Medium severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-42746
CandidATS version 3.0.0 on 'indexFile' of the 'ajax.php' resource, allows an external attacker to steal the cookie of arbitrary users
6.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CandidATS version 3.0.0 on 'indexFile' 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
CandidATS ·
3.0.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42746
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42746
Product
https://candidats.net/
Exploit
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/modestep/
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