Advisory Details

July 3rd, 2024

Progress Software WhatsUp Gold OnMessage Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2024-5016
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Progress Software WhatsUp Gold. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of OnMessage method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.
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-June-2024
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2024-04-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-07-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-08-15 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam)

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