# CVE-2022-29847: In Progress Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 21.0.0 through 21.1.1, and 22.0.0, it is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to invoke an API transac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2022-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Progress Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 21.0.0 through 21.1.1, and 22.0.0, it is possible for an unauthenticated attacker to invoke an API transaction that would allow them to relay encrypted WhatsUp Gold user credentials to an arbitrary host.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Critical-Product-Alert-May-2022
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/post/windows/gather/credentials/whatsupgold_credential_dump.rb

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