WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 58/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 64.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.2% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold 2023.1.3.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold 2023.1.3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, a Remote Code Execution issue exists in Progress WhatsUp Gold. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve the RCE as a service account through NmApi.exe.
- Published
- Jun 25, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 64.5% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
Report tools
Action score
58
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 19 / 30 · 64.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · ProgressSoftware
- 9.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| progress | whatsup gold | cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- progress whatsup goldbefore 23.1.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ProgressSoftware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold
- 2023.1.0 and later · before 2023.1.3affected · semver
Same product
progress: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-4561May 14, 2024 · WhatsUp Gold Server-Side Request Forgery Information Disclosure Vulnerability via FaviconController21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-4562May 14, 2024 · WhatsUp Gold Server-Side Request Forgery Information Disclosure Vulnerability via HttpMonitorSettings21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-4884Jun 25, 2024 · WhatsUp Gold CommunityController Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability46Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold | 2023.1.3 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:11 | 2024-07-08 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+12 d
- TodayOct 20, 2026+847 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology)Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam)finder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-48840 days apartWhatsUp Gold CommunityController Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability46Plan
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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