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CVE-2024-42849: An issue in Silverpeas v.6.4.2 and lower allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the pass...

An issue in Silverpeas v.6.4.2 and lower allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the password change function.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2024-42849 is a denial-of-service issue in Silverpeas 6.4.2 and earlier. A low-privileged remote user can abuse the password change function to affect availability. The available sources do not identify data theft or integrity impact.

Executive priority

Treat as a near-term availability risk, not a confirmed breach indicator. Prioritize if Silverpeas supports customer, employee, or operational workflows where downtime has business impact.

Technical view

The CVE describes uncontrolled resource consumption, CWE-400, reachable over the network with low attack complexity and required privileges. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with high availability impact only. The affected-product metadata is sparse, but the description names Silverpeas 6.4.2 and lower.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most relevant for organizations running Silverpeas 6.4.2 or earlier, especially internet-accessible or mission-critical portals where authenticated users can reach password-change functionality.

Exploitation context

The source bundle includes a public GitHub reference, but it does not establish active exploitation. The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided data.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited: the CVE description names the product and vulnerable versions, while structured affected fields are n/a. No official patch, workaround, or active exploitation evidence is included in the bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory Silverpeas deployments and identify versions 6.4.2 or earlier.
  • Check Silverpeas vendor guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
  • Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or business-critical Silverpeas instances.
  • Review access controls around account-management and password-change workflows.
  • Monitor for abnormal password-change activity and availability degradation.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether Silverpeas is present in the environment.
  • Verify the exact deployed Silverpeas version for each instance.
  • Identify whether password-change functionality is reachable by low-privileged authenticated users.
  • Review application and infrastructure logs for unusual password-change request volume.
  • Validate any vendor-recommended remediation in a non-production environment first.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: pocAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6CISA-ADP

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2024-42849Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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  2. CVE publishedCVE Program

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ADP provider summaries

CISA-ADPCISA ADP Vulnrichment
cvssV3_1other:ssvc

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-400

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