Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2022
CVE-2022-3206
Passster < 3.5.5.5.2 - Insecure Storage of Password
5.9
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Passster WordPress plugin before 3.5.5.5.2 stores the password inside a cookie named "passster" using base64 encoding method which is easy to decode. This puts the password at risk in case the cookies get leaked.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Passster ·
before 3.5.5.5.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3206
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3206
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8963750-62bf-403e-a906-94f371ed2a7a
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