CVE-2024-42849

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Elevated

6.5

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.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 93.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 16, 2024

Last Modified

June 5, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttp://silverpeas.com
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42849/tree/main

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-42849?

CVE-2024-42849 is a medium vulnerability published on August 16, 2024. 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.

When was CVE-2024-42849 disclosed?

CVE-2024-42849 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2024, with the most recent update on June 5, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-42849 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42849 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-42849?

CVE-2024-42849 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-42849?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-42849, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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