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CVE-2024-5009 is an improper access control vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 2023.1.3. The flaw resides in the unauthenticated Wug.UI.Controllers.InstallController.SetAdminPassword action, which is intended to permit administrator password setup during installation. Before changing the password, the action performs a locality check through isWugServer(), which relies on the request REMOTE_ADDR value and trusts requests considered local by WUGHostInfo.IsAddressLocal. That logic accepts not only loopback addresses but also IP addresses assigned to the server’s own network interfaces. When the locality check passes and the request data is valid, the controller retrieves the administrator account name from configuration, overwrites the administrator password with the attacker-supplied value, validates the new credentials, and issues an authenticated administrator session cookie. This results in a privilege-escalation condition that can allow an attacker with local or server-originating access to take over the administrator account.
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This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-5009, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold. The main file, CVE-2024-5009.py, is a Python script that allows an attacker to set a new password for the administrator user by sending a crafted POST request to the /NmConsole/Wug/Install/SetAdminPassword endpoint on a vulnerable WhatsUp Gold instance. The script accepts a target URL and an optional new password; if no password is provided, it generates a random one. Successful exploitation results in the attacker gaining administrative access to the application. The repository also includes a README.md with usage instructions, mitigation advice, and references to further technical details. No detection scripts or fake code are present; the exploit is functional and directly targets the vulnerability.
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An unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold's SetAdminPassword functionality that allows an attacker to overwrite the administrator password and obtain a valid admin session cookie.
An improper access control vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold that allows local attackers to modify the administrator password.
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