CVE-2024-8785 (GCVE-0-2024-8785)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-02 14:49 – Updated: 2024-12-02 15:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
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\.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-02 15:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-648 - Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring | |
| https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-… | vendor-advisory |
| https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-rele… | release-notes |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation | WhatsUp Gold |
Affected:
2023.1.0 , < 2024.0.1
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| progress | whatsup_gold |
Affected:
2023.1.0 , < 2024.0.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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