CVE-2015-8261: progress whatsup_gold SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8261 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in progress whatsup_gold. EPSS estimates a 3.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-01-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.