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Example:\n\n```js\n    // snapshot name will be the test title\n    cy.matchImageSnapshot();\n\n    // snapshot name will be the name passed in\n    cy.matchImageSnapshot('login');\n```\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/issues/15\n","status":"published","published":"2023-08-01T16:59:40Z","modified":"2023-11-06T05:01:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:14.234712Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-38695","description":"cypress-image-snapshot shows visual regressions in Cypress with jest-image-snapshot. Prior to version 8.0.2, it's possible for a user to pass a relative file path for the snapshot name and reach outside of the project directory into the machine running the test. 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Example:\n\n```js\n    // snapshot name will be the test title\n    cy.matchImageSnapshot();\n\n    // snapshot name will be the name passed in\n    cy.matchImageSnapshot('login');\n```\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/issues/15\n","status":"published","published":"2023-08-01T16:59:40Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:57.712525841Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:58.04805Z"}]}}