How severe is CVE-2024-21547?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2024-21547 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-21547?

CVE-2024-21547 affects the following packages: spatie/browsershot (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21547?

Update spatie/browsershot to 5.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-21547 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-21547 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for spatie/browsershot, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-21547 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2024-21547 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-21547 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-21547?

CVE-2024-21547 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.9%, placing it in the 61th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-21547?

CVE-2024-21547 is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2024-21547 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-21547 was published on December 18, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CVE-2024-21547 — browsershot

Fix: spatie/browsershot@dfc3635

CVE-2024-21547 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in spatie/browsershot. A fix is available for spatie/browsershot — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Spatie Browsershot Directory Traversal vulnerability

Also known asGHSA-v528-6rq9-h6gw

Published

Dec 18, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 1, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-21547.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs61th percentile — riskier than 61% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘spatie/browsershot

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.2 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to URI normalisation in the browser where the file:// check can be bypassed with file:\. An attacker could read any file on the server by exploiting the normalization of \ into /.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`spatie/browsershot`	all versions	5.0.2`composer require spatie/browsershot:^5.0.2`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for spatie/browsershot, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update spatie/browsershot to 5.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-21547 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Frequently Asked Questions

Versions of the package spatie/browsershot before 5.0.2 are vulnerable to Directory Traversal due to URI normalisation in the browser where the file:// check can be bypassed with file:\\. An attacker could read any file on the server by exploiting the normalization of \ into /.

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