CVE-2022-4612Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Credential disclosure via password value in HTML

Published Dec 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Credential exposure in Click Studios Passwordstate and its Chrome extension allows remote authenticated users to read password-list passwords. The password-list edit view returns the protection password in the value attribute of a disabled HTML password input. Authenticated Passwordstate access is required, and the exposure is limited to stored password-list protection credentials.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in Click Studios Passwordstate and its Chrome extension allows remote authenticated users to read password-list passwords. The password-list edit view returns the protection password in the value attribute of a disabled HTML password input. Authenticated Passwordstate access is required, and the exposure is limited to stored password-list protection credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4612
Published
Dec 19, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Click Studios
Product
Passwordstate Browser Extension
Classifications
CWE-522, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Click Studios · Passwordstate Browser Extensionversion=n/a
Click Studios · Passwordstateversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

4.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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Technologies

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