CVE-2022-3907

The Clerk WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 is affected by time-based attacks in the validation function for all API requests due to the usage of comparison operators to verify API keys against the ones stored in the site options.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7920c1c1-709d-4b1f-ac08-f0a02ddb329c	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7920c1c1-709d-4b1f-ac08-f0a02ddb329c	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:clerk:clerk.io:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-05 17:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3907

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3907

JSON object : View

Products Affected

clerk

clerk.io

CWE

CWE-203

Observable Discrepancy

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