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CVE-2024-37169: @jmondi/url-to-png arbitrary file read via Playwright's screenshot feature exploiting file wrapper

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

@jmondi/url-to-png is a self-hosted URL to PNG utility. Versions prior to 2.0.3 are vulnerable to arbitrary file read if a threat actor uses the Playright's screenshot feature to exploit the file wrapper. Version 2.0.3 mitigates this issue by requiring input URLs to be of protocol `http` or `https`. No known workarounds are available aside from upgrading.

Affected products

• jasonraimondi url-to-png: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: jasonraimondi url-to-png 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/commit/9336020c5e603323f5cf4a2ac3bb9a7735cf61f7
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/issues/47
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/releases/tag/v2.0.3
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/security/advisories/GHSA-665w-mwrr-77q3
• https://github.com/user-attachments/files/15536336/Arbitrary.File.Read.via.Playwright.s.Screenshot.Feature.Exploiting.File.Wrapper.pdf
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/commit/9336020c5e603323f5cf4a2ac3bb9a7735cf61f7
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/issues/47
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/releases/tag/v2.0.3
• https://github.com/jasonraimondi/url-to-png/security/advisories/GHSA-665w-mwrr-77q3
• https://github.com/user-attachments/files/15536336/Arbitrary.File.Read.via.Playwright.s.Screenshot.Feature.Exploiting.File.Wrapper.pdf

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