CKAN up to 2.9.6 HTTP POST Request improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in CKAN up to 2.9.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43685. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CKAN up to 2.9.6. This affects an unknown code of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 11/22/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at ckan.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-43685 since 10/24/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at ckan.org.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ckan.org

Timelineinfo

10/24/2022 🔍
11/22/2022 +29 days 🔍
11/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +889 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ckan.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214155

Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2022 07:43
Updated: 04/29/2025 10:01
Changes: 11/22/2022 07:43 (37), 12/21/2022 19:01 (12), 04/29/2025 10:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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