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CVE-2015-8261

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The DroneDeleteOldMeasurements implementation in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 16.4 does not properly validate serialized XML objects, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted SOAP request.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold: 16.3

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034613
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39231/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753264
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034613
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39231/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753264

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