fix(@angular/ssr): prevent malicious URL from overriding host

alan-agius4 · jkrems · commit 9136a5d1302b · 2025-10-15T10:19:00.000-07:00
A request with a specially crafted URL starting with a double slash (e.g., `//example.com`) could cause the server-side rendering logic to interpret the request as being for a different host. This is due to the behavior of the `URL` constructor when a protocol-relative URL is passed as the first argument. This vulnerability could be exploited to make the server execute requests to a malicious domain when relative paths are used within the application (e.g., via `HttpClient`), potentially leading to content injection or other security risks. The fix ensures that the request URL is always constructed as a full URL string, including the protocol and host, before being passed to the `URL` constructor. This prevents the host from being overridden by the path. Closes #31464 (cherry picked from commit 619c6bc)
diff --git a/packages/angular/ssr/node/src/request.ts b/packages/angular/ssr/node/src/request.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function createRequestHeaders(nodeHeaders: IncomingHttpHeaders): Headers {
  * @param nodeRequest - The Node.js `IncomingMessage` or `Http2ServerRequest` object to extract URL information from.
  * @returns A `URL` object representing the request URL.
  */
-function createRequestUrl(nodeRequest: IncomingMessage | Http2ServerRequest): URL {
+export function createRequestUrl(nodeRequest: IncomingMessage | Http2ServerRequest): URL {
   const {
     headers,
     socket,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function createRequestUrl(nodeRequest: IncomingMessage | Http2ServerRequest): UR
     }
   }
 
-  return new URL(originalUrl ?? url, `${protocol}://${hostnameWithPort}`);
+  return new URL(`${protocol}://${hostnameWithPort}${originalUrl ?? url}`);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/angular/ssr/node/test/request_spec.ts b/packages/angular/ssr/node/test/request_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http';
+import { Http2ServerRequest } from 'node:http2';
+import { Socket } from 'node:net';
+import { createRequestUrl } from '../src/request';
+
+// Helper to create a mock request object for testing.
+function createRequest(details: {
+  headers: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined>;
+  encryptedSocket?: boolean;
+  url?: string;
+  originalUrl?: string;
+}): IncomingMessage {
+  return {
+    headers: details.headers,
+    socket: details.encryptedSocket ? ({ encrypted: true } as unknown as Socket) : new Socket(),
+    url: details.url,
+    originalUrl: details.originalUrl,
+  } as unknown as IncomingMessage;
+}
+
+// Helper to create a mock Http2ServerRequest object for testing.
+function createHttp2Request(details: {
+  headers: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined>;
+  url?: string;
+}): Http2ServerRequest {
+  return {
+    headers: details.headers,
+    socket: new Socket(),
+    url: details.url,
+  } as Http2ServerRequest;
+}
+
+describe('createRequestUrl', () => {
+  it('should create a http URL with hostname and port from the host header', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'localhost:8080' },
+        url: '/test',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('http://localhost:8080/test');
+  });
+
+  it('should create a https URL when the socket is encrypted', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'example.com' },
+        encryptedSocket: true,
+        url: '/test',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/test');
+  });
+
+  it('should use "/" as the path when the URL path is empty', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'example.com' },
+        encryptedSocket: true,
+        url: '',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/');
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve query parameters in the URL path', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'example.com' },
+        encryptedSocket: true,
+        url: '/test?a=1',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/test?a=1');
+  });
+
+  it('should prioritize "originalUrl" over "url" for the path', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'example.com' },
+        encryptedSocket: true,
+        url: '/test',
+        originalUrl: '/original',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/original');
+  });
+
+  it('should use "/" as the path when both "url" and "originalUrl" are not provided', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'example.com' },
+        encryptedSocket: true,
+        url: undefined,
+        originalUrl: undefined,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/');
+  });
+
+  it('should treat a protocol-relative value in "url" as part of the path', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'localhost:8080' },
+        url: '//example.com/test',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('http://localhost:8080//example.com/test');
+  });
+
+  it('should treat a protocol-relative value in "originalUrl" as part of the path', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: { host: 'localhost:8080' },
+        url: '/test',
+        originalUrl: '//example.com/original',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('http://localhost:8080//example.com/original');
+  });
+
+  it('should prioritize "x-forwarded-host" and "x-forwarded-proto" headers', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: {
+          host: 'localhost:8080',
+          'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
+          'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
+        },
+        url: '/test',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com/test');
+  });
+
+  it('should use "x-forwarded-port" header for the port', () => {
+    const url = createRequestUrl(
+      createRequest({
+        headers: {
+          host: 'localhost:8080',
+          'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
+          'x-forwarded-proto': 'https',
+          'x-forwarded-port': '8443',
+        },
+        url: '/test',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(url.href).toBe('https://example.com:8443/test');
+  });
+});
