PT-2004-1864 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Whatsup Gold

Lownoise · Published 2004-08-27 · Updated 2024-08-27 · CVE-2004-0798

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 8.03 Hotfix 1

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the maincfgret.cgi script, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long instancename parameter.

Recommendations For Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 8.03 Hotfix 1, update to version 8.03 Hotfix 1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the maincfgret.cgi script to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using long instancename parameters in the affected script until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0798

Affected Products

Ipswitch Whatsup Gold

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/ipswitch_wug_maincfgret.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/566 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/16787 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0798 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/92353 · Telegram Post
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17111 · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities · Note
• http://ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0798 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11043 · Note