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CVE-2020-7790: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 24, 2022 (updated February 1, 2024)

This affects the package spatie/browsershot from 0.0.0. By specifying a URL in the file:// protocol an attacker is able to include arbitrary files in the resultant PDF.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv
  • github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/8d4bcfb1ff609921007f3fc11d80fcdad35598ac
  • github.com/spatie/browsershot/issues/441%23issue-735049731
  • github.com/spatie/browsershot/pull/440
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7790
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-SPATIEBROWSERSHOT-1037064

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.40.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.40.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.40.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

packagist/spatie/browsershot/CVE-2020-7790.yml

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