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Critical · 9.8 Public exploit CVE-2024-42850 EUVD-2024-2590GHSA-h6jq-w432-j26w

Silverpeas vulnerable to password complexity rule bypass

Published Aug 16, 2024 · Updated Jul 5, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

An issue in the password change function of Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower allows for the bypassing of password complexity requirements.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850 ★ 1 · Aug 15, 2024

    An issue in Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower allows for the bypassing of password complexity requirements.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core <= 6.4.2 — GHSA-h6jq-w432-j26w

References