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title: "CVE-2024-36042: Silverpeas authentication bypass"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-36042/
description: "CVE-2024-36042 (org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven)): Silverpeas before 6.3.5 allows authentication bypass by omitting the Password field to…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-06-03
date_modified: 2025-02-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-36042"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00935
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-36042: Silverpeas authentication bypass

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 0.9% , percentile 60: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven) < 6.3.5, fixed in 6.3.5 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core` < 6.3.5 → fixed: 6.3.5

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 60.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-4w54-wwc9-x62c](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w54-wwc9-x62c)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-36042](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36042)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-36042](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36042)
- [silverpeas.org](https://silverpeas.org/)
- [github.com](https://github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/tags)
- [gist.github.com](https://gist.github.com/ChrisPritchard/4b6d5c70d9329ef116266a6c238dcb2d)
- [github.com](https://github.com/Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core/commit/11fb5e21c252ce4751b85fccf5b8076156e0b4f0)

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