CORS for AdonisJS

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CORS decides which origins may read your API responses. A wildcard turns an authenticated API into a public one.

What AdonisJS must have

  • Access-Control-Allow-Origin limited to known origins
  • No wildcard combined with credentials
  • No reflection of arbitrary Origin headers
  • Preflight responses only allow the methods actually used

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace wildcards with an explicit allowlist
  2. 2Validate Origin before echoing it and reject unknown origins early

AdonisJS context

Batteries-included Node.js framework inspired by Laravel.

Shield middleware provides CSRF and CSP; verify it is enabled on every route group.