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TI-2024-08151 Aliases CVE-2024-8785GHSA-5wjj-xchx-55wf

WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-648Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0966 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WhatsUp Gold (Progress Software Corporation): 2024.0.1

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 2024.0.12024.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • WhatsUp Gold VendorProgress Affected 2023.1.0 to before 2024.0.1 Fixed in 2024.0.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 24.0.1VulnerableProgress
  • cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.0.1 Vulnerable ·Progress

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WhatsUp Gold (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 2024.0.1

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 HIGH 2 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-31319 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority HIGH 74
    • TI-2024-31316 WhatsUp Gold GetSqlWhereClause SQL Injection Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority HIGH 68
    • TI-2024-31318 WhatsUp Gold GetFilterCriteria SQL Injection Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 6 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8785
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wjj-xchx-55wf

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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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