CVE-2024-5013 WhatsUp Gold InstallController Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a denial of service by forcing the application into an inaccessible installation state.
- 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-2024-5013?
CVE-2024-5013 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 unauthenticated Denial of Service
vulnerability was identified. An unauthenticated attacker can put the application into the SetAdminPassword installation step, which renders the application non-accessible.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5013?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5013?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5013 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-2024-5013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-vp43-wpfx-v79m.