Check Point Advisories

Progress WhatsUp Gold Improper Access Control (CVE-2024-5009)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0837
Date Published:	23 Sep 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 23 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-5009
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Progress WhatsUp Gold prior to 23.1.3
Vulnerability Description	An improper access control vulnerability exists in Progress WhatsUp Gold. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to read sensitive files on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Progress WhatsUp Gold Improper Access Control (CVE-2024-5009) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Progress WhatsUp Gold Improper Access Control (CVE-2024-5009)