{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@angular/platform-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "22.0.0-next.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "22.0.0-next.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@angular/platform-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "21.0.0-next.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "21.2.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@angular/platform-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "20.0.0-next.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "20.3.19"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@angular/platform-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "19.0.0-next.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "19.2.21"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@angular/platform-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "18.2.14"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-918"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-16T22:36:01Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nA [Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Attacks/SSRF) vulnerability exists in `@angular/platform-server` due to improper handling of URLs during Server-Side Rendering (SSR).\n\nWhen an attacker sends a request such as `GET /\\evil.com/ HTTP/1.1` the server engine (Express, etc.) passes the URL string to Angular\u2019s rendering functions.\n\nBecause the URL parser normalizes the backslash to a forward slash for HTTP/HTTPS schemes, the internal state of the application is hijacked to believe the current origin is `evil.com`. This misinterpretation tricks the application into treating the attacker\u2019s domain as the local origin. Consequently, any relative `HttpClient` requests or `PlatformLocation.hostname` references are redirected to the attacker controlled server, potentially exposing internal APIs or metadata services.\n\n**Affected APIs:**\n- `renderModule`\n- `renderApplication`\n- `CommonEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`)\n\n**Non-Affected APIs:**\n- `AngularAppEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`)\n- `AngularNodeAppEngine` (from `@angular/ssr`)\n\n### Attack Preconditions\n- The server has outbound network access.\n- The application uses Angular SSR via the affected APIs.\n- A pathname is passed as URL to the rendering method  (e.g. using `req.url`).\n- The server-side code performs HTTP requests using `HttpClient` with relative URLs or uses `PlatformLocation.hostname` to build URLs. \n\n\n### Patches\n- 22.0.0-next.8\n- 21.2.9\n- 20.3.19\n- 19.2.21\n\n### Workarounds\nDevelopers should implement a middleware to sanitize the request URL before it reaches Angular. This involves stripping or normalizing leading slashes:\n\n```js\napp.use((req, res, next) =\u003e {\n  // Sanitize the URL to ensure it starts with a single forward slash\n  if (req.url.startsWith(\u0027//\u0027) || req.url.startsWith(\u0027/\\\\\u0027) || req.url.startsWith(\u0027\\\\\u0027)) {\n     req.url = \u0027/\u0027 + req.url.replace(/^[/\\\\]+/, \u0027\u0027);\n  }\n  next();\n});\n\n```\n### References\n- [Fix](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68194)",
  "id": "GHSA-45q2-gjvg-7973",
  "modified": "2026-04-16T22:36:01Z",
  "published": "2026-04-16T22:36:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular/security/advisories/GHSA-45q2-gjvg-7973"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/68194"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Angular: SSRF via protocol-relative and backslash URLs in Angular Platform-Server"
}