# CVE-2024-46909: WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via a directory traversal vulnerability in WhatsUp Gold.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmfh-cf2f-p74p

## What is CVE-2024-46909?

CVE-2024-46909 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 2 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46909?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Whatsup Gold.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-46909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2024-8785](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)
- [CVE-2024-6671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6671/): WhatsUp Gold GetStatisticalMonitorList SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46909 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46909 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 2 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2024-46909/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46909
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46909
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46909

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.