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CVE-2024-4885: Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability

What it is

Progress WhatsUp Gold contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

Added March 3, 2025Due March 24, 2025CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
Progress
Product
WhatsUp Gold
Added to KEV
March 3, 2025
CISA due date
March 24, 2025
Ransomware use
Unknown

What CISA requires

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

Forensic triage

No

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of WhatsUp Gold you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before March 24, 2025 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.
  4. Until every instance is patched, block the attack at the edge: a WAF in blocking mode stops path traversal attempts.

References

CVE-2024-4885 in the National Vulnerability Database

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The Dome's WAF runs the OWASP Core Rule Set in blocking mode and stops path traversal attempts before they reach your application.

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.