Ipswitch Whatsup Gold up to 17.x SNMP MIB File DlgSelectMibFile.asp code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch Whatsup Gold up to 17.x (Network Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file DlgSelectMibFile.asp of the component SNMP MIB File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Code Injection issue was discovered in DlgSelectMibFile.asp in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2018 (18.0). Malicious actors can inject a specially crafted SNMP MIB file that could allow them to execute arbitrary commands and code on the WhatsUp Gold server.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2018. The weakness was shared 05/01/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.ipswitch.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8938 since 03/22/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 55 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:DlgSelectMibFile.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 18.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry 117270 is related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Whatsup Gold 18.0

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03/07/2018 🔍
03/22/2018 +15 days 🔍
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02/01/2020 +640 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: docs.ipswitch.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8938 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2018 08:45
Updated: 02/01/2020 19:08
Changes: 05/02/2018 08:45 (61), 02/01/2020 19:08 (1)
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