diff --git a/modules/sockets/routes/proxy.mjs b/modules/sockets/routes/proxy.mjs
index ef444f0f..131b9edd 100644
--- a/modules/sockets/routes/proxy.mjs
+++ b/modules/sockets/routes/proxy.mjs
@@ -1,68 +1,160 @@
 import path from "path";
 import crypto from "crypto";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
+import dns from "dns/promises";
+import net from "net";
 import { app, fs } from "../../../index.mjs";
 
 const CACHE_DIR = "./cache/proxy";
 const TTL = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+const MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-// delete all cache files after some time if age expired,
-// because otherwise its gonna turn into a junk folder
 setInterval(() => {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(CACHE_DIR)) return;
+
     const now = Date.now();
     for (const f of fs.readdirSync(CACHE_DIR)) {
         if (f.endsWith(".type")) continue;
+
         const file = path.join(CACHE_DIR, f);
 
         try {
             const age = now - fs.statSync(file).mtimeMs;
             if (age > TTL) {
                 fs.unlinkSync(file);
-                const type = file + ".type";
-                if (fs.existsSync(type)) fs.unlinkSync(type);
+                if (fs.existsSync(file + ".type")) fs.unlinkSync(file + ".type");
             }
         } catch {}
     }
 }, 1000 * 60 * 30);
 
+function isBlockedIp(ip) {
+    if (net.isIP(ip) === 4) {
+        const p = ip.split(".").map(Number);
+        if (p[0] === 10) return true;
+        if (p[0] === 127) return true;
+        if (p[0] === 0) return true;
+        if (p[0] === 169 && p[1] === 254) return true;
+        if (p[0] === 172 && p[1] >= 16 && p[1] <= 31) return true;
+        if (p[0] === 192 && p[1] === 168) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (net.isIP(ip) === 6) {
+        const v = ip.toLowerCase();
+        if (v === "::1" || v === "::") return true;
+        if (v.startsWith("fc") || v.startsWith("fd")) return true;
+        if (v.startsWith("fe80:")) return true;
+        if (v.startsWith("::ffff:")) {
+            const mapped = v.slice(7);
+            if (net.isIP(mapped) === 4) return isBlockedIp(mapped);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+async function assertSafeHost(hostname) {
+    if (!hostname) throw new Error("Invalid host");
+
+    if (net.isIP(hostname)) {
+        if (isBlockedIp(hostname)) throw new Error("Blocked host");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const records = await dns.lookup(hostname, { all: true });
+    if (!records.length) throw new Error("DNS failed");
+
+    for (const record of records) {
+        if (isBlockedIp(record.address)) throw new Error("Blocked host");
+    }
+}
+
+function normalizeType(type) {
+    return String(type || "").split(";")[0].trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function isAllowedImageType(type) {
+    if (!type.startsWith("image/")) return false;
+    if (type === "image/svg+xml") return false;
+    return true;
+}
+
 app.get("/proxy", async (req, res) => {
     const url = req.query.url;
-    if (!url || !/^https?:\/\//.test(url)) return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL");
+    if (!url || typeof url !== "string") return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL");
+
+    let parsed;
+    try {
+        parsed = new URL(url);
+    } catch {
+        return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL");
+    }
+
+    if (!["http:", "https:"].includes(parsed.protocol)) {
+        return res.status(400).send("Invalid URL");
+    }
+
     if (!fs.existsSync(CACHE_DIR)) fs.mkdirSync(CACHE_DIR, { recursive: true });
 
-    const hash = crypto.createHash("sha1").update(url).digest("hex");
+    const hash = crypto.createHash("sha1").update(parsed.toString()).digest("hex");
     const file = path.join(CACHE_DIR, hash);
     const typefile = file + ".type";
 
     try {
-        if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
+        await assertSafeHost(parsed.hostname);
+
+        if (fs.existsSync(file) && fs.existsSync(typefile)) {
             const age = Date.now() - fs.statSync(file).mtimeMs;
+
             if (age < TTL) {
-                const type = fs.existsSync(typefile) ? fs.readFileSync(typefile, "utf8") : "application/octet-stream";
+                const type = normalizeType(fs.readFileSync(typefile, "utf8"));
+                if (!isAllowedImageType(type)) {
+                    try { fs.unlinkSync(file); } catch {}
+                    try { fs.unlinkSync(typefile); } catch {}
+                    return res.status(415).send("Blocked content type");
+                }
+
                 res.setHeader("Content-Type", type);
+                res.setHeader("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff");
                 return fs.createReadStream(file).pipe(res);
-            } else {
-                fs.unlinkSync(file);
-                if (fs.existsSync(typefile)) fs.unlinkSync(typefile);
             }
+
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(file); } catch {}
+            try { fs.unlinkSync(typefile); } catch {}
         }
 
-        const r = await fetch(url, { timeout: 7000 });
+        const r = await fetch(parsed.toString(), {
+            timeout: 7000,
+            redirect: "error",
+            size: MAX_BYTES
+        });
+
         if (!r.ok) return res.status(500).send("Fetch failed");
 
-        const type = r.headers.get("content-type") || "application/octet-stream";
+        const type = normalizeType(r.headers.get("content-type"));
+        if (!isAllowedImageType(type)) {
+            return res.status(415).send("Blocked content type");
+        }
+
         const ws = fs.createWriteStream(file);
         await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             r.body.pipe(ws);
             r.body.on("error", reject);
+            ws.on("error", reject);
             ws.on("finish", resolve);
         });
+
         fs.writeFileSync(typefile, type);
+
         res.setHeader("Content-Type", type);
+        res.setHeader("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff");
         fs.createReadStream(file).pipe(res);
     } catch {
         res.status(500).send("Proxy error");
     }
 });
 
-export default (io) => (socket) => {};
+export default (io) => (socket) => {};
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