PT-2024-34013 · Ipswitch · Whatsup Gold

Abdessamad Lahlali · CVE-2024-5018 · Published 2024-06-25 · Updated 2024-08-21

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 2023.1.3

Description: The issue allows for an unauthenticated Path Traversal, enabling the reading of any file from the application's web-root directory. This is due to a vulnerability in the Wug.UI.Areas.Wug.Controllers.SessionController.LoadNMScript function.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2023.1.3, update to version 2023.1.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the LoadNMScript function in the SessionController to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-5018

ZDI-24-885

Affected Products

Whatsup Gold

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-885 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5018 · Security Note
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/91569 · Telegram Post
• https://progress.com/network-monitoring · Note