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CVE-2024-4885

Progress — Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability

Progress · CWE-22 — Path traversal · in CISA KEV since 2025-03-03

ExigentKEV since 2025 · listed over a yearCISA KEVActively Exploited
88

EVRS 88 of 100 Immediate

Out-of-Band / Urgent Remediation

Rank 171 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 88

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.993.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

whatsup gold: update to 23.1.3 or later

Affected versions

  • whatsup gold< 23.1.3

Remediation

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

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 9.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.993 (99.94th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2025-03-24 · KEV since 2025 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 9.8 (v3.1), assigned by ProgressSoftware. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do