CVE-2022-3875
Published: 19 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3875 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data (CWE-302) vulnerability in Clickstudios Passwordstate. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 30.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability was identified in Click Studios Passwordstate and its associated Passwordstate Browser Extension for Chrome. The flaw resides in an unknown portion of the API component and stems from improper handling of assumed-immutable data, corresponding to CWE-302 and CWE-287. It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 and permits remote, unauthenticated exploitation without user interaction.
An attacker with network access can manipulate API requests to circumvent authentication controls, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue was publicly disclosed with working exploit details, enabling potential unauthorized access to password management functions and stored credentials.
Public advisories, including the modzero security disclosure report, recommend upgrading the affected Passwordstate components to remediate the vulnerability. The referenced technical analysis provides further details on the API manipulation technique and verification steps.
EPSS for the CVE rose sharply from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2158 on 2025-01-22 before receding, indicating that exploitation interest materialized well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-43211
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Click Studios Passwordstate and Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component API. The manipulation leads to authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data. The attack can be initiated remotely.…
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The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216244.
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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.
Mandates unique identification and authentication of non-organizational users, directly mitigating improper authentication.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.