eBay API MCP Server Affected by Environment Variable Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
eBay API MCP Server is an open source local MCP server providing AI assistants with comprehensive access to eBay's Sell APIs. All versions are vulnerable to Environment Variable Injection through the updateEnvFile function. The ebay_set_user_tokens tool allows updating the .env file with new tokens. The updateEnvFile function in src/auth/oauth.ts blindly appends or replaces values without validating them for newlines or quotes. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary environment variables into the configuration file. An attacker can inject arbitrary environment variables into the .env file. This could lead to configuration overwrites, Denial of Service, and potential RCE. There was no fix for this issue at the time of publication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YosefHayim | ebay-mcp | up to 1.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ebay-mcp (npm) | up to 1.7.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-97rm-xj73-33jh |
- ebay-mcp VendorYosefHayim Affected up to 1.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ebay-mcp (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-97rm-xj73-33jh
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97rm-xj73-33jh
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-27203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97rm-xj73-33jh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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