CVE-2025-24963

Description

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.

Reserved 2025-01-29 | Published 2025-02-04 | Updated 2025-02-12 | Assigner GitHub_M

Problem types

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

>= 2.0.4, < 2.1.9
affected

>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.4
affected

References

github.com/...vitest/security/advisories/GHSA-8gvc-j273-4wm5

github.com/...ommit/2d62051f13b4b0939b2f7e94e88006d830dc4d1f

github.com/...445b051e45/packages/browser/src/node/plugin.ts

vitest.dev/guide/browser/config.html

cve.org (CVE-2025-24963)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-24963)

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