CVE-2022-42955 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42955 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-42955 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42955/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42955/index.md)
An attacker can obtain cleartext cached credentials from the PassWork browser extension, exposing sensitive user passwords.
- 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-2022-42955?
CVE-2022-42955 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain cleartext cached credentials.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Passwork Passwork.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-42955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm7q-fg8c-g6vg.