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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CandidATS | 3.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CandidATS Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42751
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fq7-mmjq-fv4x
References
More Auieo Candidats vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20762 SQL injection in CandidATS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2022-20765 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-20764 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-42751 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42751 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fq7-mmjq-fv4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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