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TI-2024-04658 Aliases CVE-2024-5016GHSA-5qqw-chw3-g8wp

WhatsUp Gold OnMessage Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, Distributed Edition installations can be exploited by using a deserialization tool to achieve a Remote Code Execution as SYSTEM.  The vulnerability exists in the main message processing routines NmDistributed.DistributedServiceBehavior.OnMessage for server and NmDistributed.DistributedClient.OnMessage for clients.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.22367 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WhatsUp Gold (Progress Software Corporation): 2023.1.3

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ProgressWhatsUp Gold2023.1.0 to before 2023.1.32023.1.3Patch availableCNA
  • WhatsUp Gold VendorProgress Affected 2023.1.0 to before 2023.1.3 Fixed in 2023.1.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 23.1.0VulnerableProgress
cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:23.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.1.0VulnerableProgress
  • cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23.1.0 Vulnerable ·Progress
  • cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:23.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.1.0 Vulnerable ·Progress

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
    Show all 15 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qqw-chw3-g8wp

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
See all 61 →

Sources

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