Access Control Bypass Affecting @kottster/common package, versions >=3.2.0 <3.3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-KOTTSTERCOMMON-13704169
  • published24 Oct 2025
  • disclosed23 Oct 2025
  • creditJeongwon Jo

Introduced: 23 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-62713  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @kottster/common to version 3.3.2 or higher.

Overview

@kottster/common is a Common types and utilities for Kottster

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass via the initApp and installPackagesForDataSource actions. An attacker can gain unauthorized administrative access and execute arbitrary system commands by repeatedly triggering application reinitialization to create a new root account, obtaining a JWT token, and leveraging unescaped command arguments.

Note:

This is only exploitable if the application is running in development mode and accessible to the attacker.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by not exposing development servers to public networks or untrusted users, and by using production mode for any deployment accessible from outside trusted environments.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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