diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 24f86b0..39b07ef 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.124.13"
+version = "0.124.14"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 74f1d50..1c5331e 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.124.13"
+version = "0.124.14"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "mangalord"
 
diff --git a/backend/src/crawler/intercept.rs b/backend/src/crawler/intercept.rs
index 6db78ee..474d103 100644
--- a/backend/src/crawler/intercept.rs
+++ b/backend/src/crawler/intercept.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@
 //! attacker-owned hostname that resolves to `169.254.169.254`) would be
 //! loaded and parsed as if it were catalog content.
 //!
-//! This module installs CDP `Fetch` interception on a page so every
-//! **Document** (main-frame) request and redirect is re-validated through the
-//! same [`ensure_public_target`] + resolved-IP check the reqwest paths use,
-//! failing any that target an internal address.
+//! This module installs CDP `Fetch` interception on a page so **every** request
+//! it issues — the main-frame Document, its redirects, *and every subresource*
+//! (`<img>`, `fetch()`/XHR, media, …) — is re-validated through the same
+//! [`ensure_public_target`] + resolved-IP check the reqwest paths use, failing
+//! any that target an internal address. Intercepting only the Document would
+//! leave a scraped page free to pull `<img src="http://169.254.169.254/…">` or
+//! `fetch('http://postgres:5432')` straight past the guard, so no resource type
+//! is exempt. (WebSocket handshakes are not surfaced by CDP `Fetch`, so `ws://`
+//! internal targets remain out of this hook's reach — the reqwest-layer
+//! resolver does not see them either; documented as a known gap.)
 //!
 //! **Opt-in / default-off.** Enabling `Fetch` means every intercepted request
 //! *must* be resolved by a live handler or the navigation hangs, so this is a
@@ -20,9 +26,9 @@
 //! `CRAWLER_SSRF_INTERCEPT` (default `false`) and the wiring has **not** been
 //! exercised against a real Chromium in CI — validate with a manual crawl
 //! before enabling in production. When disabled, [`open_page`] is byte-for-byte
-//! the previous `browser.new_page(url)` behavior. Even when enabled, a failure
-//! to install the guard falls back to an unguarded navigation rather than
-//! failing the crawl.
+//! the previous `browser.new_page(url)` behavior. When enabled, the guard is
+//! **fail-closed**: if interception can't be installed, [`open_page`] closes the
+//! blank page and returns the error rather than navigating unguarded.
 
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ use chromiumoxide::cdp::browser_protocol::fetch::{
     ContinueRequestParams, EnableParams, EventRequestPaused, FailRequestParams, RequestPattern,
     RequestStage,
 };
-use chromiumoxide::cdp::browser_protocol::network::{ErrorReason, ResourceType};
+use chromiumoxide::cdp::browser_protocol::network::ErrorReason;
 use chromiumoxide::error::Result as CdpResult;
 use chromiumoxide::Page;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
@@ -129,26 +135,35 @@ pub async fn open_page(browser: &Browser, url: &str) -> CdpResult<Page> {
     }
     let page = browser.new_page("about:blank").await?;
     if let Err(e) = install_navigation_guard(&page).await {
-        // Fail open on install error: navigate unguarded rather than wedge the
-        // crawl. The reqwest-layer resolver still covers image downloads.
-        tracing::warn!(url = %url, error = %e, "SSRF navigation guard failed to install; navigating unguarded");
+        // Fail closed: an unguarded page could be redirected (or pull a
+        // subresource) to an internal target, so refuse to navigate. Close the
+        // blank page and surface the error so the caller aborts this fetch.
+        tracing::warn!(url = %url, error = %e, "SSRF navigation guard failed to install; aborting navigation (fail-closed)");
+        let _ = page.close().await;
+        return Err(e);
     }
     page.goto(url).await?;
     Ok(page)
 }
 
-/// Enable `Fetch` for Document requests on `page` and spawn a task that
+/// The `Fetch` interception patterns to register. A single pattern with **no**
+/// `resource_type` constraint matches every request the page makes — Document,
+/// Image, Fetch/XHR, media, everything — so subresources to internal targets are
+/// re-validated too, not only the main-frame navigation. Restricting this to
+/// `ResourceType::Document` (the previous behavior) left every `<img>`/`fetch()`
+/// subresource unguarded, which is the SSRF hole this closes. Pinned to the
+/// request stage so each request is paused once, before it leaves the browser.
+fn interception_patterns() -> Vec<RequestPattern> {
+    vec![RequestPattern::builder()
+        .request_stage(RequestStage::Request)
+        .build()]
+}
+
+/// Enable `Fetch` for all requests on `page` and spawn a task that
 /// continues/fails each paused request per [`is_blocked`].
 async fn install_navigation_guard(page: &Page) -> CdpResult<()> {
-    // Intercept only main-frame Document requests at the request stage — a
-    // navigation plus its redirects, nothing else. Keeps the paused-request
-    // volume tiny so the handler can't become a page-load bottleneck.
-    let pattern = RequestPattern::builder()
-        .resource_type(ResourceType::Document)
-        .request_stage(RequestStage::Request)
-        .build();
     page.execute(EnableParams {
-        patterns: Some(vec![pattern]),
+        patterns: Some(interception_patterns()),
         handle_auth_requests: None,
     })
     .await?;
@@ -244,6 +259,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_blocked("about:blank").await);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn interception_covers_all_resource_types() {
+        // Regression guard for the SSRF subresource hole: the CDP Fetch pattern
+        // must NOT be constrained to Document, or `<img>`/`fetch()`/XHR
+        // subresources to internal targets slip past `is_blocked`. A pattern
+        // with no `resource_type` set intercepts every request type.
+        let patterns = interception_patterns();
+        assert_eq!(patterns.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            patterns[0].resource_type.is_none(),
+            "interception must cover all resource types (subresources included), not just Document"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(patterns[0].request_stage, Some(RequestStage::Request));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn enabled_toggle_roundtrips() {
         // Global; restore afterwards so other tests see the default.
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 5de39c0..63cf872 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.124.13",
+  "version": "0.124.14",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {