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CVE-2004-0798

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 62.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the _maincfgret.cgi script for Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 8.03 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long instancename parameter.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold: 7.0, 7.03, 7.04, 8.0, 8.01, 8.03

References

• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11043
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17111
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/566/
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11043
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17111
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/566/

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