WhatsUp Gold SessionControler Server-Side Request Forgery Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an authenticated SSRF vulnerability in Wug.UI.Areas.Wug.Controllers.SessionControler.Update allows a low privileged user to chain this SSRF with an Improper Access Control vulnerability. This can be used to escalate privileges to Admin.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 2023.1.3
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…
15 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 4 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2024-04539 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority CRITICAL 85
- TI-2024-04652 WhatsUp Gold TestController multiple information disclosure vulnerabilitiesPriority HIGH 76
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx99-9j8j-frc2
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-2024-5015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx99-9j8j-frc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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