What is CVE-2024-4885?

CVE-2024-4885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Whatsup Gold, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-4885?

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

Is CVE-2024-4885 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-4885 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in Progress Software Corporation Whatsup Gold

CVE-2024-4885

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\nmc…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.943 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Progress Software Corporation Whatsup Gold — versions 2023.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-03-24.

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.progress.com/network-monitoring (product)
community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4885?: CVE-2024-4885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Whatsup Gold, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-4885?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4885 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-4885 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.