High severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-42745
CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to read arbitrary files from the server
7.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to read arbitrary files from the server. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to XXE.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% 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-2022-42745
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42745
Product
https://candidats.net/
Exploit
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/jcole/
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