cypress-image-snapshot vulnerable to insecure snapshot file names
Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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
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. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00989 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm): 8.0.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simonsmith | cypress-image-snapshot | up to 8.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm) | before 8.0.2 | 8.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g |
- cypress-image-snapshot Vendorsimonsmith Affected up to 8.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.2 Fixed in 8.0.2 Patch available GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simonsmith:cypress_image_snapshot:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 8.0.2 | Vulnerable | simonsmith |
- cpe:2.3:a:simonsmith:cypress_image_snapshot:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·simonsmith
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm) Fixed in 8.0.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38695
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g
References
Exploit 2
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2023-38695 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38695 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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