CVE-2024-4885: Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2024-4885 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-03

Progress WhatsUp Gold contains a path traversal vulnerability in the WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands with iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

Technologies: Progress WhatsUp Gold. Vendors: Progress.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-4885 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-4885 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-4885?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 3 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold versions before 2023.1.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-4885?
A patch was published on 2024-06-25: Vulnerability addressed in version 2023.1.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-4885 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-4885?
Check whether you run Progress WhatsUp Gold. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold versions before 2023.1.3

Timeline

  • 2024-06-25: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Progress Software Corporation
  • 2024-06-25: patched: Vulnerability addressed in version 2023.1.3
  • 2025-03-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
  • 2025-03-03: exploited: Confirmed exploitation in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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