CVE-2023-6368 — In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, an API endpoint was found to be missing an authentication mechanism. It is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate information related to a registered device being monitored by WhatsUp Gold.

01What is this vulnerability?

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, an API endpoint was found to be missing an authentication mechanism. It is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate information related to a registered device being monitored by WhatsUp Gold.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Progress Software Corporation	WhatsUp Gold	2023.0, 2022.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-14T16:06:29.101Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-16T14:36:49.428Z

09References

• www.progress.com — https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
• community.progress.com — https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-December…