# 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

- Also known as: GHSA-G777-CRP9-M27G, PYSEC-2024-2
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2024-01-09 · Updated: 2025-06-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- appwrite-cli (npm): fixed in 3.0.0
- appwrite (PyPI): fixed in 3.0.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, appwrite-cli, appwrite, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

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

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