Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 2024.0.2 WhatsUp.dbo.WrlsMacAddressGroup improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 2024.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument WhatsUp.dbo.WrlsMacAddressGroup leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-2572. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 2024.0.2. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument WhatsUp.dbo.WrlsMacAddressGroup with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.3, a database manipulation vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the contents of WhatsUp.dbo.WrlsMacAddressGroup.

The weakness was released by Jimi. The advisory is shared at progress.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2572 since 03/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234498 (Progress WhatsUp Gold < 24.0.3 Database Manipulation (CVE-2025-2572)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2024.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.progress.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234498). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234498
Nessus Name: Progress WhatsUp Gold < 24.0.3 Database Manipulation (CVE-2025-2572)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: WhatsUp Gold 2024.0.3

Timelineinfo

03/20/2025 🔍
04/14/2025 +24 days 🔍
04/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/18/2025 +95 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: progress.com
Researcher: Jimi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-2572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304661

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2025 21:49
Updated: 07/18/2025 02:03
Changes: 04/14/2025 21:49 (67), 04/16/2025 19:23 (2), 07/18/2025 02:03 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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