CVE-2024-6670: Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6670 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 16-09-2024. It has been used in ransomware campaigns. EPSS estimates a 93.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 29-08-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Added to CISA KEVProgress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection Vulnerability
3. 07-10-2024
   CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
4. 21-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.0, a SQL Injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the users encrypted password.

• 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.