browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can na…
Medium CVSS 6.5
Summary
browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can navigate Playwright-driven browsers to file scheme URLs and access files accessible to the container process despite the ALLOW_FILE_PROTOCOL setting defaulting to false.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/browserless/browserless
- https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.cdp.ts#L105-L135
- https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.playwright.ts
- https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/browserless.md
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browserless-1.44.0-through-2.56.7-file-protocol-restriction-bypass
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD