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CVE-2023-32303: Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Planet is software that provides satellite data. The secret file stores the user's Planet API authentication information. It should only be accessible by the user, but before version 2.0.1, its permissions allowed the user's group and non-group to read the file as well. This issue was patched in version 2.0.1. As a workaround, set the secret file permissions to only user read/write by hand.

Affected products

• planetlabs planet-client-python: before 2.0.1 — fixed in 2.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: planetlabs planet-client-python 2.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/commit/d71415a83119c5e89d7b80d5f940d162376ee3b7
• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/releases/tag/2.0.1
• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/security/advisories/GHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85
• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/commit/d71415a83119c5e89d7b80d5f940d162376ee3b7
• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/releases/tag/2.0.1
• https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/security/advisories/GHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85

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