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what

adds examples/standalone-static/ (docker compose + a default.conf.template override) showing how to run the nginx image with no BACKEND, serving static content directly, plus a short README pointer.

why

closes #61. the image is reverse-proxy-only by default (default.conf.template always includes includes/proxy_backend.conf), which is why running it with no backend returns 502/404. no code change is needed for standalone use — the documented template-override mechanism (README.md, "mount your local file as the new template") already covers it, as @zapovit demonstrated on the issue. this just turns that into a working, tested example.

verified locally: docker compose up in the example dir serves the static index.html with 200, and a SQLi payload (?id=1' OR '1'='1) gets blocked 403 by rule 942100 (libinjection) — confirming ModSecurity/CRS still runs on the static-serving path.

refs

• owasp/modsecurity-crs:{nginx/apache} as a standalone webserver  #61

ai disclosure

• tools used: Claude Code (gh cli, docker compose)
• assisted with: drafting the example template/compose file and README wording
• review performed: ran the example end-to-end locally (static 200, SQLi payload blocked 403 via rule 942100); confirmed no other consumer of location_common.conf.template depends on a backend

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added a standalone static-site example served through the ModSecurity CRS Nginx image, with no backend service. It includes a demo page, a ready-to-use container setup, and commands to start the example and check a request, including a request that demonstrates ModSecurity blocking suspicious input.
• Documentation
  • Added guidance for configuring standalone mode when no proxy backend is available, including a link to the example setup and instructions for serving files directly.

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Walkthrough

Adds a standalone Nginx configuration and Docker Compose example that serves a mounted static page without a backend. The README links to the example and explains how to override the default template.

Changes

Standalone static serving

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure and document standalone serving examples/standalone-static/templates/conf.d/default.conf.template, examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml, examples/standalone-static/html/index.html, README.md	The Nginx template configures static-file serving and includes CORS and common-location configuration. The Compose service mounts the template and demo site and publishes port 8080. The README links to the example and describes omitting the proxy_backend.conf include.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested labels: release:ignore

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b49ea

The example is ready to merge after normal checks: its configuration serves the mounted page without a backend and retains CRS inspection.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 15 | ❌ 3

❌ Failed checks (3 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Ai Contribution Disclosure	⚠️ Warning	The PR body includes ## ai disclosure, ## what, ## why, and ## refs. The disclosure is inadequate because **tools used** says Claude Code (gh cli, docker compose) but does not name the mod…	Update the PR body so **tools used** names the model and version, while retaining the concrete assistance and review details. Amend or rewrite the reviewed commit messages to remove both Co-Authored-By/Co-authored-by trailers and any …
Owasp Security (Web, Api & Llm)	⚠️ Warning	WARNING: examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml:15 pulls the mutable owasp/modsecurity-crs:nginx-alpine rolling tag without a digest. The repository identifies nginx-alpine as a rolling …	Pin the image to an approved stable CRS version/date tag and its verified immutable digest, for example owasp/modsecurity-crs:<approved-version>-nginx-alpine-<date>@sha256:<verified-digest>. Verify the digest in review or CI and update it…
Unpinned Dependencies & Actions	⚠️ Warning	⚠️ WARNING: The changed Docker Compose example uses owasp/modsecurity-crs:nginx-alpine without a content digest at examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml:15. The named tag can move, so the…	Pin the image to the verified digest for the intended nginx-alpine release, for example owasp/modsecurity-crs@sha256:<verified-digest>, and retain the human-readable release tag or version in a trailing comment.

✅ Passed checks (15 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding documentation and an example for standalone static serving without a backend.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #61 is closed and supplies historical context only. No active directly linked issue supplies coding requirements for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The README pointer, standalone Docker Compose example, static HTML, and default.conf.template override all address the standalone-serving context described by issue #61. The available pull request s…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Regex Assembly Is The Source Of Truth	✅ Passed	Passed — not applicable. The pull request changes only README.md and files under examples/standalone-static/. It does not modify an @rx pattern in rules/*.conf or any file under regex-assembly/.
Rule Change Requires Go-Ftw Test Coverage	✅ Passed	Not applicable: the pull request changes only README.md and files under examples/standalone-static/. It does not add or modify a SecRule in rules/.conf or plugins/.conf, and it does not change regex…
Redos Risk & Re2 Compatibility	✅ Passed	Passed — not applicable. The PR changes only README.md and the standalone-static Docker Compose, HTML, and Nginx template files. It adds or modifies no @rx pattern in rules/*.conf or `regex-assemb…
False Positive Risk & Existing Coverage	✅ Passed	Passed — not applicable. The pull request changes only README.md and example Docker/Nginx/HTML files. It does not add or modify a detection pattern or a rule under rules/.conf, plugins/.conf, or reg…
Crs Rule Metadata & Id Conventions	✅ Passed	Not applicable. The pull request changes only README.md and files under examples/standalone-static/. It does not add or modify a SecRule in rules/.conf, plugins/.conf, or crs-setup.conf.example.
Rule & Config Breaking Changes	✅ Passed	PASS — The pull request changes only README.md and adds an isolated standalone example. The diff does not remove or renumber rule IDs, change CRS defaults, tags, messages, paranoia levels, data files,…
Secrets, Payloads & Pii In Logs	✅ Passed	No changed line emits a log, stack trace, error message, or telemetry record. The PR adds only README text, Compose configuration, an Nginx template, and static HTML. The SQLi example is synthetic doc…
New Dependency Scrutiny	✅ Passed	PASS: The authoritative PR diff changes only README.md and three example files. It adds no entry to the listed package manifests, no new GitHub Actions uses: step, and no Buildkite plugin reference.…
Install & Build-Time Code Execution	✅ Passed	PASS: The PR changes only README.md and a static Docker Compose example with Nginx configuration and HTML. The diff contains no pipe-to-shell installer, package or Go installation, checksum bypass, li…
Renovate: Config Present And Valid	✅ Passed	PASS — The PR changes README.md in the repository root, so the scan scope applies. It does not add, modify, or delete any Renovate configuration file, and renovate.json exists at the PR head. The …

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Explanation

The PR body includes ## ai disclosure, ## what, ## why, and ## refs. The disclosure is inadequate because **tools used** says Claude Code (gh cli, docker compose) but does not name the model and version required by the policy. The reviewed commits also contain prohibited attribution trailers: Co-authored-by: coderabbitai[bot]... and Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5....

Resolution

Update the PR body so **tools used** names the model and version, while retaining the concrete assistance and review details. Amend or rewrite the reviewed commit messages to remove both Co-Authored-By/Co-authored-by trailers and any AI-tool signature lines.

Full details: Owasp Security (Web, Api & Llm)

Explanation

WARNING: examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml:15 pulls the mutable owasp/modsecurity-crs:nginx-alpine rolling tag without a digest. The repository identifies nginx-alpine as a rolling tag and states that rolling tags should not be used in production (README.md:33-45); its stable tags include a CRS version and date (README.md:17-31). Each later docker compose up can therefore run unreviewed image contents, which matches the Software and Data Integrity Failure condition for missing integrity verification of externally fetched content. CRS rule ID and paranoia level are not applicable; the affected variable is the Compose image reference.

Resolution

Pin the image to an approved stable CRS version/date tag and its verified immutable digest, for example owasp/modsecurity-crs:<approved-version>-nginx-alpine-<date>@sha256:<verified-digest>. Verify the digest in review or CI and update it through a controlled dependency process.

Full details: Unpinned Dependencies & Actions

Explanation

⚠️ WARNING: The changed Docker Compose example uses owasp/modsecurity-crs:nginx-alpine without a content digest at examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml:15. The named tag can move, so the example is not reproducible under the Docker pinning rule.

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examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml (1)

20-20: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Detected with Advanced Tier | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Make the access scope explicit.

"8080:8080" intentionally supports remote access for a static site. However, localhost does not imply loopback-only binding. Add a note for users who want local-only access.

Clarify the access scope

 # Usage:
+# Port 8080 is published on all host interfaces. For local-only access, use
+# "127.0.0.1:8080:8080" instead.
 #   docker compose up
 #   curl http://localhost:8080/

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Review comment at @examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml at line 20:
Add a comment beside the published port mapping in the Docker Compose usage
section clarifying that port 8080 is exposed on all host interfaces and that
users wanting local-only access should bind it to 127.0.0.1.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @examples/standalone-static/html/index.html:
- Line 7: Update the displayed curl request in the HTML example to encode spaces
in the SQL-injection payload as %20, preserving the payload so the request
reaches ModSecurity for inspection.

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Review comments at @examples/standalone-static/docker-compose.yaml:
- Line 20: Add a comment beside the published port mapping in the Docker Compose
usage section clarifying that port 8080 is exposed on all host interfaces and
that users wanting local-only access should bind it to 127.0.0.1.

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