# CVE-2024-36042: Silverpeas authentication bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-36042-silverpeas-authentication-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-36042 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-03

Silverpeas authentication bypass

Technologies: [org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-silverpeas-core-silverpeas-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-36042 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-36042 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-36042?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.3.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-36042?** Yes. org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.3.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-36042?** Check whether you run org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.3.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core to 6.3.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.3.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-36042
- GHSA-4w54-wwc9-x62c

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- [Silverpeas Core Username Enumeration Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-46047-silverpeas-core-username-enumeration-vulnerability)
- [Cross site scripting in Silverpeas Core](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56923-cross-site-scripting-in-silverpeas-core)
- [Silverpeas vulnerable to password complexity rule bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-42850-silverpeas-vulnerable-to-password-complexity-rule-bypass)
- [Silverpeas Core vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-29392-silverpeas-core-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)