WhatsUp Gold Unauthenticated Access to an API Endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, an API endpoint was found to be missing an authentication mechanism. It is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate ancillary credential information stored within WhatsUp Gold.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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-2023-05844 WhatsUp Gold Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Alert CenterPriority LOW 36
- 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-2023-6595
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jqj-w7h9-j4g2
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-2023-6595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jqj-w7h9-j4g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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