CVE-2022-3206

Passster < 3.5.5.5.2 - Insecure Storage of Password

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Published Oct 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Passster WordPress plugin before 3.5.5.5.2 stores the password inside a cookie named "passster" using base64 encoding method which is easy to decode. This puts the password at risk in case the cookies get leaked.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Passster

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.5.5.5.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:passster_project:passster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42623	The Passster WordPress plugin before 3.5.5.5.2 stores the password inside a cookie named "passster" using base64 encoding method which is easy to decode. This puts the password at risk in case the cookies get leaked.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.586% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8963750-62bf-403e-a906-94f371ed2a7a

History

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00075}`	epss `{'score': 0.00094}`

May 14, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Passster Project Passster

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 14, 2025, 8:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 14, 2025, 8:15 PM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 17, 2022, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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