CVE-2004-0798
highpriority · attend · 62EPSS 0.626 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
3 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
62.6% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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CWE-119USLLM-inferred
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/windows/http/ipswitch_wug_maincfgretIpswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 Buffer Overflowweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-16787IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-566IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 - Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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published 2004-10-20modified 2026-06-16
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilitiesenisa_euvd
- http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11043enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17111enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/566/enisa_euvd
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilitiesnvd
- http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/WhatsUp/patch-upgrades.htmlnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11043nvd
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