CVE-2024-8785 WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote unauthenticated attackers can overwrite registry values via NmAPI.exe to achieve remote code execution in WhatsUp Gold.
- 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-2024-8785?
CVE-2024-8785 is a critical vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 2 Dec 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 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.
Weakness: CWE-648
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold
- CVE-2024-6670 Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-4885 Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-46909 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7763 WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-6671 WhatsUp Gold GetStatisticalMonitorList SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wjj-xchx-55wf.