Vulnerability CVE-2023-38695
Published: 2023-08-04

Description:
cypress-image-snapshot shows visual regressions in Cypress with jest-image-snapshot. Prior to version 8.0.2, it's possible for a user to pass a relative file path for the snapshot name and reach outside of the project directory into the machine running the test. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

 References:
https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/releases/tag/8.0.2
https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/commit/ef49519795daf5183f4fac6f3136e194f20f39f4
https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/security/advisories/GHSA-vxjg-hchx-cc4g
https://github.com/simonsmith/cypress-image-snapshot/issues/15
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