{"id":86129,"date":"2025-12-26T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:49:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2023-46942-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-information-in-npm-s-evershop-evershop-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-46942-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-information-in-npm-s-evershop-evershop-package\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2023-46942: Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Information in NPM’s @evershop\/evershop Package<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cybersecurity community has recently identified a significant vulnerability, CVE-2023-46942, in the NPM package @evershop\/evershop before version 1.0.0-rc.8. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information by remote attackers. It is of critical importance due to the potential for system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2023-46942
\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.5)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Unauthorized access to sensitive information, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

NPM’s @evershop\/evershop | Before 1.0.0-rc.8<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from the lack of authentication in certain GraphQL endpoints in the NPM package. This allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to these endpoints and obtain sensitive information. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to these vulnerable endpoints.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a sample HTTP POST request to a vulnerable GraphQL endpoint:<\/p>\n

POST \/graphql HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/graphql\n{\n\"query\": \"{ sensitiveInformation { ... } }\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this conceptual example, the attacker sends a malicious GraphQL query requesting sensitive information from the server. Due to the lack of proper authentication, the server might return the requested sensitive data.<\/p>\n
Mitigation and Patching<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to update the @evershop\/evershop package to version 1.0.0-rc.8 or later, where the issue has been fixed. Until the patch can be applied, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure to detect and block exploit attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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