Ipswitch Whatsup Gold up to 16.3 SOAP Request DroneDeleteOldMeasurements sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ipswitch Whatsup Gold up to 16.3 (Network Management Software). This affects the function DroneDeleteOldMeasurements of the component SOAP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The DroneDeleteOldMeasurements implementation in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 16.4 does not properly validate serialized XML objects, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted SOAP request.

The weakness was shared 01/08/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8261 since 11/19/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Matt Buzanowski and been published 5 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88097 (Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold < 16.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 16.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39231), Tenable (88097), SecurityFocus (BID 80021†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56252†). The entries VDB-79906 and VDB-79907 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Matt Buzanowski
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Nessus ID: 88097
Nessus Name: Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold < 16.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Whatsup Gold 16.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80109
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SecurityFocus: 80021 - Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold CVE-2015-8261 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034613
Vulnerability Center: 56252 - IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold <16.4 Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability when Deserializing XML Objects, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/08/2016 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/07/2024 05:17 PM
Changes: 01/08/2016 04:50 PM (66), 07/22/2018 10:19 AM (16), 07/02/2022 02:44 PM (3), 07/02/2022 02:47 PM (1), 06/27/2024 10:34 PM (15), 08/27/2024 08:40 PM (11), 12/07/2024 05:17 PM (1)
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