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CVE-2024-5018: WhatsUp Gold LoadUsingBasePath Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Path Traversal vulnerability exists Wug.UI.Areas.Wug.Controllers.SessionController.LoadNMScript. This allows allows reading of any file from the applications web-root directory .

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold: before 23.1.3 — fixed in 23.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold 23.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
• https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
• https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

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