CVE-2025-27154
February 27, 2025
Spotipy is a lightweight Python library for the Spotify Web API. The "CacheHandler" class creates a cache file to store the auth token. Prior to version 2.25.1, the file created has "rw-r--r--" (644) permissions by default, when it could be locked down to "rw-------" (600) permissions. This leads to overly broad exposure of the spotify auth token. If this token can be read by an attacker (another user on the machine, or a process running as another user), it can be used to perform administrative actions on the Spotify account, depending on the scope granted to the token. Version 2.25.1 tightens the cache file permissions.
Affected Packages
spotipy (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.1 <2.25.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.25.1Related ResourcesĀ (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Default Permissions
EPSS
Base Score:
0.18