CVE-2025-1026 Browsershot Local File Inclusion
Attackers can read sensitive files via improper URL validation in the setUrl method, bypassing previous security fixes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-1026?
CVE-2025-1026 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in spatie/browsershot, published on 5 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.5 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to improper URL validation through the setUrl method, which results in a Local File Inclusion allowing the attacker to read sensitive files. **Note:** This is a bypass of the fix for [CVE-2024-21549](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-SPATIEBROWSERSHOT-8533023).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1026?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including spatie/browsershot.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
spatie/browsershot Packagist | All versions | 5.0.5 |
spatie/browsershot Packagist | All versions | 5.0.5 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-1026?
Upgrade spatie/browsershot to 5.0.5 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-1026 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1026 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2q5-6mx7-q9qq.