CVE-2023-6366 (GCVE-0-2023-6366)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-14 16:05 – Updated: 2025-05-21 14:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WhatsUp Gold Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Alert Center
Summary
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified. It is possible for an attacker to craft a XSS payload and store that value within Alert Center.
If a WhatsUp Gold user interacts with the crafted payload, the attacker would be able to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.
Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-21 14:33 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
ProgressSoftware
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring | product |
| https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation | WhatsUp Gold |
Affected:
2023.0 , < 2023.1
(semver)
Affected: 2022.0 , ≤ 2022.1 (semver) |
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