WhatsUp Gold Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Alert Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified. It is possible for an attacker to craft a XSS payload and store that value within Alert Center. If a WhatsUp Gold user interacts with the crafted payload, the attacker would be able to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WhatsUp Gold (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 2023.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software WhatsUp Gold — community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bull…
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-06042 WhatsUp Gold Unauthenticated Access to an API EndpointPriority LOW 34
- TI-2023-05845 WhatsUp Gold Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via RolesPriority LOW 34
- TI-2023-05843 WhatsUp Gold Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Device GroupsPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63vr-qwf8-72qv
References
More Progress Whatsup Gold vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06182 WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04539 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04652 WhatsUp Gold TestController multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31319 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04653 WhatsUp Gold TestController Chart denial of service vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-6366 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63vr-qwf8-72qv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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