# CVE-2022-44004: Auth bypass in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to reset passwords for any account, leading to full account takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-57vm-x738-vvvh

## What is CVE-2022-44004?

CVE-2022-44004 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in BACKCLICK Professional 5.9.63. Due to insecure design or lack of authentication, unauthenticated attackers can complete the password-reset process for any account and set a new password.

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44004?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Backclick Backclick.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-44004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-44004 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44004 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-44001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44001/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43999/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44000/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44003/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44006/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-44004 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-44004 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44004 exists.

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-2022-44004/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44004/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44004
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44004
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44004

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44004/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.