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CVE-2024-5018

WhatsUp Gold LoadUsingBasePath Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 25, 2024 at 08:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWhatsUp Gold

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WhatsUp Gold· Progress
95%
v < 23.1.32023.1.0 ≤ v < 2023.1.32023.1.0
Affected range stops below 2023.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
Product
Source: [email protected]
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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