CodeGenieApp serverless-express API Endpoint TodoList.ts authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in CodeGenieApp serverless-express up to 4.17.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file examples/lambda-function-url/packages/api/models/TodoList.ts of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument userId leads to authorization bypass. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeGenieApp | serverless-express | 4.17.0; 4.17.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- serverless-express VendorCodeGenieApp Affected 4.17.0; 4.17.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4171
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wjp-87jx-r4pv
References
More CodeGenieApp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-03456 CodeGenieApp serverless-express Users Endpoint dynamodb.ts injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-4171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wjp-87jx-r4pv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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