High severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-42751
CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to elevate privileges in the application
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% 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-2022-42751
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42751
Broken Link
https://candidats.net/
Exploit
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/londra/
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