Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-09-16
• Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
• EPSS: 93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the users encrypted password.

CISA: Progress WhatsUp Gold contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the user's encrypted password if the application is configured with only a single user.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 7 Oct 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2024Vendor Advisory
• www.progress.com/network-monitoringProduct
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource