CVE-2022-24982Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via encoded admin page data

Published Feb 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Credential exposure in JQueryForm.com-generated forms before 2022-02-05 allows remote authenticated users to read every form user's password. After authentication, admin.php embeds a hidden base64-encoded string containing all authorized usernames and cleartext passwords in the returned HTML source. Any user who can sign in to a form's administrative section can decode the value and obtain credentials for every other authorized user.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in JQueryForm.com-generated forms before 2022-02-05 allows remote authenticated users to read every form user's password. After authentication, admin.php embeds a hidden base64-encoded string containing all authorized usernames and cleartext passwords in the returned HTML source. Any user who can sign in to a form's administrative section can decode the value and obtain credentials for every other authorized user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24982
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-522, CAPEC-50, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC-50Password Recovery Exploitation
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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