CVE-2022-4612 | Click Studios Passwordstate insufficiently protected credentials

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A vulnerability has been found in Click Studios Passwordstate and Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216274 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Published: 2022-12-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-4612 is rated Exploit Available (51.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-4612

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4612

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.24% 0.85% +0.61%
2 2025-12-20 0.39% 0.24% -0.15%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-4612

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-4612

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-4612

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clickstudios passwordstate < 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9500:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9512:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9519:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9531:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9533:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9535:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5:build_9583:*:*:*:-:*:*
clickstudios passwordstate 9.5.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:clickstudios:passwordstate:9.5.8.4:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*

References for CVE-2022-4612

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