CVE-2022-44004

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

An issue was discovered in BACKCLICK Professional 5.9.63. Due to insecure design or lack of authentication, unauthenticated attackers can complete the password-reset process for any account and set a new password.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 81.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 16, 2022

Last Modified

April 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 28, 2026

🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.

generic

BACKCLICK Professional: Vielfältige Schwachstellen

https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/vielfaeltige-schwachstellen-in-backclick-professional-syss-2022-026-bis-037

generic🟡 PoC Available

https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2022-030.txt

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-44004?

CVE-2022-44004 is a critical vulnerability published on November 16, 2022. An issue was discovered in BACKCLICK Professional 5.9.63. Due to insecure design or lack of authentication, unauthenticated attackers can complete the password-reset process for any account and set a new password.

When was CVE-2022-44004 disclosed?

CVE-2022-44004 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 16, 2022, with the most recent update on April 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-44004 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-44004 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 81.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44004?

CVE-2022-44004 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-44004?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-44004, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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