CVE-2024-5019 WhatsUp Gold LoadCSSUsingBasePath Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on WhatsUp Gold servers via a directory traversal flaw in the CSS caching controller.

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-2024-5019?

CVE-2024-5019 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 Arbitrary File Read issue exists in Wug.UI.Areas.Wug.Controllers.SessionController.CachedCSS. This vulnerability allows reading of any file with iisapppool\NmConsole privileges.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5019?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-5019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Progress Whatsup Gold vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vrxq-687c-64w5.

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