CVE-2022-3206 Passster < 3.5.5.5.2 - Insecure Storage of Password
Attackers can recover user passwords from base64-encoded cookies, leading to potential account takeover if cookies are leaked.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3206?
CVE-2022-3206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Passster, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Passster Project Passster.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j63-969g-r2jp.