CVE-2024-8785

WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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\.

*Credits: Tenable

CVSS Scores

Progress Software Corporationv3.1 9.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-09-13 CVE Reserved
2024-12-02 CVE Published
2024-12-02 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-648: Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

CAPEC

CAPEC-203: Manipulate Registry Information

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-24-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2024.0-Release-Notes.html	Release Notes
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-September-2024	2024-12-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Progress Software Corporation Search vendor "Progress Software Corporation"		WhatsUp Gold Search vendor "Progress Software Corporation" for product "WhatsUp Gold"				>= 2023.1.0 < 2024.0.1 Search vendor "Progress Software Corporation" for product "WhatsUp Gold" and version " >= 2023.1.0 < 2024.0.1"		en		Affected