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CVE-2024-5016

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, Distributed Edition installations can be exploited by using a deseria

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.06188
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Affected Products & Versions

2
progress whatsup gold< 23.1.0
progress whatsup goldall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@progress.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jun 2024 · 09:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024Vendor Advisory
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoringProduct
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