What is CVE-2022-42711?

CVE-2022-42711 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Whatsup_gold, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-42711?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

XSS in Progress Whatsup_gold

CVE-2022-42711

In Progress WhatsUp Gold before 22.1.0, an SNMP MIB Walker application endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Progress Whatsup_gold
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42711?: CVE-2022-42711 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Whatsup_gold, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-42711?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.