RCE via deserialization in WhatsUp Gold before 2023.1.3
CVE-2024-5016 Published on June 25, 2024
WhatsUp Gold OnMessage Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, Distributed Edition installations can be exploited by using a deserialization tool to achieve a Remote Code Execution as SYSTEM.
The vulnerability exists in the main message processing routines NmDistributed.DistributedServiceBehavior.OnMessage for server and NmDistributed.DistributedClient.OnMessage for clients.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-5016 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?
The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.
CVE-2024-5016 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-5016
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Affected Versions
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold:- Version 2023.1.0 and below 2023.1.3 is affected.
- Version 2023.1.0 and below 2023.1.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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