# CVE-2024-6670: Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit SQL injection to retrieve encrypted user passwords, potentially leading to account takeover 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:** Yes, since 16 Sep 2024 (CISA KEV), used in ransomware
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x5hw-48mf-cq3m

## What is CVE-2024-6670?

CVE-2024-6670 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 29 Aug 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 2024.0.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the users encrypted password.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6670?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Whatsup Gold.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6670?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 7 Oct 2024.

## Is CVE-2024-6670 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-6670 in the wild since at least 16 Sep 2024, including in ransomware campaigns.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/sinsinology/CVE-2024-6670 (github_poc): https://github.com/sinsinology/CVE-2024-6670
- WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection (CVE-2024-6670) (metasploit)
- WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-6670.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold

- [CVE-2024-4885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4885/): Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-46909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46909/): WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [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-2024-6670 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6670 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-6670 in the wild since at least 16 Sep 2024, including in ransomware campaigns.

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-2024-6670/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6670/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6670
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6670
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6670

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