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CVE-2022-43685

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCkan

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ckan· Okfn
95%
v < 2.8.122.9.0 ≤ v < 2.9.7
Affected range stops below 2.8.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://ckan.org/
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-862

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