SCA: security update for spotipy (GHSA-r77h-rpp9-w2xm)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437222

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Spotipy is a Python library for the Spotify Web API. Prior to version 2.25.2, there is a cross-site
scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OAuth callback server that allows for JavaScript injection through
the unsanitized error parameter. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser during
OAuth authentication. This issue has been patched in version 2.25.2. (CVE-2025-66040)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r77h-rpp9-w2xm

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 437222

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/28/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.71

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66040

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66040

cwe: CWE-79