vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: clerkio: CVE-2022-3907: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 10, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 10, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Clerk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass via Insufficient Validation in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This is due to the validation function for all API requests using comparison operators to verify API keys against those stored in the site options. This leaves the API request validation vulnerable to time-based attacks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to potentially bypass API validation or to discover API keys.
Solution
clerkio-plugin-cve-2022-3907
References
Rapid7 Labs
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