Arbitrary file read in spatie/browsershot
Priority LOW 26CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01034 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed spatie/browsershot (Packagist): 3.40.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | spatie/browsershot | 0.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | spatie/browsershot (Packagist) | before 3.40.1 | 3.40.1 | Patch available | GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv |
- spatie/browsershot Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- spatie/browsershot (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.40.1 Fixed in 3.40.1 Patch available GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv spatie/browsershot (Packagist) Fixed in 3.40.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv
References
More spatie Browsershot vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21618 Browsershot 3.57.3 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-21617 Browsershot 3.57.2 - Server Side XSS to LFR via HTML CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-20098 Browsershot 3.57.2 - Server Side XSS to LFR via URL CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-7790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rv74-mh27-4jpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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