fix(security): sanitize frontmatter, tag selectors and data URLs

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Follow-up to #484.

• security() now sanitizes frontmatter by default (frontmatter: false to opt out): event handler and markup keys, unsafe URLs in URL keys, and filtered as/is values are removed at any depth, YAML aliases included.
• New sanitizeData() in comark/utils applies the same rules to objects that don't come through the parser.
• as and is are held to blockedTags/allowedTags (plus object), JSON bindings included. Dot-path bindings like :as="frontmatter.tag" resolve after every check, so they are stripped.
• data: URLs are judged by MIME type: never allowed in link props, only image/* in image props.
• internal/props-validation.ts is renamed to internal/sanitize.ts, as it now covers frontmatter too.

⚠️ Breaking change

With security(), frontmatter now goes through the prop rules by default:

• keys starting with on or ending in html are removed (onclick, but also online or descriptionHtml)
• tools that parse with security() and write the document back will drop these keys from the file

Set security({ frontmatter: false }) to keep the previous behavior.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Frontmatter is sanitized by default, with an option to disable sanitization.
  • Added sanitizeData() for standalone data, removing unsafe properties, URLs, and component selectors.
  • Unsafe javascript: and vbscript: URLs are blocked. data: URLs are restricted to permitted image content.
  • Component selectors are filtered against blocked or disallowed tags, and unsafe URL bindings are omitted.
  • Sanitization handles nested data and removes unsafe array entries.
• Documentation
  • Updated security guidance with frontmatter sanitization, URL safety rules, and component-selector filtering.

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🟠 isUnsafeUrlValue allows data images for bound links · internal/sanitize.ts:214

Security · internal/sanitize.ts:214 · in Sanitizer Module

isUnsafeUrlValue calls isUnsafeProtocol(url, true) for every binding. resolveAttributes uses it for href and to, so a bound data image URL survives even though static link validation rejects all data: URLs.

Fix: Give isUnsafeUrlValue the output mode and reject every data: URL for href and to bindings, matching static link validation.

🟠 validateString() skips binding decoding in sanitizeData() · internal/sanitize.ts:428

Security · internal/sanitize.ts:428 · in Sanitizer Module

sanitizeData() passes a raw :href value to validateString(), which treats a JSON-quoted javascript: URL as relative and keeps it. A caller spreading the sanitized object into props can retain the unsafe binding.

Fix: Use validateProp() for keyed entries in sanitizeData() so JSON binding values are decoded and checked like AST props.

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1. [medium, security] packages/comark/src/internal/sanitize.ts line 214
   Problem: `isUnsafeUrlValue` allows data images for bound links. `isUnsafeUrlValue` calls `isUnsafeProtocol(url, true)` for every binding. `resolveAttributes` uses it for `href` and `to`, so a bound data image URL survives even though static link validation rejects all `data:` URLs.
   Fix: Give `isUnsafeUrlValue` the output mode and reject every `data:` URL for `href` and `to` bindings, matching static link validation.
2. [medium, security] packages/comark/src/internal/sanitize.ts line 428
   Problem: `validateString()` skips binding decoding in `sanitizeData()`. `sanitizeData()` passes a raw `:href` value to `validateString()`, which treats a JSON-quoted `javascript:` URL as relative and keeps it. A caller spreading the sanitized object into props can retain the unsafe binding.
   Fix: Use `validateProp()` for keyed entries in `sanitizeData()` so JSON binding values are decoded and checked like AST props.

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The sanitizer now applies URL and tag-selector checks and provides recursive data sanitization. The security plugin applies these checks to component selectors and frontmatter. The comark/utils API exports sanitizeData and its options type.

Changes: Security Sanitization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
URL rules and recursive data sanitization packages/comark/src/internal/sanitize.ts, packages/comark/src/utils/index.ts, packages/comark/test/sanitize.test.ts, docs/content/4.plugins/1.built-in/security.md, AGENTS.md, test/bundle.test.ts	URL checks reject javascript: and vbscript: and apply data: URL rules by context. Tag-selector helpers filter tag values. sanitizeData() recursively removes unsafe entries, applies URL options, compacts arrays, and returns removed paths. Tests cover these rules. The published-size snapshot changes to 385k.
Resolved URL binding validation packages/comark/src/internal/stringify/attributes.ts, packages/comark/test/resolve-attributes.test.ts, packages/comark/test/utils/mdc-compiler.ts	Attribute resolution uses shared URL-property classification to omit unsafe resolved bindings. Tests cover recognized URL properties and a retained non-URL property.
Security plugin and frontmatter integration packages/comark/src/plugins/security.ts, packages/comark/test/plugins/security.test.ts, docs/content/4.plugins/1.built-in/security.md	The plugin checks as and is selectors, including bindings. Frontmatter sanitization is enabled by default and can be disabled with frontmatter: false. Tests cover selector filtering and frontmatter sanitization.

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[farnabaz]

I think it worth too keep other urls in unsafe list, although that modern browsers have protection layer, but those urls still are malicious in older versions.