# CVE-2022-42744: SQL injection in CandidATS

> An external attacker can perform CRUD operations on CandidATS databases via SQL injection in the entriesPerPage parameter.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-942w-mcgr-2rjq

## What is CVE-2022-42744?

CVE-2022-42744 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in CandidATS, published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to perform CRUD operations on the application databases. This is possible because the application does not correctly validate the entriesPerPage parameter against SQLi attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42744?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Auieo Candidats.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42744 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-42744 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in CandidATS

- [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-2022-25228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25228/): SQL injection in CandidATS (medium 6.5)
- [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-2022-42744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42744 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in CandidATS, published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-42744 exists.

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-2022-42744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.