# CVE-2022-25228: SQL injection in CandidATS

> Authenticated users can inject SQL queries via multiple parameters in CandidATS, potentially allowing unauthorized data access or modification.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6q7g-6gr4-vqh8

## What is CVE-2022-25228?

CVE-2022-25228 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CandidATS, published on 18 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CandidATS Version 3.0.0 Beta allows an authenticated user to inject SQL queries in '/index.php?m=settings&a=show' via the 'userID' parameter, in '/index.php?m=candidates&a=show' via the 'candidateID', in '/index.php?m=joborders&a=show' via the 'jobOrderID' and '/index.php?m=companies&a=show' via the 'companyID' parameter

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Auieo Candidats.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CandidATS

- [CVE-2022-42744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42744/): SQL injection in CandidATS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-42750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42750/): Cross-site scripting in CandidATS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-42751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42751/): Cross-site request forgery in CandidATS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-9341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9341/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-42746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42746/): Cross-site scripting in CandidATS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25228 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in CandidATS, published on 18 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CandidATS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.