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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-43685-ckan-contains-improper-authentication-leading-to-account-takeover  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-11-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-ckan). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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