# CVE-2022-41706: Browsershot does not validate URL protocols passed to Browsershot URL method

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41706-browsershot-does-not-validate-url-protocols-passed-to-browsershot  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-11-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-41706 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-25

Browsershot does not validate URL protocols passed to Browsershot URL method

Technologies: [spatie/browsershot (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/spatie-browsershot). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-41706 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-41706 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-41706?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 November 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** spatie/browsershot (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.57.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-41706?** Yes. spatie/browsershot (Packagist): upgrade to 3.57.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-41706?** Check whether you run spatie/browsershot (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- spatie/browsershot (Packagist): upgrade to 3.57.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require spatie/browsershot:^3.57.3
  ```


## Affected products

- spatie/browsershot (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.57.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-41706
- GHSA-8c2c-jxwj-jqgf

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