const { initializeCleanupJob } = require('./src/utils/authSecurity');
+    initializeCleanupJob();
     
     // Start file watcher
     startFileWatcher();

backend/src/config/validateEnv.js

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function validateEnvironment() {
     if (name === 'JWT_SECRET' && value) {
       // Check for the insecure default value
       if (value === 'your-secret-key') {
-        errors.push(`CRITICAL: JWT_SECRET is set to the insecure default value. Please set a secure secret key.`);
+        errors.push('CRITICAL: JWT_SECRET is set to the insecure default value. Please set a secure secret key.');
       }
       
       // Check minimum length (should be at least 32 characters for security)

backend/src/database/db.js

@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ async function initializeDatabase() {
           )
         `);
         
-        await db.raw(`INSERT INTO events_new SELECT * FROM events`);
-        await db.raw(`DROP TABLE events`);
-        await db.raw(`ALTER TABLE events_new RENAME TO events`);
+        await db.raw('INSERT INTO events_new SELECT * FROM events');
+        await db.raw('DROP TABLE events');
+        await db.raw('ALTER TABLE events_new RENAME TO events');
       } catch (error) {
         // If the migration fails, it might already have been applied
         console.log('Color theme migration may have already been applied');

backend/src/middleware/uploadValidation.js

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const path = require('path');
+const sharp = require('sharp');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+
+/**
+ * Validate uploaded file is complete and not corrupted
+ */
+async function validateUploadedFile(filePath) {
+  try {
+    // Check file exists and has size
+    const stats = await fs.stat(filePath);
+    if (stats.size === 0) {
+      throw new Error('File is empty');
+    }
+    
+    // For image files, verify they can be read by Sharp
+    const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+    const imageExtensions = ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif', '.webp'];
+    
+    if (imageExtensions.includes(ext)) {
+      // Try to read metadata - this will fail if image is corrupted
+      const metadata = await sharp(filePath).metadata();
+      
+      if (!metadata.width || !metadata.height) {
+        throw new Error('Invalid image dimensions');
+      }
+      
+      // Check for reasonable dimensions
+      if (metadata.width < 10 || metadata.height < 10) {
+        throw new Error('Image dimensions too small');
+      }
+      
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(`File validation failed for ${filePath}:`, error.message);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Middleware to validate uploaded files after multer processing
+ */
+async function validateUploadedFiles(req, res, next) {
+  if (!req.files || req.files.length === 0) {
+    return next();
+  }
+  
+  const validFiles = [];
+  const invalidFiles = [];
+  
+  // Validate each file
+  for (const file of req.files) {
+    try {
+      await validateUploadedFile(file.path);
+      validFiles.push(file);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.warn(`Removing invalid upload ${file.originalname}: ${error.message}`);
+      invalidFiles.push({
+        filename: file.originalname,
+        error: error.message
+      });
+      
+      // Delete the invalid file
+      try {
+        await fs.unlink(file.path);
+      } catch (unlinkErr) {
+        logger.error(`Failed to delete invalid file ${file.path}:`, unlinkErr.message);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Update req.files to only include valid files
+  req.files = validFiles;
+  
+  // Store invalid files info for response
+  if (invalidFiles.length > 0) {
+    req.invalidFiles = invalidFiles;
+  }
+  
+  next();
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  validateUploadedFile,
+  validateUploadedFiles
+};

backend/src/routes/adminArchives.js

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ router.post('/:id/restore', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
           } catch (statError) {
             console.error(`Failed to stat file: ${actualFilePath}`);
             console.error(`Entry name was: ${entry.entryName}`);
-            console.error(`Error:`, statError.message);
+            console.error('Error:', statError.message);
             // Skip this file if we can't stat it
             continue;
           }

backend/src/routes/adminEmail.js

@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ router.get('/templates', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
         id: template.id,
         template_key: template.template_key,
         variables: (() => {
-        try {
-          if (!template.variables) return [];
-          if (typeof template.variables === 'object') return template.variables;
-          return JSON.parse(template.variables);
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.warn('Failed to parse variables for template:', template.template_key, e.message);
-          return [];
-        }
-      })(),
+          try {
+            if (!template.variables) return [];
+            if (typeof template.variables === 'object') return template.variables;
+            return JSON.parse(template.variables);
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn('Failed to parse variables for template:', template.template_key, e.message);
+            return [];
+          }
+        })(),
         updated_at: template.updated_at
       };
       

backend/src/routes/adminEvents.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { archiveEvent } = require('../services/archiveService');
 const { queueEmail } = require('../services/emailProcessor');
 const { escapeLikePattern } = require('../utils/sqlSecurity');
-const { formatDate } = require('../utils/dateFormatter');
+// formatDate import removed - dates are formatted by email processor
 const { validatePasswordInContext, getBcryptRounds } = require('../utils/passwordValidation');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     const password_hash = await bcrypt.hash(password, getBcryptRounds());
     
     // Calculate expiration date (days after event date)
-    const expires_at = new Date(event_date);
+    // Parse YYYY-MM-DD format as local date to avoid timezone issues
+    let expires_at;
+    if (event_date.match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/)) {
+      const [year, month, day] = event_date.split('-').map(num => parseInt(num, 10));
+      expires_at = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
+    } else {
+      expires_at = new Date(event_date);
+    }
     expires_at.setDate(expires_at.getDate() + parseInt(expiration_days, 10));
     
     // Create folder structure
@@ -128,8 +135,7 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     );
     
     // Queue creation email
-    // Determine language based on email domain
-    const emailLang = host_email.endsWith('.de') ? 'de' : 'en';
+    // Language detection is handled by email processor
     
     await db('email_queue').insert({
       event_id: eventId,
@@ -138,10 +144,10 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
       email_data: JSON.stringify({
         host_name: host_name,
         event_name,
-        event_date: await formatDate(event_date, emailLang),
+        event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
         gallery_link: shareLink,
         gallery_password: password,
-        expiry_date: await formatDate(expires_at, emailLang),
+        expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
         welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
       }),
       status: 'pending',
@@ -546,10 +552,10 @@ router.post('/:id/reset-password', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       await queueEmail(id, event.host_email, 'gallery_created', {
         host_name: event.host_email.split('@')[0],
         event_name: event.event_name,
-        event_date: new Date(event.event_date).toLocaleDateString(),
+        event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
         gallery_link: event.share_link,
         gallery_password: newPassword,
-        expiry_date: new Date(event.expires_at).toLocaleDateString()
+        expiry_date: event.expires_at  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       });
     }
 
@@ -596,18 +602,16 @@ router.post('/:id/resend-email', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       galleryPassword = '{{password_security_message}}';
     }
     
-    // Format dates in a neutral format - the email processor will localize them
-    const eventDate = new Date(event.event_date);
-    const expiryDate = new Date(event.expires_at);
+    // Dates will be formatted by the email processor based on recipient language
     
     // Queue the email
     await queueEmail(id, event.host_email, 'gallery_created', {
       host_name: event.host_name || event.host_email.split('@')[0],
       event_name: event.event_name,
-      event_date: eventDate.toISOString().split('T')[0], // YYYY-MM-DD format
+      event_date: event.event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       gallery_link: event.share_link,
       gallery_password: galleryPassword,
-      expiry_date: expiryDate.toISOString().split('T')[0], // YYYY-MM-DD format
+      expiry_date: event.expires_at,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       welcome_message: event.welcome_message || '',
       eventId: id,
       isResend: true // Flag to indicate this is a resend

backend/src/routes/adminPhotos.js

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const { db, logActivity } = require('../database/db');
 const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth');
-const { generateThumbnail } = require('../services/imageProcessor');
+const { generateThumbnail, ensureThumbnail } = require('../services/imageProcessor');
 const { generatePhotoFilename } = require('../utils/filenameSanitizer');
 const { escapeLikePattern } = require('../utils/sqlSecurity');
+const { validateUploadedFiles } = require('../middleware/uploadValidation');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Get storage path from environment or default
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ router.post('/:eventId/upload', adminAuth, (req, res, next) => {
     }
     next();
   });
-}, validateUploadContent, async (req, res) => {
+}, validateUploadContent, validateUploadedFiles, async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { eventId } = req.params;
     const { category_id } = req.body;
@@ -197,8 +198,14 @@ router.post('/:eventId/upload', adminAuth, (req, res, next) => {
             file.filename = newFilename;
             file.path = newPath;
             
-            // Generate thumbnail with new filename
-            const thumbnailPath = await generateThumbnail(file.path);
+            // Generate thumbnail with new filename (with better error handling)
+            let thumbnailPath = null;
+            try {
+              thumbnailPath = await generateThumbnail(file.path);
+            } catch (thumbError) {
+              console.error(`Thumbnail generation failed for ${file.filename}:`, thumbError.message);
+              // Continue without thumbnail rather than failing the whole upload
+            }
             
             // Calculate relative paths
             const storagePath = getStoragePath();
@@ -269,19 +276,23 @@ router.post('/:eventId/upload', adminAuth, (req, res, next) => {
       { type: 'admin', id: req.admin.id, name: req.admin.username }
     );
     
+    // Include any files that were invalid from the validation middleware
+    const totalInvalidFiles = (req.invalidFiles || []).concat(errors);
+    
     // Prepare response
+    const totalAttempted = req.files.length + (req.invalidFiles ? req.invalidFiles.length : 0);
     const response = {
       message: `Successfully uploaded ${uploadedPhotos.length} photos`,
       photos: uploadedPhotos,
-      totalFiles: req.files.length,
+      totalFiles: totalAttempted,
       successCount: uploadedPhotos.length,
-      failureCount: errors.length
+      failureCount: totalInvalidFiles.length
     };
     
     // Include error details if any files failed
-    if (errors.length > 0) {
-      response.errors = errors;
-      response.message = `Uploaded ${uploadedPhotos.length} of ${req.files.length} photos. ${errors.length} failed.`;
+    if (totalInvalidFiles.length > 0) {
+      response.errors = totalInvalidFiles;
+      response.message = `Uploaded ${uploadedPhotos.length} of ${totalAttempted} photos. ${totalInvalidFiles.length} failed.`;
     }
     
     res.json(response);
@@ -613,26 +624,24 @@ router.get('/:eventId/thumbnail/:photoId', adminAuth, async (req, res) => {
       .where({ id: photoId, event_id: eventId })
       .first();
     
-    if (!photo || !photo.thumbnail_path) {
-      console.error(`Thumbnail not found for photo ${photoId}, event ${eventId}`);
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Thumbnail not found' });
+    if (!photo) {
+      console.error(`Photo not found: ${photoId}, event ${eventId}`);
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Photo not found' });
+    }
+    
+    // Ensure thumbnail exists and is valid, regenerate if needed
+    const thumbnailPath = await ensureThumbnail(photo);
+    
+    if (!thumbnailPath) {
+      console.error(`Failed to generate thumbnail for photo ${photoId}`);
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Thumbnail generation failed' });
     }
     
     const storagePath = getStoragePath();
-    const filePath = path.join(storagePath, photo.thumbnail_path);
-    
-    console.log(`Attempting to serve thumbnail: ${filePath}`);
-    
-    // Check if file exists
-    try {
-      await fs.access(filePath);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`Thumbnail file not found: ${filePath}`, error);
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Thumbnail file not found' });
-    }
+    const filePath = path.join(storagePath, thumbnailPath);
     
     // Set appropriate headers
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', `image/${path.extname(photo.thumbnail_path).slice(1)}`);
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'image/jpeg'); // Thumbnails are always JPEG
     res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'private, max-age=3600');
     res.setHeader('Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy', 'cross-origin');
     

backend/src/routes/adminSettings.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const { db, logActivity } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const { adminAuth } = require('../middleware/auth');
 const { clearMaintenanceCache } = require('../middleware/maintenance');
+const { clearSettingsCache } = require('../services/rateLimitService');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Configure multer for logo uploads
@@ -582,4 +583,68 @@ router.post('/favicon', adminAuth, faviconUpload.single('favicon'), async (req,
   }
 });
 
+// Update rate limit settings
+router.put('/security/rate-limit', adminAuth, [
+  body('rate_limit_enabled').isBoolean().withMessage('Enabled must be a boolean'),
+  body('rate_limit_window_minutes').isInt({ min: 1, max: 60 }).withMessage('Window must be between 1 and 60 minutes'),
+  body('rate_limit_max_requests').isInt({ min: 10, max: 10000 }).withMessage('Max requests must be between 10 and 10000'),
+  body('rate_limit_auth_max_requests').isInt({ min: 1, max: 100 }).withMessage('Auth max requests must be between 1 and 100'),
+  body('rate_limit_skip_authenticated').isBoolean().withMessage('Skip authenticated must be a boolean'),
+  body('rate_limit_public_endpoints_only').isBoolean().withMessage('Public endpoints only must be a boolean')
+], async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const errors = validationResult(req);
+    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
+    }
+
+    const {
+      rate_limit_enabled,
+      rate_limit_window_minutes,
+      rate_limit_max_requests,
+      rate_limit_auth_max_requests,
+      rate_limit_skip_authenticated,
+      rate_limit_public_endpoints_only
+    } = req.body;
+
+    // Update each setting
+    const settings = [
+      { key: 'rate_limit_enabled', value: rate_limit_enabled },
+      { key: 'rate_limit_window_minutes', value: rate_limit_window_minutes },
+      { key: 'rate_limit_max_requests', value: rate_limit_max_requests },
+      { key: 'rate_limit_auth_max_requests', value: rate_limit_auth_max_requests },
+      { key: 'rate_limit_skip_authenticated', value: rate_limit_skip_authenticated },
+      { key: 'rate_limit_public_endpoints_only', value: rate_limit_public_endpoints_only }
+    ];
+
+    for (const { key, value } of settings) {
+      await db('app_settings')
+        .where('setting_key', key)
+        .update({
+          setting_value: JSON.stringify(value),
+          updated_at: new Date()
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Clear the rate limit settings cache to apply changes immediately
+    clearSettingsCache();
+
+    // Log activity
+    await logActivity('settings_updated', 
+      { 
+        category: 'security',
+        subcategory: 'rate_limit',
+        changes: settings.length
+      },
+      null,
+      { type: 'admin', id: req.admin.id, name: req.admin.username }
+    );
+
+    res.json({ message: 'Rate limit settings updated successfully' });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Rate limit settings update error:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to update rate limit settings' });
+  }
+});
+
 module.exports = router;

backend/src/routes/events.js

@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ router.post('/', adminAuth, [
     await queueEmail(eventId, host_email, 'gallery_created', {
       host_name: host_email.split('@')[0], // Extract name from email
       event_name,
-      event_date: new Date(event_date).toLocaleDateString(),
+      event_date: event_date,  // Pass raw date - will be formatted by email processor
       gallery_link: shareLink,
       gallery_password: password,
-      expiry_date: expires_at.toLocaleDateString(),
+      expiry_date: expires_at.toISOString(),  // Pass ISO string - will be formatted by email processor
       welcome_message: welcome_message || ''
     });
     

backend/src/services/imageProcessor.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const sharp = require('sharp');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
 
 // Configure sharp for better memory management with large batches
 sharp.cache(false); // Disable cache to prevent memory buildup
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const THUMBNAIL_WIDTH = 300;
 const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
 const getThumbnailPath = () => path.join(getStoragePath(), 'thumbnails');
 
-async function generateThumbnail(imagePath) {
+async function generateThumbnail(imagePath, options = {}) {
   const filename = path.basename(imagePath);
   const thumbnailFilename = `thumb_${filename}`;
   const thumbnailDir = getThumbnailPath();
@@ -19,11 +20,29 @@ async function generateThumbnail(imagePath) {
   // Ensure thumbnail directory exists
   await fs.mkdir(thumbnailDir, { recursive: true });
   
+  // Check if we need to regenerate (for broken thumbnails)
+  if (options.regenerate) {
+    try {
+      await fs.unlink(thumbnailPath);
+      logger.info(`Deleted broken thumbnail: ${thumbnailPath}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // File might not exist, that's okay
+    }
+  }
+  
   try {
-    // Generate thumbnail with memory-efficient settings
+    // First, verify the source image is complete and valid
+    const metadata = await sharp(imagePath).metadata();
+    
+    if (!metadata.width || !metadata.height) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid image metadata - file may be incomplete');
+    }
+    
+    // Generate thumbnail with memory-efficient settings and error handling
     await sharp(imagePath, { 
       limitInputPixels: 268402689, // ~16k x 16k max
-      sequentialRead: true // More memory efficient for large images
+      sequentialRead: true, // More memory efficient for large images
+      failOnError: false // Don't fail on minor issues
     })
       .resize(THUMBNAIL_WIDTH, null, {
         withoutEnlargement: true,
@@ -36,12 +55,80 @@ async function generateThumbnail(imagePath) {
       })
       .toFile(thumbnailPath);
     
+    // Verify the thumbnail was created successfully
+    const stats = await fs.stat(thumbnailPath);
+    if (stats.size === 0) {
+      throw new Error('Generated thumbnail is empty');
+    }
+    
     return path.relative(getStoragePath(), thumbnailPath);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`Failed to generate thumbnail for ${filename}:`, error);
+    logger.error(`Failed to generate thumbnail for ${filename}:`, error.message);
+    
+    // Clean up any partially created file
+    try {
+      await fs.unlink(thumbnailPath);
+    } catch (unlinkErr) {
+      // Ignore unlink errors
+    }
+    
     // Return null if thumbnail generation fails, don't fail the whole upload
     return null;
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { generateThumbnail };
+/**
+ * Check if a thumbnail exists and is valid
+ */
+async function isThumbnailValid(thumbnailPath) {
+  try {
+    const fullPath = path.join(getStoragePath(), thumbnailPath);
+    const stats = await fs.stat(fullPath);
+    
+    // Check if file exists and has content
+    if (stats.size === 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    
+    // Try to read metadata to ensure it's a valid image
+    await sharp(fullPath).metadata();
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Regenerate thumbnail if it's broken or missing
+ */
+async function ensureThumbnail(photo) {
+  const storagePath = getStoragePath();
+  const originalPath = path.join(storagePath, 'events/active', photo.path);
+  
+  // Check if thumbnail exists and is valid
+  if (photo.thumbnail_path) {
+    const isValid = await isThumbnailValid(photo.thumbnail_path);
+    if (isValid) {
+      return photo.thumbnail_path;
+    }
+    logger.warn(`Invalid thumbnail detected for photo ${photo.id}, regenerating...`);
+  }
+  
+  // Generate new thumbnail
+  const newThumbnailPath = await generateThumbnail(originalPath, { regenerate: true });
+  
+  if (newThumbnailPath) {
+    // Update database with new thumbnail path
+    const { db } = require('../database/db');
+    await db('photos')
+      .where({ id: photo.id })
+      .update({ thumbnail_path: newThumbnailPath });
+    
+    logger.info(`Regenerated thumbnail for photo ${photo.id}`);
+    return newThumbnailPath;
+  }
+  
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = { generateThumbnail, isThumbnailValid, ensureThumbnail };

backend/src/services/rateLimitService.js

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+const { db } = require('../database/db');
+const logger = require('../utils/logger');
+
+// Cache for rate limit settings
+let settingsCache = null;
+let cacheExpiry = 0;
+const CACHE_DURATION = 60000; // 1 minute cache
+
+/**
+ * Get rate limit settings from database with caching
+ */
+async function getRateLimitSettings() {
+  try {
+    // Check cache
+    if (settingsCache && Date.now() < cacheExpiry) {
+      return settingsCache;
+    }
+
+    // Fetch from database
+    const settings = await db('app_settings')
+      .whereIn('setting_key', [
+        'rate_limit_enabled',
+        'rate_limit_window_minutes',
+        'rate_limit_max_requests',
+        'rate_limit_auth_max_requests',
+        'rate_limit_skip_authenticated',
+        'rate_limit_public_endpoints_only'
+      ]);
+
+    // Parse settings into object
+    const config = {
+      enabled: true,
+      windowMinutes: 15,
+      maxRequests: 100,
+      authMaxRequests: 5,
+      skipAuthenticated: true,
+      publicEndpointsOnly: false
+    };
+
+    settings.forEach(setting => {
+      const value = JSON.parse(setting.setting_value);
+      switch (setting.setting_key) {
+      case 'rate_limit_enabled':
+        config.enabled = value;
+        break;
+      case 'rate_limit_window_minutes':
+        config.windowMinutes = value;
+        break;
+      case 'rate_limit_max_requests':
+        config.maxRequests = value;
+        break;
+      case 'rate_limit_auth_max_requests':
+        config.authMaxRequests = value;
+        break;
+      case 'rate_limit_skip_authenticated':
+        config.skipAuthenticated = value;
+        break;
+      case 'rate_limit_public_endpoints_only':
+        config.publicEndpointsOnly = value;
+        break;
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Update cache
+    settingsCache = config;
+    cacheExpiry = Date.now() + CACHE_DURATION;
+
+    return config;
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Failed to fetch rate limit settings:', error);
+    // Return defaults on error
+    return {
+      enabled: true,
+      windowMinutes: 15,
+      maxRequests: 100,
+      authMaxRequests: 5,
+      skipAuthenticated: true,
+      publicEndpointsOnly: false
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear settings cache (call when settings are updated)
+ */
+function clearSettingsCache() {
+  settingsCache = null;
+  cacheExpiry = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if request has valid authentication
+ */
+function isAuthenticated(req) {
+  try {
+    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
+    if (!authHeader || !authHeader.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const token = authHeader.substring(7);
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
+    
+    // Check if token is valid
+    if (!decoded || typeof decoded !== 'object') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Valid token found - check type
+    req.tokenType = decoded.type; // 'admin' or 'gallery'
+    req.tokenPayload = decoded;
+    
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine if rate limiting should be applied to this request
+ */
+function shouldSkipRateLimit(req, config) {
+  // If rate limiting is disabled globally
+  if (!config.enabled) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Never skip rate limiting for auth endpoints
+  const isAuthEndpoint = req.path.match(/\/(auth|login|gallery\/[^/]+\/verify)$/);
+  if (isAuthEndpoint) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check if we should skip authenticated requests
+  if (config.skipAuthenticated && isAuthenticated(req)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Check if we only rate limit public endpoints
+  if (config.publicEndpointsOnly) {
+    const isPublicEndpoint = req.path.startsWith('/api/public/') || 
+                           req.path.startsWith('/api/gallery/') ||
+                           isAuthEndpoint;
+    return !isPublicEndpoint;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create dynamic rate limiter
+ */
+async function createRateLimiter() {
+  const config = await getRateLimitSettings();
+  
+  return rateLimit({
+    windowMs: config.windowMinutes * 60 * 1000,
+    max: async (req) => {
+      // Refresh config for each request
+      const currentConfig = await getRateLimitSettings();
+      
+      // Different limits for auth endpoints
+      const isAuthEndpoint = req.path.match(/\/(auth|login|gallery\/[^/]+\/verify)$/);
+      return isAuthEndpoint ? currentConfig.authMaxRequests : currentConfig.maxRequests;
+    },
+    keyGenerator: (req) => {
+      // Use correct client IP when behind proxy
+      return req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+             req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+             req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+             req.ip;
+    },
+    skip: async (req) => {
+      const currentConfig = await getRateLimitSettings();
+      return shouldSkipRateLimit(req, currentConfig);
+    },
+    handler: (req, res) => {
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || req.ip;
+      logger.warn('Rate limit exceeded', {
+        ip: clientIp,
+        path: req.path,
+        method: req.method,
+        authenticated: isAuthenticated(req),
+        tokenType: req.tokenType
+      });
+      
+      res.status(429).json({ 
+        error: 'Too many requests, please try again later.',
+        retryAfter: res.getHeader('Retry-After')
+      });
+    },
+    standardHeaders: true, // Return rate limit info in headers
+    legacyHeaders: false, // Disable X-RateLimit headers
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create auth-specific rate limiter
+ */
+async function createAuthRateLimiter() {
+  const config = await getRateLimitSettings();
+  
+  return rateLimit({
+    windowMs: config.windowMinutes * 60 * 1000,
+    max: config.authMaxRequests,
+    keyGenerator: (req) => {
+      // Use correct client IP when behind proxy
+      return req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || 
+             req.headers['x-real-ip'] || 
+             req.connection.remoteAddress || 
+             req.ip;
+    },
+    skip: async () => {
+      const currentConfig = await getRateLimitSettings();
+      return !currentConfig.enabled;
+    },
+    handler: (req, res) => {
+      const clientIp = req.headers['x-forwarded-for']?.split(',')[0]?.trim() || req.ip;
+      logger.warn('Auth rate limit exceeded', {
+        ip: clientIp,
+        path: req.path
+      });
+      
+      res.status(429).json({ 
+        error: 'Too many authentication attempts, please try again later.',
+        retryAfter: res.getHeader('Retry-After')
+      });
+    },
+    standardHeaders: true,
+    legacyHeaders: false,
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getRateLimitSettings,
+  clearSettingsCache,
+  createRateLimiter,
+  createAuthRateLimiter,
+  isAuthenticated,
+  shouldSkipRateLimit
+};

backend/src/services/watermarkService.js

@@ -56,30 +56,30 @@ class WatermarkService {
     let left, top;
 
     switch (position) {
-      case 'top-left':
-        left = padding;
-        top = padding;
-        break;
-      case 'top-right':
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = padding;
-        break;
-      case 'bottom-left':
-        left = padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
-        break;
-      case 'bottom-right':
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
-        break;
-      case 'center':
-        left = Math.floor((imageWidth - watermarkWidth) / 2);
-        top = Math.floor((imageHeight - watermarkHeight) / 2);
-        break;
-      default:
-        // Default to bottom-right
-        left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
-        top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+    case 'top-left':
+      left = padding;
+      top = padding;
+      break;
+    case 'top-right':
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = padding;
+      break;
+    case 'bottom-left':
+      left = padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+      break;
+    case 'bottom-right':
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
+      break;
+    case 'center':
+      left = Math.floor((imageWidth - watermarkWidth) / 2);
+      top = Math.floor((imageHeight - watermarkHeight) / 2);
+      break;
+    default:
+      // Default to bottom-right
+      left = imageWidth - watermarkWidth - padding;
+      top = imageHeight - watermarkHeight - padding;
     }
 
     return { left: Math.max(0, left), top: Math.max(0, top) };

backend/src/utils/dateFormatter.js

@@ -27,7 +27,28 @@ async function formatDate(date, language = 'en') {
       }
     }
     
-    const dateObj = date instanceof Date ? date : new Date(date);
+    // Ensure proper date parsing
+    let dateObj;
+    if (date instanceof Date) {
+      dateObj = date;
+    } else if (typeof date === 'string') {
+      // For date strings like "2025-07-16", parse as local date to avoid timezone issues
+      if (date.match(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/)) {
+        // Parse YYYY-MM-DD format as local date
+        const [year, month, day] = date.split('-').map(num => parseInt(num, 10));
+        dateObj = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
+      } else {
+        dateObj = new Date(date);
+      }
+    } else {
+      dateObj = new Date(date);
+    }
+    
+    // Check if date is valid
+    if (isNaN(dateObj.getTime())) {
+      console.error('Invalid date provided to formatDate:', date);
+      throw new Error('Invalid date');
+    }
     
     // Use appropriate locale based on language
     let locale = dateConfig.locale || 'en-GB';
@@ -39,33 +60,33 @@ async function formatDate(date, language = 'en') {
     
     // Format based on the configured format
     switch (dateConfig.format) {
-      case 'MM/DD/YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          month: '2-digit',
-          day: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      case 'DD/MM/YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          day: '2-digit',
-          month: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      case 'YYYY-MM-DD':
-        return dateObj.toISOString().split('T')[0];
-      case 'DD.MM.YYYY':
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', {
-          day: '2-digit',
-          month: '2-digit',
-          year: 'numeric'
-        });
-      default:
-        // Use long format as fallback
-        return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-          year: 'numeric',
-          month: 'long',
-          day: 'numeric'
-        });
+    case 'MM/DD/YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        month: '2-digit',
+        day: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    case 'DD/MM/YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        day: '2-digit',
+        month: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    case 'YYYY-MM-DD':
+      return dateObj.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+    case 'DD.MM.YYYY':
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', {
+        day: '2-digit',
+        month: '2-digit',
+        year: 'numeric'
+      });
+    default:
+      // Use long format as fallback
+      return dateObj.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
+        year: 'numeric',
+        month: 'long',
+        day: 'numeric'
+      });
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error formatting date:', error);

backend/src/utils/sqlSecurity.js

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function escapeLikePattern(input) {
     .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') // Escape backslashes first
     .replace(/%/g, '\\%')   // Escape percent signs
     .replace(/_/g, '\\_')   // Escape underscores
-    .replace(/'/g, "''");   // Escape single quotes for safety
+    .replace(/'/g, '\'\'');   // Escape single quotes for safety
 }
 
 /**