CVE-2024-42849

MEDIUM

Silverpeas < 6.4.2 - Denial of Service via Password Change Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-42849. PoCs published by njmbb8.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository provides a detailed technical writeup and proof-of-concept steps for CVE-2024-42849, a denial-of-service vulnerability in Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a 1MB-long password string, overwhelming system resources during password hashing.

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by njmbb8 · poc
https://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42849

The repository provides a detailed technical writeup and proof-of-concept steps for CVE-2024-42849, a denial-of-service vulnerability in Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a 1MB-long password string, overwhelming system resources during password hashing.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a Silverpeas instance · Ability to intercept and modify HTTP requests (e.g., Burp Suite)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0126
EPSS Percentile 65.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
silverpeas/silverpeas < 6.4.2
Published Aug 16, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026