Vulnerability in Silverpeas
CVE-2024-36042
Silverpeas before 6.3.5 allows authentication bypass by omitting the Password field to AuthenticationServlet, often providing an unauthenticated user with superadmin access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- silverpeas.org/ (Product)
- github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/tags (Product)
- gist.github.com/ChrisPritchard/4b6d5c70d9329ef116266a6c238dcb2d (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-36042?
- CVE-2024-36042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Silverpeas, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-36042?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-36042 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.