CVE-2022-43685: CKAN contains Improper Authentication leading to account takeover

CVE-2022-43685 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-22

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.

Technologies: ckan (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-43685 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-43685 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-43685?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 November 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
ckan (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-43685?
Yes. ckan (PyPI): upgrade to 2.9.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-43685?
Check whether you run ckan (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • ckan (PyPI): upgrade to 2.9.7 or later
    pip install "ckan>=2.9.7"

Affected products

  • ckan (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-43685
  • GHSA-m2xp-jxfg-qq6g
  • PYSEC-2022-42987

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