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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-38695
cypress-image-snapshot vulnerable to insecure snapshot file names
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/security/advisories/GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g
- https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/issues/15
- https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/commit/ef49519795daf5183f4fac6f3136e194f20f39f4
- https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/releases/tag/8.0.2
Affected Vendor
simonsmith
View all reports →Affected Software
cypress-image-snapshot
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 8.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 4th, 2023
Last Modified:
October 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N