What is CVE-2022-42956?

CVE-2022-42956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Passwork, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-42956?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Passwork

CVE-2022-42956

The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Passwork — versions 5.0.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42956?: CVE-2022-42956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Passwork, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-42956?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.