Is CVE-2023-23608 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2023-23608 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2023-23608 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2023-23608 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-23608?

CVE-2023-23608 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2023-23608

CWE-22Published: January 26, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

4.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Spotipy is a light weight Python library for the Spotify Web API. In versions prior to 2.22.1, if a malicious URI is passed to the library, the library can be tricked into performing an operation on a different API endpoint than intended. The code Spotipy uses to parse URIs and URLs allows an attacker to insert arbitrary characters into the path that is used for API requests. Because it is possible to include "..", an attacker can redirect for example a track lookup via spotifyApi.track() to an arbitrary API endpoint like playlists, but this is possible for other endpoints as well. The impact of this vulnerability depends heavily on what operations a client application performs when it handles a URI from a user and how it uses the responses it receives from the API. This issue is patched in version 2.22.1.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-23608 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.