CVE-2024-5018: progress software corporation whatsup gold Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5018 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in progress software corporation whatsup gold. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-06-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 .

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.