# CVE-2025-1022: Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.5 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in the setHtml function, invoked by Brow

- Also known as: GHSA-J2GW-R24M-J2QW
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.5
- Published: 2025-02-05 · Updated: 2026-08-23

## Affected

- n/a spatie/browsershot: fixed in 5.0.5
- spatie/browsershot (Packagist): fixed in 5.0.5

## Description

Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.5 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in the setHtml function, invoked by Browsershot::html(), which can be bypassed by omitting the slashes in the file URI (e.g., file:../../../../etc/passwd). This is due to missing validations of the user input that should be blocking file URI schemes (e.g., file:// and file:/) in the HTML content. **Note:** Further analysis has identified additional proof-of-concept exploits leveraging the vulnerable function. Developers using this package should ensure proper input validation to mitigate potential risks, as the issue remains unaddressed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a spatie/browsershot, spatie/browsershot, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-SPATIEBROWSERSHOT-8496747
- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/bcfd608b264fab654bf78e199bdfbb03e9323eb7
- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/e3273974506865a24fbb5b65b534d8d4b8dfbf72
- https://gist.github.com/mrdgef/a820837c530e09e1dd725e013e0d4341

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