High severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2019-17221
CVE-2019-17221
Description
PhantomJS through 2.1.1 has an arbitrary file read vulnerability, as demonstrated by an XMLHttpRequest for a file:// URI. The vulnerability exists in the page.open() function of the webpage module, which loads a specified URL and calls a given callback. An attacker can supply a specially crafted HTML file, as user input, that allows reading arbitrary files on the filesystem. For example, if page.render() is the function callback, this generates a PDF or an image of the targeted file. NOTE: this product is no longer developed.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
phantomjsnpm | <= 2.1.1 | — |
Affected products
2- PhantomJS/PhantomJSdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x43g-gj9x-838xghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17221ghsaADVISORY
- web.archive.org/web/20191220171022/https://www.darkmatter.ae/blogs/breaching-the-perimeter-phantomjs-arbitrary-file-readghsaWEB
- www.darkmatter.ae/blogs/breaching-the-perimeter-phantomjs-arbitrary-file-read/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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