# CVE-2023-46496: EverShop directory traversal in file deletion API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-46496-evershop-directory-traversal-in-file-deletion-api  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-12-08. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-46496 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-08

EverShop is a Node.js e-commerce platform that allows businesses to build online stores. A directory traversal vulnerability in the file deletion API endpoint allows authenticated attackers to read, modify, or delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive customer data, order information, or enabling complete system compromise.

Technologies: [EverShop](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/evershop), [@evershop/evershop (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/evershop-evershop). Vendors: [EverShop](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/evershop), [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-46496 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-46496 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-46496?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 December 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** EverShop before 1.0.0-rc.8; @evershop/evershop (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0-rc.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-46496?** Yes. @evershop/evershop (npm): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2023-46496 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-46496?** Check whether you run EverShop or @evershop/evershop (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- @evershop/evershop (npm): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc.8 or later

  ```sh
  npm install @evershop/evershop@1.0.0-rc.8
  ```


## Technical details

A directory traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability exists in the DELETE function of the /api/files endpoint in EverShop versions before 1.0.0-rc.8. The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to craft requests using path traversal sequences (e.g., "../") to access and delete files outside the intended directory. Authentication is required but the vulnerability requires no user interaction. An attacker with valid credentials can enumerate the filesystem, exfiltrate sensitive files, or delete critical application data. The issue was patched in version 1.0.0-rc.8 (merged September 2023).

## Affected products

- EverShop EverShop before 1.0.0-rc.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-46496
- GHSA-rwf3-w4jq-f4cm

## Timeline

- 2023-12-08: disclosed
- 2023-09-27: patched: Fix merged in PR #338

## References

- [https://github.com/evershopcommerce/evershop/pull/338](https://github.com/evershopcommerce/evershop/pull/338)

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