CVE-2025-24963

Browser mode serves arbitrary files in vitest

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.

Affected

vitest-dev · vitest

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 GITHUB

5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-22

Published

2025-02-04

Updated

2025-02-12

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• advisories/GHSA-8gvc-j273-4wm5
• 0xdeviner/CVE-2025-249630★ · 2025-04-23
• hiteshpatra/CVE-2025-249630★ · 2025-04-23

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-24963.yaml

Security advisories

• vitest-dev/vitest/security/advisories/GHSA-8gvc-j273-4wm5
• vitest-dev/vitest/commit/2d62051f13b4b0939b2f7e94e88006d830dc4d1f
• https://vitest.dev/guide/browser/config.html#browser-api

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2024-53677