VDB-286649 · CVE-2024-8785 · GCVE-0-2024-8785

Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 2024.0.0 NmAPI.exe incorrect privileged apis

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Progress WhatsUp Gold. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file NmAPI.exe. The manipulation leads to incorrect use of privileged apis. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8785. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress WhatsUp Gold. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file NmAPI.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect use of privileged apis vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-648. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

The advisory is shared at progress.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8785 since 09/13/2024. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2024).

Upgrading to version 2024.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Network Management Software

Vendor

Progress

Name

WhatsUp Gold

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (ProgressSoftware): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect use of privileged apis
CWE: CWE-648
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: WhatsUp Gold 2024.0.1

Timelineinfo

09/13/2024 🔍
12/02/2024 +80 days 🔍
12/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +8 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: progress.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286649

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2024 16:52
Updated: 12/10/2024 07:53
Changes: 12/02/2024 16:52 (64), 12/10/2024 07:53 (12)
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