THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-5009
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-5009

Whatsup Gold vulnerability

CVSS
8.4
EPSS
15.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an Improper Access Control vulnerability in Wug.UI.Controllers.InstallController.SetAdminPassword allows local attackers to modify admin's password.
Affected vendor
Progress
Affected product
Whatsup Gold
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
Published
2024-06-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-5009

  • Confirm whether Progress Whatsup Gold is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-5009.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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