Please share your code for using the JavaScript core library to access a shared data extension.
I can confirm that the following works which uses SSJS Platform functions:
<script runat="server">
var dataRows = Platform.Function.LookupRows('ENT.My Favorite Shared DE','Key','1');
Platform.Response.Write(dataRows.length);
if(dataRows && dataRows.length > 0) {
for(var i=0; i<dataRows.length; i++) {
Platform.Response.Write(dataRows[i]["Key"]);
}
}
</script>
http://help.exacttarget.com/pt/documentation/exacttarget/conteudo/javascript_do_servidor/guia_de_sintaxe/platform_server_side_javascript_functions/interacting_with_data_extensions_using_the_function_object/ Reference: Interacting with Data Extensions Using the Function Object