CVE-2023-32303
Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32303- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0202
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0202- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85
Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions
Impact
The secret file stores the user's Planet API authentication information. It should only be accessible by the user, but its permissions allowed the user's group and non-group to read the file as well.
Validation
Check the permissions on the secret file with ls -l ~/.planet.json and ensure that they read as -rw-------
Patches
Workarounds
Set the secret file permissions to only user read/write by hand:
chmod 600 ~/.planet.json
- Record
GHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32303- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-32303- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85
Planet's secret file is created with excessive permissions
Impact
The secret file stores the user's Planet API authentication information. It should only be accessible by the user, but its permissions allowed the user's group and non-group to read the file as well.
Validation
Check the permissions on the secret file with ls -l ~/.planet.json and ensure that they read as -rw-------
Patches
Workarounds
Set the secret file permissions to only user read/write by hand:
chmod 600 ~/.planet.json
- Record
GHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-71 No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-71- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
planetPyPI |
before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
planetPyPI |
before 2.0.1, plus listed versions 0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.0.5 Show 36 moreShow less0.0.61.0.01.0.11.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.11.4.101.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.4.61.4.71.4.81.4.91.5.01.5.11.5.22.0.02.0.0b12.0.0rc12.0.0rc22.0a12.0a22.0a32.0a52.0a5.dev02.0a6 |
2.0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32303 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Planet, published May 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in planet 2.0.1.
References
github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/security/advisories/GHSA-j5fj-rfh6-qj85
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32303