Unauthenticated Path Traversal Vulnerability in WhatsUp Gold Web-Root Directory
CVE-2024-5018

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

The vulnerability in WhatsUp Gold allows an attacker to exploit an unauthenticated Path Traversal flaw within the SessionController.LoadNMScript functionality. This security issue enables unauthorized users to read any file stored in the application's web-root directory, posing a significant risk to the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information. Users of WhatsUp Gold should ensure they are running versions 2023.1.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and safeguard their network operations.

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:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Abdessamad Lahlali of Trend Micro.
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