CVE-2022-42749 is a medium-severity Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting CandidATS version 3.0.0. An external attacker can exploit improper input validation on the 'page' parameter of the 'ajax.php' resource to steal arbitrary user cookies. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:auieo:candidats:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.