CVE-2022-29848 Server-side request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated user can exploit an API transaction to read sensitive operating-system attributes from accessible hosts in WhatsUp Gold.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-29848?

CVE-2022-29848 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery 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 17.0.0 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 sensitive operating-system attributes from a host that is accessible by the WhatsUp Gold system.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2022-29848 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29848 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

All Progress Whatsup Gold vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89x4-xg9w-pmfx.

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