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CVE-2023-50974

• 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: yes
• Published: 2024-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

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.

Affected products

• appwrite Command Line Interface: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: appwrite Command Line Interface 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/installation
• https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d
• https://appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/installation
• https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d

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