CVE-2024-21549

Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.3 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to improper URL validation through the setUrl method. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by utilizing view-source:file://, which allows for arbitrary file reading on a local file. **Note:** This is a bypass of the fix for [CVE-2024-21544](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-SPATIEBROWSERSHOT-8496745).

CVSS v3 8.6 HIGH

8.6^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/f791ce0ae8dd99367dbfa30588ee31e1196e1728
https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/discussions/906
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-SPATIEBROWSERSHOT-8533023

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-20 05:15

Updated : 2025-08-28 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-21549

Mitre link : CVE-2024-21549

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-21549

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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