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TI-2022-20769 Aliases CVE-2022-42751GHSA-3fq7-mmjq-fv4x

Cross-site request forgery in CandidATS

Priority HIGH 73CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to elevate privileges in the application. This is possible because the application suffers from CSRF. This allows to persuade an administrator to create a new account with administrative permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00538 45th 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
Total

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-2022-42751
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fq7-mmjq-fv4x

References

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Sources