CandidATS 3.0.0 - Stored XSS to Account Takeover
Summary
| Name | CandidATS 3.0.0 - Stored XSS to Account Takeover |
| Code name | |
| Product | CandidATS |
| Affected versions | Version 3.0.0 |
| State | Public |
| Release date | 2022-10-27 |
Vulnerability
| Kind | Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) |
| Rule | |
| Remote | Yes |
| CVSSv3.1 Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSSv3.1 Base Score | 8.8 |
| Exploit available | Yes |
| CVE ID(s) |
Description
CandidATS version 3.0.0 allows an external attacker to steal the cookie of arbitrary users. This is possible because the application does not correctly validate the files uploaded by the user.
Vulnerability
The Stored XSS present in CandidATS 3.0.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform an Account Takeover. To trigger this vulnerability, we will need to force a user to upload a malicious file and wait for them to view the file.
Exploitation
In this attack we will obtain the administrator user account, through a malicious link.
Our security policy
We have reserved the CVE-2022-42750 to refer to these issues from now on.
System Information
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Version: CandidATS 3.0.0
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Operating System: GNU/Linux
Mitigation
There is currently no patch available for this vulnerability.
Credits
The vulnerability was discovered by Carlos Bello from Fluid Attacks' Offensive Team.
References
Vendor page https://candidats.net/
Timeline
2022-10-07
Vulnerability discovered.
2022-10-07
Vendor contacted.
2022-10-07
Vendor replied acknowledging the report.
2022-10-27
Public Disclosure.
