CVE-2024-48914: Vendure asset server plugin has local file read vulnerability with AssetServerPlugin & LocalAssetStorageStrategy

Should you act?

High exploit likelihood

EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

• Not in CISA KEV, but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
• EPSS 60.4%, percentile 99: FIRST’s model estimates a 60.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
• Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
• Only applies if your dependency tree includes @vendure/asset-server-plugin (npm) < 2.3.3, fixed in 2.3.3; @vendure/asset-server-plugin (npm) >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5, fixed in 3.0.5. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

What it is

Vendure is an open-source headless commerce platform. Prior to versions 3.0.5 and 2.3.3, a vulnerability in Vendure's asset server plugin allows an attacker to craft a request which is able to traverse the server file system and retrieve the contents of arbitrary files, including sensitive data such as configuration files, environment variables, and other critical data stored on the server. In the same code path is an additional vector for crashing the server via a malformed URI. Patches are available in versions 3.0.5 and 2.3.3. Some workarounds are also available. One may use object storage rather than the local file system, e.g. MinIO or S3, or define middleware which detects and blocks requests with urls containing /../.

From the GitHub advisory

Description

Path traversal

This vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a request which is able to traverse the server file system and retrieve the contents of arbitrary files, including sensitive data such as configuration files, environment variables, and other critical data stored on the server.

From Rajesh Sharma who discovered the vulnerability:

POC: curl --path-as-is http://localhost:3000/assets/../package.json gives you the content of package.json present in the local directory.

Weakness type: CWE-22, CWE-20.

Product: @vendure/asset-server-plugin (npm) · Assigned by: GitHub_M · Published: 2024-10-15

Affected and fixed versions

Severity scores

• Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
• Attack complexity: low
• Privileges required: none (no login)
• User interaction: none
• Scope: unchanged

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Exploitation and urgency

• CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
• CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc, automatable yes, technical impact total.
• FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 60.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.

Timeline

• 2024-10-15 — CVE record last updated
• 2024-10-15 — CVE record published by GitHub_M
• 2024-10-15 — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-r9mq-3c9r-fmjq published (critical)

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vulnerability records

1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-r9mq-3c9r-fmjq github.com
2. CVE.org record CVE-2024-48914 cve.org
3. NVD entry CVE-2024-48914 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

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