CVE-2024-8785

Dec. 9, 2024, 8:25 p.m.

9.8
Critical

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Progress
  • Whatsup Gold
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-648
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a progress whatsup_gold / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Date

  • Published: Dec. 2, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 8:25 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@progress.com

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