Next.js: Server-Side Request Forgery in rewrites via attacker-controlled destination hostname

Overview

Impact

A rewrites() or redirects() rule that builds its external destination hostname from request-controlled input can be pointed at an arbitrary hostname, regardless of the rule's hostname suffix. For a rewrite, Next.js proxies the request to that arbitrary host and serves the response from the application's origin, leading to Server-Side Request forgery. A redirects() rule configured this way is vulnerable to an Open Redirect.

This affects any destination that puts a dynamic segment in the hostname, whether from the path:

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  async rewrites() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/:tenant',
        destination: 'https://:tenant.api.example.com',
      },
    ]
  },
}

or from a has capture:

// next.config.js
module.exports = {
  async rewrites() {
    return [
      {
        source: '/',
        has: [{ type: 'query', key: 'region', value: '(?<region>.+)' }],
        destination: 'https://:region.api.example.com',
      },
    ]
  },
}

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade immediately, do not build the hostname of an external rewrites() or redirects() destination from user-controlled input. If a dynamic subdomain is required, constrain the value to hostname-safe characters: value: '(?<region>[a-z0-9-]+)'.

Affected packages

• next >= 12.0.0, < 15.5.21
• next >= 16.0.0, < 16.2.11

Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

• next 15.5.21
• next 16.2.11