feat(security): harden anti-DDoS gate with scanner triage, tiered blocks and in-process global halt

src/lib/ddos.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { classifyDdos } from "@/lib/ddos";
+import { classifyDdos, isSuspiciousPath } from "@/lib/ddos";
 
 describe("classifyDdos", () => {
 	it.each([
@@ -18,3 +18,26 @@ describe("classifyDdos", () => {
 		expect(classifyDdos(pathname)).toBe(expected);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("isSuspiciousPath", () => {
+	it.each([
+		["/wp-admin/index.php", true],
+		["/wp-login.php", true],
+		["/.env", true],
+		["/.git/config", true],
+		["/phpmyadmin/", true],
+		["/server-status", true],
+		["/index.php", true],
+		["/shell.aspx", true],
+	])(`flags scanner path %s`, (pathname, expected) => {
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath(pathname)).toBe(expected);
+	});
+
+	it("does not flag real app routes", () => {
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath("/")).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath("/community")).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath("/api/health")).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath("/login")).toBe(false);
+		expect(isSuspiciousPath("/news/article/hello-world")).toBe(false);
+	});
+});

src/lib/ddos.ts

@@ -16,3 +16,39 @@ export function classifyDdos(pathname: string): DdosCategory {
 	if (pathname.startsWith("/api/")) return "api";
 	return "pages";
 }
+
+const HOSTILE_PATH_SEGMENTS = new Set([
+	"wp-admin",
+	"wp-login.php",
+	"wp-includes",
+	"phpmyadmin",
+	"pma",
+	"adminer",
+	"server-status",
+	".env",
+	".git",
+]);
+
+const HOSTILE_PATH_EXTENSIONS = [".php", ".asp", ".aspx", ".jsp", ".cgi"];
+
+/**
+ * Cheap scanner/exploit triage. These paths are never routes in this app, so a
+ * hit is almost certainly an automated attack sweep; dropping it here costs no
+ * Redis work and never affects genuine traffic.
+ */
+export function isSuspiciousPath(pathname: string): boolean {
+	const lower = pathname.toLowerCase();
+	for (const segment of lower.split("/")) {
+		if (HOSTILE_PATH_SEGMENTS.has(segment)) return true;
+	}
+	for (const extension of HOSTILE_PATH_EXTENSIONS) {
+		if (
+			lower.endsWith(extension) ||
+			lower.includes(`${extension}/`) ||
+			lower.includes(`${extension}?`)
+		) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}

src/proxy.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
 import { env } from "@/env";
 import { buildContentSecurityPolicy, createCspNonce } from "@/lib/csp";
-import { ddosRejected, enforceDdosRateLimit } from "@/lib/ddos-guard";
+import { ddosReject, enforceDdosRateLimit } from "@/lib/ddos-guard";
 import { shouldRedirectAdminRequest } from "@/lib/proxy-access";
 
 const SECURITY_HEADERS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ const SECURITY_HEADERS: Record<string, string> = {
 
 export const proxy = async (req: import("next/server").NextRequest) => {
 	const decision = await enforceDdosRateLimit(req);
-	if (decision.limited) {
+	if (decision.outcome === "suspect") {
-		return ddosRejected(decision.retryAfterSeconds);
+		return ddosReject(403);
+	}
+	if (decision.outcome === "block") {
+		return ddosReject(429, decision.retryAfterSeconds);
 	}
 
 	const pathname = req.nextUrl.pathname;