# CVE-2025-1026: Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.5 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to improper URL validation through t

- Also known as: GHSA-F2Q5-6MX7-Q9QQ
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.5
- Published: 2025-02-05 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## 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 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).

## 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-8533024
- https://gist.github.com/chuajianshen/6291920112fcf1543fa7b43862112be6
- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/pull/908
- https://gist.github.com/mrdgef/54a8783408220c67c1b859df38a52d65
- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/e3273974506865a24fbb5b65b534d8d4b8dfbf72

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