CVE-2022-43983
Browsershot 3.57.2 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43983- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Browsershot 3.57.2 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43983- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7274
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7274- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82h9-v8vh-mfpq
Browsershot vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
GHSA-82h9-v8vh-mfpq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Browsershot 3.57.2 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43983- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-82h9-v8vh-mfpq
Browsershot vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Browsershot version 3.57.2 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the HTML content passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URL's that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
GHSA-82h9-v8vh-mfpq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spatie/browsershotPackagist |
before 3.57.3 | 3.57.3 |
spatie/browsershotPackagist |
before 3.57.3, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.31.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.3.01.4.01.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.41.6.01.7.01.8.01.9.01.9.12.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.1.02.2.02.3.02.4.02.4.12.4.23.0.03.1.03.10.03.11.03.11.13.12.03.13.03.14.03.14.13.15.03.16.03.16.13.17.03.18.03.19.03.2.03.2.1 |
3.57.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43983 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Spatie Browsershot, published November 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in spatie/browsershot 3.57.3.
References
github.com/spatie/browsershot
fluidattacks.com/advisories/khalid
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43983
packagist.org
Left out here: 73 versions. The JSON record has them.