RCE in Shopify Ejson2env
CVE-2025-48069
ejson2env allows users to decrypt EJSON secrets and export them as environment variables. Prior to version 2.0.8, the `ejson2env` tool has a vulnerability related to how it writes to `stdout`. Specifically, the tool is intended to write an export statement for environment variables and their values. However, due to inadequate output sanitization, there is a potential risk where variable names or values may include malicious content, resulting in additional unintended commands being output to `stdout`. If this output is improperly utilized in further command execution, it could lead to command injection, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the host system. Version 2.0.8 sanitizes output during decryption. Other mitigations involve avoiding use of `ejson2env` to decrypt untrusted user secrets and/or avoiding evaluating or executing the direct output from `ejson2env` without removing nonprintable characters.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Shopify Ejson2env — versions < 2.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-48069?
- CVE-2025-48069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shopify Ejson2env, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-48069?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.