CVE-2022-42956
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the...
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.
- Record
CVE-2022-42956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.
- Record
CVE-2022-42956- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46011
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46011- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g9r-m7qx-gm48
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the...
The PassWork extension 5.0.9 for Chrome and other browsers allows an attacker to obtain the cleartext master password.
- Record
GHSA-8g9r-m7qx-gm48- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Passwork, published November 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.