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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-6670-progress-whatsup-gold-sql-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-09-16. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-6670 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-16

A SQL injection vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve encrypted user passwords. This issue is particularly impactful in configurations with a single user, potentially leading to full account compromise.

Technologies: [Progress WhatsUp Gold](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/whatsup-gold). Vendors: [Progress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/progress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-6670 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-6670 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 16 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-6670?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 16 September 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-6670?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-6670 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-6670?** 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 released before 2024.0.0

## Timeline

- 2024-08-29: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Progress Software Corporation
- 2024-09-16: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
- 2024-09-16: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild

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