Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition
CVE-2024-5016

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Progress Software
Status
Whatsup Gold
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2024

Summary

The security vulnerability affects WhatsUp Gold, particularly in its Distributed Edition installations released before version 2023.1.3. The flaw is rooted in the message processing routines, specifically within NmDistributed.DistributedServiceBehavior.OnMessage for servers and NmDistributed.DistributedClient.OnMessage for clients. This vulnerability can be exploited via a deserialization tool, enabling an attacker to achieve Remote Code Execution with SYSTEM-level privileges, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

WhatsUp Gold Windows 2023.1.0

References

https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
product
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Sec...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
.