What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-42744?

CVE-2022-42744 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-42744?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-42744. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Candidats CVE-2022-42744

CRITICAL

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2022-11-03 help@fluidattacks.com

SQLi Candidats

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 03, 2022 - 20:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to perform CRUD operations on the application databases. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. 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. Affected products include: Auieo Candidats. Version information: version 3.0.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.