Passster < 3.5.5.5.2 - Insecure Storage of Password
Priority LOW 27CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00586 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Passster (Unknown): 3.5.5.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Passster | before 3.5.5.5.2 | 3.5.5.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Passster VendorUnknown Affected before 3.5.5.5.2 Fixed in 3.5.5.5.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:passster_project:passster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.5.5.5.2 | Vulnerable | Passster Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:passster_project:passster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.5.5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Passster Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Passster (Unknown) Fixed in 3.5.5.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3206
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j63-969g-r2jp
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3206 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3206 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7j63-969g-r2jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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