Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication

CVE-2024-4885

Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Progress WhatsUpGold. The WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip allows execution of commands with…

CheckOps priority index

9.3/10 Patch within 24 h

Severity9.8

Probability9.9

Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 99.3% higher than 99.9% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 610 days 03 Mar 2025

CISA due date 24 Mar 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)03 Mar 2025
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Mar 2025
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %99.3%
No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

Affected products

WhatsUp Gold

Affected versions

2023.1.0 <2023.1.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

25 Jun 2024
Published
03 Mar 2025
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
03 Mar 2025
Added to the KEV catalog
24 Mar 2025
CISA remediation due date
25 Sept 2026
EPSS peak: 99.3%

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