CVE-2019-17221 json
PhantomJS Arbitrary File Read
published 2019-11-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x43g-gj9x-838x , EUVD-2022-5707
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
PhantomJS through 2.1.1 has an arbitrary file read vulnerability, as demonstrated by an XMLHttpRequest for a file:// URI. The vulnerability exists in the page.open() function of the webpage module, which loads a specified URL and calls a given callback. An attacker can supply a specially crafted HTML file, as user input, that allows reading arbitrary files on the filesystem. For example, if page.render() is the function callback, this generates a PDF or an image of the targeted file. NOTE: this product is no longer developed.
Exploit prediction
3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- darkmatter.ae https://www.darkmatter.ae/blogs/breaching-the-perimeter-phantomjs-arbitrary-file-read/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | phantomjs | <=2.1.1 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
References
-
darkmatter.ae
/blogs/breaching-the-perimeter-phantomjs-arbitrary-file-read/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17221
advisory
-
github.com
/Medium/phantomjs
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20191220171022/https://www.darkmatter.ae/blogs/breaching-the-perimeter-phantomjs-arbitrary-file-read
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-17221
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x43g-gj9x-838x
- NVD CVE-2019-17221
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