CVE-2023-50974: Apprite CLI makes Use of Hard-coded Credentials

January 9, 2024 (updated September 13, 2024)

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.

References

appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/installation
gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g777-crp9-m27g
github.com/appwrite/sdk-for-cli
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/appwrite/PYSEC-2024-2.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50974

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