# CVE-2023-38695: cypress-image-snapshot vulnerable to insecure snapshot file names

> Attackers can manipulate snapshot names to access or modify files outside the project directory on the test machine.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g

## What is CVE-2023-38695?

CVE-2023-38695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in simonsmith cypress-image-snapshot, published on 4 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38695?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `@simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot` | npm | All versions | 8.0.2 |
| `@simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot` | npm | All versions | 8.0.2 |

Products: Simonsmith Cypress Image Snapshot.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38695?

Upgrade @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot to 8.0.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-38695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in simonsmith cypress-image-snapshot, published on 4 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 8.0.2
- @simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 8.0.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.