instructure/canvas-lms
Apr 2025 – Aug 2025
2 Months active
Languages Used
JavaScriptRuby
Technical Skills
Front End DevelopmentJavaScriptSecurityAPI DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentRuby on Rails
murilo.paiva
PROFILE
Murilo.paiva
Murilo Paiva focused on security and privacy enhancements for the instructure/canvas-lms repository over a two-month period. He addressed a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Smart Search feature by implementing HTML escaping to sanitize user-generated content, using JavaScript and front end development skills to mitigate XSS risks and improve auditability. In a separate effort, Murilo resolved a privacy issue in anonymous discussion topics by updating backend logic in Ruby on Rails, ensuring student names remained confidential and adding comprehensive tests to cover privacy edge cases. His work demonstrated careful attention to secure coding, data protection, and maintainability.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
0%Features
Repository Contributions
2Total
Bugs
2
Commits
2
Features
0
Lines of code
83
Activity Months2
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Work History
August 2025
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025Month: 2025-08 — Focused on privacy, reliability, and test coverage. Delivered a critical bug fix for anonymous discussion topic privacy in Canvas LMS and strengthened data protection with added tests.
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025Month: 2025-08 — Focused on privacy, reliability, and test coverage. Delivered a critical bug fix for anonymous discussion topic privacy in Canvas LMS and strengthened data protection with added tests.
August 2025
April 2025
1 Commits
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for instructure/canvas-lms: Security hardening for Smart Search with XSS mitigation. Implemented HTML escaping to sanitize user-generated content before rendering search results, addressing a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability. Linked to NetSPI assessment (scenario 1) via commit 0fcc4b5d941102b9e8cb8644cd808526c4b964d7. This work improves security posture, reduces attack surface, and was validated with targeted tests and code review.
April 2025
1 Commits
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for instructure/canvas-lms: Security hardening for Smart Search with XSS mitigation. Implemented HTML escaping to sanitize user-generated content before rendering search results, addressing a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability. Linked to NetSPI assessment (scenario 1) via commit 0fcc4b5d941102b9e8cb8644cd808526c4b964d7. This work improves security posture, reduces attack surface, and was validated with targeted tests and code review.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
JavaScriptRuby
Technical Skills
API DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentFront End DevelopmentJavaScriptRuby on RailsSecurityTesting
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