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security_rust/protocol/
websocket.rs

1// Copyright (c) 2026 erik <erik@erik.xyz> — https://erik.xyz
2
3use regex::Regex;
4use std::sync::LazyLock;
5
6use crate::{AttackCategory, DetectionResult, Detector, Severity};
7
8static PATTERNS: LazyLock<Vec<Regex>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
9    vec![
10        Regex::new(r"(?i)Upgrade:\s*websocket").unwrap(),
11        Regex::new(r"(?i)Sec-WebSocket-Key:").unwrap(),
12        Regex::new(r"(?i)Origin:\s*null.*Upgrade").unwrap(),
13        Regex::new(r"(?i)ws://").unwrap(),
14    ]
15});
16
17pub struct WebSocketDetector;
18
19impl Detector for WebSocketDetector {
20    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
21        "websocket"
22    }
23
24    fn detect(&self, input: &str) -> Option<DetectionResult> {
25        for re in PATTERNS.iter() {
26            if let Some(m) = re.find(input) {
27                return Some(DetectionResult {
28                    attack_type: "websocket".into(),
29                    category: AttackCategory::Protocol,
30                    severity: Severity::High,
31                    matched_pattern: m.as_str().to_string(),
32                    offset: m.start(),
33                    message: "WebSocket hijack attempt detected".into(),
34                });
35            }
36        }
37        None
38    }
39}