CVE-2024-42850

An issue in the password change function of Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower allows for the bypassing of password complexity requirements.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://silverpeas.com	Product
https://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:silverpeas:silverpeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 Jun 2025, 14:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Silverpeas Silverpeas silverpeas
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:silverpeas:silverpeas::::::::
References	~~() http://silverpeas.com -~~	() http://silverpeas.com - Product
References	~~() https://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850 -~~	() https://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

19 Aug 2024, 16:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
CWE		CWE-521

19 Aug 2024, 13:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un problema en la función de cambio de contraseña de Silverpeas v6.4.2 y versiones anteriores permite eludir los requisitos de complejidad de la contraseña.

16 Aug 2024, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-08-16 19:15

Updated : 2025-06-05 14:04

NVD link : CVE-2024-42850

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42850

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42850

JSON object : View

Products Affected

silverpeas

silverpeas

CWE

CWE-521

Weak Password Requirements

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