# CVE-2022-42955: Information disclosure in n/a

> An attacker can obtain cleartext cached credentials from the PassWork browser extension, exposing sensitive user passwords.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm7q-fg8c-g6vg

## 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 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42955?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2022-25267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25267/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-25268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25268/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-49949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49949/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-42956](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42956/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-25269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25269/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
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)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42955
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42955
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42955

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42955/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.