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title: "CVE-2024-48914: Vendure asset server plugin has local file read vulnerability with AssetServerPlugin & LocalAssetStorageStrategy"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-48914/
description: "CVE-2024-48914 (@vendure/asset-server-plugin (npm)): Vendure is an open-source headless commerce platform. Prior to versions 3.0.5 and 2.3.3, a…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-10-15
date_modified: 2024-10-15
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-48914"
kev: false
cvss: 9.1
epss: 0.60416
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-48914: Vendure asset server plugin has local file read vulnerability with AssetServerPlugin & LocalAssetStorageStrategy

**Signal:** High exploit likelihood. EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- 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 /../.

## Affected packages

- npm `@vendure/asset-server-plugin` < 2.3.3 → fixed: 2.3.3
- npm `@vendure/asset-server-plugin` >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5 → fixed: 3.0.5

## Affected products (CVE record)

- vendure-ecommerce vendure: < 2.3.3, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`

## Exploitation

- 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.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-r9mq-3c9r-fmjq](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9mq-3c9r-fmjq)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-48914](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48914)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-48914](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48914)
- [github.com](https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure/security/advisories/GHSA-r9mq-3c9r-fmjq)
- [github.com](https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure/commit/e2ee0c43159b3d13b51b78654481094fdd4850c5)
- [github.com](https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure/commit/e4b58af6822d38a9c92a1d8573e19288b8edaa1c)
- [github.com](https://github.com/vendure-ecommerce/vendure/blob/801980e8f599c28c5059657a9d85dd03e3827992/packages/asset-server-plugin/src/plugin.ts#L352-L358)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-48914/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt