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CVE-2022-3876· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

Click Studios Passwordstate API authorization

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Click Studios Passwordstate and Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /api/browserextension/UpdatePassword/ of the component API. The manipulation of the argument PasswordID leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216245 was assigned to this vulnerability.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 19, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 58th percentile
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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.5
CNA · VulDB
4.3
2.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
clickstudiospasswordstate

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • clickstudios passwordstateall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Click Studios Passwordstate

    • n/aaffected

  • Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome

    • n/aaffected

Same product

clickstudios: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-26061ClickStudios Passwordstate Password Reset Portal prior to build 8501 is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2022-3875Click Studios Passwordstate API authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2020-27747An issue was discovered in Click Studios Passwordstate 8.9 (Build 8973).If the user of the system has assigned himself a PIN code for enteri
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2022-4613Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension Provisioning improper authorization
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2022-4612Click Studios Passwordstate insufficiently protected credentials
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2022-25570In Click Studios (SA) Pty Ltd Passwordstate 9435, users with access to a passwordlist can gain access to additional password lists without p
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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