Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3907Clerk < 4.0.0 - Authentication Bypass and API Keys Disclosure
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Clerk from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7920c1c1-709d-4b1f-ac08-f0a02ddb329c exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description