CVE-2024-36042 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Silverpeas authentication bypass

Published June 3, 2024Updated July 5, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Silverpeas before 6.3.5 allows authentication bypass by omitting the Password field to AuthenticationServlet, often providing an unauthenticated user with superadmin access.

Advisory Timeline

First published June 3, 2024 (861 days ago).
Last revised July 5, 2024 — 33 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core to 6.3.5 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 6.3.5 for org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core	maven	All versions	6.3.5

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-288
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-36042?: Silverpeas authentication bypass This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-36042?: CVE-2024-36042 affects org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-36042 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-4w54-wwc9-x62c

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