CVE-2022-25570
Published: 21 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25570 is a medium-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Clickstudios Passwordstate. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-30232
Vulnerability details
In Click Studios (SA) Pty Ltd Passwordstate 9435, users with access to a passwordlist can gain access to additional password lists without permissions. Specifically, an authenticated user who has write permissions to a password list in one folder (with the…
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default permission model) can extend his permissions to all other password lists in the same folder.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Access control policy can specify and enforce secure default permissions for resources.
Guides setting of default permissions to the minimum required level.
Establishes requirements for appropriate default permissions on system resources as part of configuration management.
Baseline establishment and updates on install/upgrade ensure correct default permissions rather than insecure ones.
Requiring the most restrictive settings instead of defaults prevents incorrect default permissions on resources.
Requires documented processes that include setting and maintaining correct default permissions for configuration items.
Requires addressing secure default permissions in physical and environmental protection controls.
Tailoring explicitly overrides or scopes default permission assignments in the baseline to match the system's actual risk and operational needs.