CVE-2024-42849 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Silverpeas via the password change function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42849?
CVE-2024-42849 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Silverpeas Silverpeas.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-42849 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42849 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cw2-m32h-hqj9.