Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 21.0.x Application Endpoint cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 21.0.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Application Endpoint. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-41318. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 21.0.x (Network Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Application Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at knowledgebase.progress.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-41318 since 09/17/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 21.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50366). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WhatsUp Gold 21.1.0

Timelineinfo

09/17/2021 🔍
09/29/2021 +12 days 🔍
09/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2025 +1312 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 164359
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-41318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183523
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2021 07:44
Updated: 05/03/2025 07:15
Changes: 09/29/2021 07:44 (40), 10/03/2021 16:24 (2), 10/03/2021 16:32 (1), 12/04/2024 03:58 (23), 05/03/2025 07:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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