Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-6670
Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the users encrypted password.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2024, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Progress WhatsUp Gold contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the user's encrypted password if the application is configured with only a single user.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2024 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6670

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-6670 has a 4 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-2024-6670 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
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-2024-6670.

URL Resource
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-6670 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Exploit Code Available: Critical Flaw Found in WhatsUp Gold- CVE-2024-8785 (CVSS 9.8)

Tenable’s latest vulnerability analysis has exposed a critical flaw, CVE-2024-8785, in WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 24.0.1. Rated with a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Progress fixes Critical vulnerability in Whatsup Gold

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Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
WhatsUp Gold Users Beware: Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw Exposed – CVE-2024-7763 (CVSS 9.8)

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Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
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CVE-2024-7490: Urgent Warning for IoT Devices Using Microchip ASF, No Patch Available

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Published Date: Sep 23, 2024 (3 months ago)
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Published Date: Sep 23, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • The Register
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Published Date: Sep 23, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA KEV Update September 2024 -Part V

The US CISA adds two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on the evidence of active exploitationThe first vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-43461, Microsoft Windows MSH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Flags Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities: Critical Threats to Windows and WhatsUp Gold

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Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • The Hacker News
Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploited Just Hours After PoC Release for Critical Flaw

Software Security / Threat Intelligence Malicious actors are likely leveraging publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed security flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gol ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 13, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Hackers targeting WhatsUp Gold with public exploit since August

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Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
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Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
  • Trend Micro
Protecting Against RCE Attacks Abusing WhatsUp Gold Vulnerabilities

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Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
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Published Date: Sep 11, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
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Published Date: Sep 06, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • security.nl
WhatsUp Gold-servers actief aangevallen via kritiek SQL Injection-lek

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Published Date: Sep 03, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for WhatsUp Gold Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-6670)

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Published Date: Sep 02, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Published Date: Aug 26, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Progress WhatsUp Gold (CVE-2024-6670 & CVE-2024-6671)

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Published Date: Aug 23, 2024 (4 months ago)
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Published Date: Aug 20, 2024 (4 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-6670 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 CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Sep. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-09-16
    Added Vulnerability Name Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection Vulnerability
    Added Due Date 2024-10-07
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/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-August-2024 No Types Assigned https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-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 CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the users encrypted 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-August-2024 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Progress Software Corporation CWE-89
    Added CVSS V3.1 Progress Software Corporation AV:N/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-2024-6670 is associated with the following CWEs:

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