FKIE_CVE-2022-42751

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-03 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:05
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
help@fluidattacks.comhttps://candidats.net/Broken Link, Product
help@fluidattacks.comhttps://fluidattacks.com/advisories/londra/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://candidats.net/Broken Link, Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/londra/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
auieo candidats 3.0.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:05:14.477",
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