CVE-2022-43984
Browsershot 3.57.3 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs 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 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43984- 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 3.57.3 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43984- 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-2022-7259
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7259- 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-6q49-35h6-rq2p
Browsershot version 3.57.3 vulnerable to improper input validation
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
GHSA-6q49-35h6-rq2p- 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-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Browsershot 3.57.3 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
CVE-2022-43984- 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-6q49-35h6-rq2p
Browsershot version 3.57.3 vulnerable to improper input validation
Browsershot version 3.57.3 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain arbitrary local files. This is possible because the application does not validate that the JS content imported from an external source passed to the Browsershot::html method does not contain URLs that use the file:// protocol.
- Record
GHSA-6q49-35h6-rq2p- 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-20, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spatie/browsershotPackagist |
before 3.57.4 | 3.57.4 |
spatie/browsershotPackagist |
before 3.57.4, 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 |
3.57.4 |
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-2022-43984 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 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in spatie/browsershot 3.57.4.
References
fluidattacks.com/advisories/malone
github.com/spatie/browsershot
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43984
packagist.org
Left out here: 74 versions. The JSON record has them.