CVE-2022-42711

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Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Progress WhatsUp Gold before 22.1.0, an SNMP MIB Walker application endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45777	In Progress WhatsUp Gold before 22.1.0, an SNMP MIB Walker application endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.387% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2022
https://www.progress.com/
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

History

May 15, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Progress Whatsup Gold

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 15, 2025, 6:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 15, 2025, 6:01 PM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:10 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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