CVE-2022-43685

CKAN through 2.9.6 account takeovers by unauthenticated users when an existing user id is sent via an HTTP POST request. This allows a user to take over an existing account including superuser accounts.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://ckan.org/	Vendor Advisory
https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://ckan.org/	Vendor Advisory
https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:okfn:ckan::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:okfn:ckan::::::::

History

29 Apr 2025, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-862

21 Nov 2024, 07:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://ckan.org/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://ckan.org/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-287~~	NVD-CWE-noinfo

23 Nov 2022, 19:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-11-22 01:15

Updated : 2025-04-29 05:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-43685

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43685

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-43685

JSON object : View

Products Affected

okfn

ckan

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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