Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-0798

Public exploit exists!
Buffer overflow in the _maincfgret.cgi script for Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold before 8.03 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long instancename parameter.
Published 2004-10-20 04:00:00
Updated 2024-08-27 17:48:24
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2004-0798

Threat overview for CVE-2004-0798

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2004-0798
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 8200
IPs affected by CVE-2004-0798 1,536
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0798

EPSS FAQ
81.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2004-0798

  • Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2004-08-25
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/http/ipswitch_wug_maincfgret
    This module exploits a buffer overflow in IPswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03. By posting a long string for the value of 'instancename' in the _maincfgret.cgi script an attacker can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. Authors: - MC <mc@metasploit.co

CVSS scores for CVE-2004-0798

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

References for CVE-2004-0798

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