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

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-03-03
- Published: 2024-06-25
- CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 99.3% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Progress WhatsUpGold.  The 

WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip



 allows execution of commands with iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-04-02 | 281 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | No public claim | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-04-02 · new · rule 3d6bf99039b54312a1a2165590aea1ca · default Block
  > Progress Software WhatsUp Gold - Remote Code Execution - CVE:CVE-2024-4885. Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This is a New Detection
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-04-02-waf-release/

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-4885, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-4885, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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