CVE-2022-4613Network attack vector

Unauthenticated credential disclosure via extension provisioning

Published Dec 19, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Authentication bypass in Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension allows remote attackers to read credentials through browser-extension provisioning requests. The Browser Extension Provisioning component performs an incorrect authorization check, but public records do not disclose the exact request handler or operation. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to induce user interaction with the extension; reported impact is credential confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension allows remote attackers to read credentials through browser-extension provisioning requests. The Browser Extension Provisioning component performs an incorrect authorization check, but public records do not disclose the exact request handler or operation. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to induce user interaction with the extension; reported impact is credential confidentiality loss without integrity or availability effects.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4613
Published
Dec 19, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Click Studios
Product
Passwordstate Browser Extension
Classifications
CWE-285, CWE-863, CWE-266
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

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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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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