What is CVE-2018-8938?

CVE-2018-8938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Whatsup_gold, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-8938?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Progress Whatsup_gold

CVE-2018-8938

A Code Injection issue was discovered in DlgSelectMibFile.asp in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 2018 (18.0). Malicious actors can inject a specially crafted SNMP MIB file that could allow them to execute arbitrary commands and code on the Wh…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Progress Whatsup_gold
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8938?: CVE-2018-8938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Whatsup_gold, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-8938?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.