Buffer overflow in the _maincfgret.cgi script for Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 8.03…
Priority HIGH 68Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the _maincfgret.cgi script for Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 8.03 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long instancename parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.62577 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.03 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.04 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.01 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.03 | Vulnerable | Progress |
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.03 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.01 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.03 Vulnerable ·Progress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0798
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5fm-fr9f-2w9w
References
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Sources
- CVE-2004-0798 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0798 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5fm-fr9f-2w9w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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