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[VULN-17] WebSocket Message Flood #32

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@lyncmi07

Severity: Medium
Affected location: index.ts:167-190

Issue:
No per-user/per-connection message rate limiting on WebSockets; attackers can spam messages and force DB growth.

Mitigation plan:

  1. Add token-bucket rate limiter per user/connection.
  2. Enforce payload size and message frequency limits.
  3. Temporarily mute/disconnect abusive connections.

Verification / tests:

  • Test burst over limit gets throttled/rejected.
  • Ensure normal chat throughput still works.

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