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CVE-2024-4885· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ProgressSoftware

WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Progress WhatsUpGold.  The WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip allows execution of commands with iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Jun 25, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
99.3% · 100th percentile
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Action score

99

Now

Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
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.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: Mar 24, 2025.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
progresswhatsup 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 records

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  • CVE-2024-4883WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    58Plan
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    54Plan
  • CVE-2024-5010WhatsUp Gold TestController multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities
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    49Plan
  • CVE-2024-46906WhatsUp Gold GetSqlWhereClause SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    47Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold2023.1.3Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-4885 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:172024-07-08

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.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+12 d
  3. CISA KEV+250 d
  4. TodaySep 29, 2026+826 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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 researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-12105189 days apartWhatsUp Gold - SnmpExtendedActiveMonitor path traversal
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-50180 days apartWhatsUp Gold LoadUsingBasePath Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2024-50190 days apartWhatsUp Gold LoadCSSUsingBasePath Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2024-50170 days apartWhatsUp Gold AppProfileImport path traversal vulnerability
    26Monitor

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-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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