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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8785
CVE-2024-8785:
WhatsUp Gold vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-8785 is a critical vulnerability affecting Progress WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 24.0.1, discovered and disclosed on September 24, 2024. The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change existing registry values in the registry path HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\ (Tenable Research, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in NmAPI.exe, which is a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application. It implements an UpdateFailoverRegistryValues operation contract that can be invoked by an unauthenticated remote attacker via a netTcpBinding at net.tcp://:9643. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical) from Progress Software Corporation, with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Tenable Research).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to modify registry values under HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch. Specifically, attackers can change the InstallDir registry value to point to a UNC path they control, which can lead to remote code execution when the Ipswitch Service Control Manager service restarts (Tenable Research).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade to WhatsUp Gold version 24.0.1 or later to address this vulnerability (Tenable Research, NVD).
Additional resources
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