Add CSRF protection, login throttling, and invite-code rate limiting

The admin panel already checked CSRF tokens on destructive actions,
but the player-facing raw HTML forms (create/join/leave/start
session, toggle ready, lobby chat, feedback) had none - cookie
SameSite=Lax blunts classic cross-site auto-submit attacks but isn't
a substitute for real tokens. Adds matching csrf_token()/
isCsrfTokenValid() checks to all of them.

Also adds login_throttling (5 attempts/15 min) to stop unlimited
password guessing, and a per-user rate limiter (10/min) on the
invite-code join endpoint, since invite codes are only 32-bit and
had no protection against brute-forcing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Frank
2026-08-10 21:41:47 +02:00
co-authored by Claude Sonnet 5
parent 335697e520
commit 2913b8d2a2
8 changed files with 67 additions and 6 deletions
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@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ framework:
storage_factory_id: session.storage.factory.native
save_path: '%kernel.project_dir%/var/sessions/%kernel.environment%'
rate_limiter:
invite_code_join:
policy: 'sliding_window'
limit: 10
interval: '1 minute'
when@prod:
framework:
session:
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@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ security:
enable_csrf: true
username_parameter: username
password_parameter: password
login_throttling:
max_attempts: 5
interval: '15 minutes'
logout:
path: app_logout
# where to redirect after logout
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@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Attribute\IsGranted;
use Symfony\Component\ExpressionLanguage\Expression;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\Autowire;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\Target;
use Symfony\Component\RateLimiter\RateLimiterFactoryInterface;
final class GameController extends AbstractController
{
@@ -39,13 +41,20 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
GameRepository $gameRepository,
SessionRepository $sessionRepository,
GameDashboardService $dashboardService,
Security $security
Security $security,
#[Target('invite_code_join')]
RateLimiterFactoryInterface $inviteCodeJoinLimiter
): Response {
$user = $security->getUser();
$isAdmin = $this->isGranted('ROLE_ADMIN');
if ($request->isMethod('POST')) {
if ($request->request->has('create_session')) {
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('create_session', $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
$gameId = $request->request->get('game_id');
$game = $gameRepository->find($gameId);
@@ -55,6 +64,17 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
}
}
} elseif ($request->request->has('join_session')) {
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('join_session', $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
$limiter = $inviteCodeJoinLimiter->create($user->getUserIdentifier());
if (!$limiter->consume(1)->isAccepted()) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
$inviteCode = $request->request->get('invite_code');
if ($dashboardService->joinSession($inviteCode, $user)) {
$this->addFlash('success', 'Joined session successfully!');
@@ -70,6 +90,11 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('create_invite_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
$inviteCode = $dashboardService->generateInviteCode($session, $user, $isAdmin);
if ($inviteCode) {
$this->addFlash('success', 'Invite link created: ' . $inviteCode);
@@ -79,6 +104,11 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
$session = $sessionRepository->find($sessionId);
if ($session) {
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('leave_session_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
if ($dashboardService->leaveSession($session, $user)) {
$this->addFlash('success', 'Left session successfully.');
} else {
@@ -90,6 +120,11 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
$session = $sessionRepository->find($sessionId);
if ($session) {
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('start_session_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
return $this->redirectToRoute('game_dashboard');
}
if ($dashboardService->startSession($session)) {
$this->addFlash('success', 'Session started! Screens have been assigned.');
} else {
@@ -127,7 +162,9 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
$player = $playerRepository->findOneBy(['session' => $session, 'user' => $user]);
if ($request->isMethod('POST') && $request->request->has('toggle_ready')) {
if (!$user->isVerified()) {
if (!$this->isCsrfTokenValid('toggle_ready_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid CSRF token.');
} elseif (!$user->isVerified()) {
$this->addFlash('error', 'You must verify your email address before you can mark yourself as ready.');
} else {
$dashboardService->toggleReady($session, $user);
@@ -137,12 +174,16 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
}
if ($request->isMethod('POST') && $request->request->has('expire_ready')) {
$dashboardService->expireOwnReadyIfDue($session, $user);
if ($this->isCsrfTokenValid('expire_ready_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$dashboardService->expireOwnReadyIfDue($session, $user);
}
return $this->redirectToRoute('game', ['session' => $session->getId()]);
}
if ($request->isMethod('POST') && $request->request->has('send_message')) {
$dashboardService->postLobbyMessage($session, $user, (string) $request->request->get('content', ''));
if ($this->isCsrfTokenValid('send_message_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$dashboardService->postLobbyMessage($session, $user, (string) $request->request->get('content', ''));
}
return $this->redirectToRoute('game', ['session' => $session->getId()]);
}
@@ -215,7 +256,7 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
$user = $security->getUser();
$player = $playerRepository->findOneBy(['session' => $session, 'user' => $user]);
if ($request->isMethod('POST')) {
if ($request->isMethod('POST') && $this->isCsrfTokenValid('game_feedback_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$difficulty = $request->request->get('difficulty');
$entertaining = $request->request->get('entertaining');
$theme = $request->request->get('theme');
@@ -247,7 +288,7 @@ final class GameController extends AbstractController
$user = $security->getUser();
$player = $playerRepository->findOneBy(['session' => $session, 'user' => $user]);
if ($request->isMethod('POST')) {
if ($request->isMethod('POST') && $this->isCsrfTokenValid('game_feedback_' . $session->getId(), $request->request->get('_token'))) {
$difficulty = $request->request->get('difficulty');
$entertaining = $request->request->get('entertaining');
$theme = $request->request->get('theme');
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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
<div class="card-body">
{% if availableGames is not empty %}
<form method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('create_session') }}">
<select name="game_id" class="form-select mb-3">
{% for game in availableGames %}
<option value="{{ game.id }}">
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
<div class="card-header bg-secondary text-white">Join Session</div>
<div class="card-body">
<form method="post" class="d-flex gap-2">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('join_session') }}">
<input type="text" name="invite_code" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter Invite Code" required>
<button type="submit" name="join_session" class="btn btn-primary text-nowrap">Join Session</button>
</form>
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@
<code>{{ inviteCode }}</code>
{% else %}
<form method="post" class="d-inline">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('create_invite_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
<button type="submit" name="create_invite" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary">Generate Invite</button>
</form>
@@ -91,12 +94,14 @@
{% if session.status.value == 'created' %}
{% if session.players|length >= session.game.numberOfPlayers %}
<form method="post" class="d-inline">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('start_session_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
<button type="submit" name="start_session" class="btn btn-sm btn-success">Start Session</button>
</form>
{% endif %}
{% if session.timer == 0 %}
<form method="post" class="d-inline">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('leave_session_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
<button type="submit" name="leave_session" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to leave this session?')">Leave Session</button>
</form>
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@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
{% if session.players|length >= session.game.numberOfPlayers %}
<form method="post" action="{{ path('game_dashboard') }}" class="mb-3">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('start_session_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="session_id" value="{{ session.id }}">
<button type="submit" name="start_session" class="btn btn-success">Start Session</button>
</form>
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
{% if player %}
<form method="post" class="d-flex gap-2">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('send_message_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="text" name="content" class="form-control" placeholder="Type a message&hellip;" maxlength="500" required autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit" name="send_message" class="btn btn-primary">Send</button>
</form>
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@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
<div class="feedback-form mt-4">
<h5>Feedback</h5>
<form method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('game_feedback_' ~ session.id) }}">
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="difficulty" class="form-label">How would you rate the difficulty? (<span id="difficulty-val">5</span>/10)</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" min="1" max="10" step="1" id="difficulty" name="difficulty" value="5" oninput="document.getElementById('difficulty-val').innerText = this.value">
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@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
</div>
{% endif %}
<form method="post" class="mt-4">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('toggle_ready_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="toggle_ready" value="0">
<div class="form-check form-switch mb-3">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle_ready" name="toggle_ready" value="1" onchange="this.form.submit()" {{ isReady ? 'checked' : '' }} {{ not app.user.verified ? 'disabled' : '' }}>
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
</div>
<form id="expire-ready-form" method="post" style="display:none">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('expire_ready_' ~ session.id) }}">
<input type="hidden" name="expire_ready" value="1">
</form>
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@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
<div class="feedback-form mt-4">
<h5>Feedback</h5>
<form method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token('game_feedback_' ~ session.id) }}">
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="difficulty" class="form-label">How would you rate the difficulty? (<span id="difficulty-val">5</span>/10)</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" min="1" max="10" step="1" id="difficulty" name="difficulty" value="5" oninput="document.getElementById('difficulty-val').innerText = this.value">