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TI-2022-20765 Aliases CVE-2022-42747GHSA-crwf-v7hm-2cqq

Cross-site scripting in CandidATS

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

CandidATS version 3.0.0 on 'sortBy' of the 'ajax.php' resource, allows an external attacker to steal the cookie of arbitrary users. This is possible because the application application does not properly validate user input against XSS attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0133 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—CandidATS3.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • CandidATS Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:auieo:candidats:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableAuieo
  • cpe:2.3:a:auieo:candidats:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Auieo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42747
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crwf-v7hm-2cqq

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-20762 SQL injection in CandidATS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20769 Cross-site request forgery in CandidATS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-20768 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-20767 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-20766 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-20764 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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