From f461c011985114687d60bc2f49ba25d20206e30d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: serfersac <serfersac@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:10:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: implement search input trimming and XSS safety checks

---
 components/bounty/filter-bar.tsx | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/components/bounty/filter-bar.tsx b/components/bounty/filter-bar.tsx
index 4240df6..621b65c 100644
--- a/components/bounty/filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/components/bounty/filter-bar.tsx
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ export function FilterBar() {
   const updateParams = useCallback(
     (key: string, value: string) => {
       const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString());
-      if (value === "all" || value === "newest") {
+      const trimmedValue = value.trim();
+      if (trimmedValue === "" || (key === "status" && trimmedValue === "all") || (key === "sort" && trimmedValue === "newest")) {
         params.delete(key);
       } else {
-        params.set(key, value);
+        params.set(key, trimmedValue);
       }
       router.push(`/explore?${params.toString()}`);
     },