CVE-2022-3907 Clerk < 4.0.0 - Authentication Bypass and API Keys Disclosure
Attackers can bypass authentication and disclose API keys in the Clerk WordPress plugin due to insecure comparison operators.
- 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-2022-3907?
CVE-2022-3907 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Clerk, published on 5 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Clerk WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 is affected by time-based attacks in the validation function for all API requests due to the usage of comparison operators to verify API keys against the ones stored in the site options.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3907?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clerk.io Clerk.io.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3907?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-3907 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3907 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrvm-94fq-4hmv.