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Block rogue PHP/WordPress scanner traffic with 410 Gone #1161

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Block rogue traffic with 410 Gone responses in hooks.server.ts
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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks.server.ts
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import type { Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';

// File extensions that are never valid on this SvelteKit site. Requests for these are rogue.
const BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS = ['.php', '.asp', '.aspx', '.cgi'];

// Path prefixes associated with WordPress that are never valid on this site.
const BLOCKED_PATH_PREFIXES = ['/wp-admin', '/wp-includes', '/wp-content', '/wp-login'];

function isRogueRequest(pathname: string): boolean {
if (BLOCKED_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => pathname.endsWith(ext))) {
return true;
}
if (BLOCKED_PATH_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => pathname.startsWith(prefix))) {
return true;
}
return false;
}

export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
// Return 410 Gone for rogue requests so well-behaved bots stop retrying.
if (isRogueRequest(event.url.pathname)) {
return new Response(null, { status: 410 });
}

// Preload web fonts.
const response = await resolve(event, {
preload: ({ type, path }) => {
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