CVE-2025-24963
CVE-2025-24963 · Browser mode serves arbitrary files in vitest
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Vitest is a testing framework powered by Vite. The `__screenshot-error` handler on the browser mode HTTP server that responds any file on the file system. Especially if the server is exposed on the network by `browser.api.host: true`, an attacker can send a request to that handler from remote to get the content of arbitrary files.This `__screenshot-error` handler on the browser mode HTTP server responds any file on the file system. This code was added by commit `2d62051`. Users explicitly exposing the browser mode server to the network by `browser.api.host: true` may get any files exposed. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.1.9 and 3.0.4. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 2.4% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: node
Affected products and versions
vitest
- Versions
- >= 2.0.4, < 2.1.9: Affected
- >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.4: Affected
No fix published
@vitest/browser npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 2.0.4, < 2.1.9
Update to 2.1.9
@vitest/browser npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.4
Update to 3.0.4
Original sources
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/security/advisories/GHSA-8gvc-j273-4wm5
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/2d62051f13b4b0939b2f7e94e88006d830dc4d1f
- https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/blob/f17918a79969d27a415f70431e08a9445b051e45/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts#L88-L130
- https://vitest.dev/guide/browser/config.html#browser-api
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24963