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CVE-2022-3876 — Clickstudios Passwordstate security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.5

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Click Studios Passwordstate and Passwordstate Browser Extension Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /api/browserextension/UpdatePassword/ of the component API. The manipulation of the argument PasswordID leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216245 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Published
2022-12-19
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
browser
Weaknesses
CWE-266, CWE-639

Affected products

  • clickstudios / passwordstate

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Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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