CVE-2022-42747 Cross-site scripting in CandidATS
An external attacker can steal user cookies via XSS in CandidATS, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42747?
CVE-2022-42747 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CandidATS, published on 3 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
CandidATS version 3.0.0 on 'sortBy' 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42747?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Auieo Candidats.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42747?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42747 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-42747 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-42747 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in CandidATS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crwf-v7hm-2cqq.