# CVE-2022-29845: Path traversal in n/a

> An authenticated user can exploit an API transaction to read arbitrary local files in WhatsUp Gold.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hm75-34jg-v37m

## What is CVE-2022-29845?

CVE-2022-29845 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 11 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Progress Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 21.1.0 through 21.1.1, and 22.0.0, it is possible for an authenticated user to invoke an API transaction that would allow them to read the contents of a local file.

Weakness: CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29845?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Whatsup Gold.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29845?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29845 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29845 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WhatsUp Gold Credentials Dump (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold

- [CVE-2024-6670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6670/): Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4885/): Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-46909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/): WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-8785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8785/): WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7763/): WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29845 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29845 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 11 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29845 exists.

Affected product: Progress Whatsup Gold. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29845/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29845/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29845
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29845
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29845

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29845/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.