CVE-2024-5016 WhatsUp Gold OnMessage Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote attackers can achieve SYSTEM-level code execution in WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition via unsafe deserialization in message processing routines.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5016?
CVE-2024-5016 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, Distributed Edition installations can be exploited by using a deserialization tool to achieve a Remote Code Execution as SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists in the main message processing routines NmDistributed.DistributedServiceBehavior.OnMessage for server and NmDistributed.DistributedClient.OnMessage for clients.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-5016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qqw-chw3-g8wp.