CVE-2024-4883
Published: 25 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4883 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-4883 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Progress WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 2023.1.3. The flaw resides in the NmApi.exe component and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors with no required authentication or user interaction. Associated weakness enumerations include CWE-77, CWE-78, and CWE-94, indicating improper neutralization of special elements that can lead to command or code injection.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests to NmApi.exe and obtain arbitrary code execution under the privileges of the WhatsUp Gold service account, enabling full compromise of the monitoring server and any connected network assets.
The vendor’s June 2024 security bulletin directs customers to upgrade to WhatsUp Gold 2023.1.3 or later; the bulletin and product pages at community.progress.com and progress.com provide the official remediation guidance and download links. The associated EPSS score remains elevated near 0.90 with a recorded peak of 0.92, indicating sustained exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44453
Vulnerability details
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, a Remote Code Execution issue exists in Progress WhatsUp Gold. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve the RCE as a service account through NmApi.exe.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.
Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.