CVE-2024-42849

MediumCVSS 6.5

Published: 16/08/2024(UTC)Updated: 05/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 06/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.23%

65th percentile - higher than 65% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to overload the system, leading to application unavailability for users and potential business disruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Silverpeas to a version newer than 6.4.2 that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.