Progress Software WhatsUp Gold getMonitorJoin SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

August 29th, 2024
ZDI-24-1187 ZDI-CAN-23667

CVE ID

CVE-2024-6672

CVSS Score

8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

Progress Software

Affected Products

WhatsUp Gold

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Progress Software WhatsUp Gold. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the getMonitorJoin method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.

Additional Details

Progress Software has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2024

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2024-06-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-08-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-08-29 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam)

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