shouldBypassForLocalE2E($request)) { return $next($request); } $assessment = $this->botProtectionService->assess($request, $action); $request->attributes->set('forum_bot_assessment', $assessment); if ($this->requiresCaptcha($assessment, $action)) { $captcha = $this->captchaVerifier->frontendConfig(); $tokenInput = (string) ($captcha['inputName'] ?? $this->captchaVerifier->inputName()); $token = (string) ( $request->input($tokenInput) ?: $request->header('X-Captcha-Token', '') ?: $request->header('X-Turnstile-Token', '') ); if (! $this->captchaVerifier->verify($token, $request->ip())) { $message = (string) config('forum_bot_protection.captcha.message', 'Complete the captcha challenge to continue.'); if ($request->expectsJson()) { return response()->json([ 'message' => $message, 'errors' => [ 'captcha' => [$message], ], 'requires_captcha' => true, 'captcha' => $captcha, 'captcha_provider' => (string) ($captcha['provider'] ?? $this->captchaVerifier->provider()), 'captcha_site_key' => (string) ($captcha['siteKey'] ?? ''), 'captcha_input' => (string) ($captcha['inputName'] ?? $tokenInput), 'captcha_script_url' => (string) ($captcha['scriptUrl'] ?? ''), ], 422); } return redirect()->back() ->withInput($request->except(['password', 'current_password', 'new_password', 'new_password_confirmation', $tokenInput])) ->withErrors(['captcha' => $message]) ->with('bot_captcha_required', true) ->with('bot_turnstile_required', true); } $request->attributes->set('forum_bot_captcha_verified', true); } if ((bool) ($assessment['blocked'] ?? false)) { $message = 'Suspicious activity detected.'; if ($request->expectsJson()) { return response()->json([ 'message' => $message, 'errors' => [ 'bot' => [$message], ], ], 429); } throw ValidationException::withMessages([ 'bot' => [$message], ]); } return $next($request); } private function requiresCaptcha(array $assessment, string $action): bool { if (! $this->captchaVerifier->isEnabled()) { return false; } if ((int) ($assessment['risk_score'] ?? 0) < (int) config('forum_bot_protection.thresholds.captcha', 60)) { return false; } return in_array($action, (array) config('forum_bot_protection.captcha.actions', []), true); } private function shouldBypassForLocalE2E(Request $request): bool { if (! app()->environment(['local', 'testing'])) { return false; } if ($request->cookies->get('e2e_bot_bypass') === '1') { return true; } $userAgent = strtolower((string) $request->userAgent()); return str_contains($userAgent, 'headlesschrome') || str_contains($userAgent, 'playwright'); } }