CVE-2024-36042 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Silverpeas versions prior to 6.3.5. An unauthenticated attacker can gain superadmin access by submitting an empty password field to the AuthenticationServlet. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploits, or significant community discussion have been observed, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 77/100 indicates its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:silverpeas:silverpeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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