VulnerabilityAnalyzed
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Silverpeas before 6.3.5 allows authentication bypass by omitting the Password field to AuthenticationServlet, often providing an unauthenticated user with superadmin access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-288
- Affected
- silverpeas/silverpeas
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gist.github.com/ChrisPritchard/4b6d5c70d9329ef116266a6c238dcb2dExploit
- https://github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/tagsProduct
- https://silverpeas.org/Product
- https://gist.github.com/ChrisPritchard/4b6d5c70d9329ef116266a6c238dcb2dExploit
- https://github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/tagsProduct
- https://silverpeas.org/Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.