CVE-2018-5777 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the TFTP server due to a misconfiguration in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5777?
CVE-2018-5777 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 24 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2017 Plus SP1 (17.1.1). Remote clients can take advantage of a misconfiguration in the TFTP server that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the TFTP server via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5777?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-5777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-4885 Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-46909 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-8785 WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7763 WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3q7-vvpq-gc6g.