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

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

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.

Affected products

• Click Studios Passwordstate: before 9.5; 9.5-build_9500, 9.5-build_9512, 9.5-build_9519, 9.5-build_9531, 9.5-build_9533, 9.5-build_9535 (+2) — fixed in 9.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Click Studios Passwordstate 9.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://modzero.com/modlog/archives/2022/12/19/better_make_sure_your_password_manager_is_secure/index.html
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216274
• https://www.modzero.com/static/MZ-22-03_Passwordstate_Security_Disclosure_Report-v1.0.pdf
• https://modzero.com/modlog/archives/2022/12/19/better_make_sure_your_password_manager_is_secure/index.html
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216274
• https://www.modzero.com/static/MZ-22-03_Passwordstate_Security_Disclosure_Report-v1.0.pdf

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