Input validation error in WhatsUp Gold - CVE-2024-5013
Published: August 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95438
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5013
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the lack of validating the current installation step within the InstallController class. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
WhatsUp Gold
How to mitigate CVE-2024-5013
Install updates from vendor's website.
WhatsUp Gold - update to 2023.1.3