8.4
HIGH
CVE-2024-5009
WhatsUp Gold Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-5009 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-5009 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Progress whatsup_gold
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-5009.

URL Resource
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 Vendor Advisory
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring Product
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 Vendor Advisory
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring Product

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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th3gokul/CVE-2024-5009

CVE-2024-5009 : WhatsUp Gold SetAdminPassword Privilege Escalation

Python

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 9, 2024, 4:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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sinsinology/CVE-2024-5009

Exploit for CVE-2024-5009

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
13 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : July 8, 2024, 12:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
6566 stars 1140 fork 1140 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 958 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-5009 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Critical Security Flaw in WhatsUp Gold Under Active Attack - Patch Now

Vulnerability / Network Security A critical security flaw impacting Progress Software WhatsUp Gold is seeing active exploitation attempts, making it essential that users move quickly to apply the late ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 08, 2024 (4 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-5009 CVE-2024-4885 CVE-2024-4884 CVE-2024-4883

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-5009 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
    Added Reference https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 No Types Assigned https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring No Types Assigned https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring Product
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 23.1.3
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference Progress Software Corporation https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Progress Software Corporation https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Progress Software Corporation CWE-269
    Added CVSS V3.1 Progress Software Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-5009 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-5009 weaknesses.

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