CVE-2022-43685

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Published Nov 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0038	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-m2xp-jxfg-qq6g	CKAN contains Improper Authentication leading to account takeover

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.739% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://ckan.org/
https://ckan.org/blog/get-latest-patch-releases-your-ckan-site-october-2022

History

Apr 29, 2025 5:15 AM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-862
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Okfn Ckan

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 29, 2025, 4:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 29, 2025, 4:14 AM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:40 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:40 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 22, 2022, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

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