CVE-2024-5011 WhatsUp Gold TestController Chart denial of service vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in WhatsUp Gold via crafted HTTP requests to the TestController Chart functionality.

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-2024-5011?

CVE-2024-5011 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 25 Jun 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 2023.1.3, an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists. A specially crafted unauthenticated HTTP request to the TestController Chart functionality can lead to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5011?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-5011 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5011 exists.

All Progress Whatsup Gold vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67p8-jrm8-g765.

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