CVE-2025-27154
CRITICALspotipy < 2.25.1 - Incorrect Default Permissions in Cache File
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhh-q4h6-w599
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/1ca453f6ef87a2a9e9876f52b6cb38d13532ccf2
Product x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/blob/master/spotipy/cache_handler.py#L93-L98
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/releases/tag/2.25.1
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0059
EPSS Percentile
43.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (2)
pypi/spotipy
0 - 2.25.1PyPI
spotipy_project/spotipy
< 2.25.1
Published
Feb 27, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026