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CVE-2024-8785

WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Dec 2, 2024Updated: Dec 9, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-648
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
9.5%
Top 5.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-648NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

WhatsUp GoldProgress Software Corporation
On-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
whatsup goldprogress
On-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
progress software corporationcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka whatsup gold, moveit transfer, loadmaster
progresscommercialCAEnterprise Softwareaka moveit transfer, ws ftp server, whatsup gold

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
progress.com
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-September-2024
community.progress.com
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-24-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2024.0-Release-Notes.html
docs.progress.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 2, 2024
Last Updated
Dec 9, 2024

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