{"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":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","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":"<strong>CVE-2023-46942: Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Information in NPM&#8217;s @evershop\/evershop Package<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-46942<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access to sensitive information, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2552221059\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NPM&#8217;s @evershop\/evershop | Before 1.0.0-rc.8<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-871454115\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;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<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/graphql HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/graphql\n{\n&quot;query&quot;: &quot;{ sensitiveInformation { ... } }&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>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<p><strong>Mitigation and Patching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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":"<p>Overview 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. 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