What is CVE-2023-50974?

CVE-2023-50974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Appwrite Command_line_interface, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-50974?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-50974 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Appwrite Command_line_interface

CVE-2023-50974

In Appwrite CLI before 3.0.0, when using the login command, the credentials of the Appwrite user are stored in a ~/.appwrite/prefs.json file with 0644 as UNIX permissions. Any user of the local system can access those credentials.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Appwrite Command_line_interface
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50974?: CVE-2023-50974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Appwrite Command_line_interface, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-50974?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50974 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.