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1 vulnerability by clerk.io
CVE-2022-3907 (GCVE-0-2022-3907)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 16:50 – Updated: 2025-04-23 15:02
VLAI
Title
Clerk < 4.0.0 - Authentication Bypass and API Keys Disclosure
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7920c1c1-709d-4b… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Credits
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