CVE-2025-47928
Spotipy repo vulnerable to secrets exfiltration via `pull_request_target`
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Spotipy repo vulnerable to secrets exfiltration via `pull_request_target`
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-47928- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-28133
9.1
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-28133- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-47928- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Spotipy repo vulnerable to secrets exfiltration via `pull_request_target`
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-47928- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-488
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-47928
9.1
Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. As of commit 4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d, using pull_request_target on .github/workflows/integration_tests.yml followed by the checking out the head.sha of a forked PR can be exploited by attackers, since untrusted code can be executed having full access to secrets (from the base repo). By exploiting the vulnerability is possible to exfiltrate GITHUB_TOKEN and secrets SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET. In particular GITHUB_TOKEN which can be used to completely overtake the repo since the token has content write privileges. The pull_request_target in GitHub Actions is a major security concern—especially in public repositories—because it executes untrusted code from a PR, but with the context of the base repository, including access to its secrets. Commit 9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f reverted the change that caused the issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-47928- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | pvharmo2/gha-lab-2f775f277c | 2026-09-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-47928 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Spotipy-dev Spotipy, published May 15, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/security/advisories/GHSA-h25v-8c87-rvm8
github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/4f5759dbfb4506c7b6280572a4db1aabc1ac778d
github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/9dfb7177b8d7bb98a5a6014f8e6436812a47576f
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/47xxx/CVE-2025-47928.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47928
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-47928
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47928